Idealistic wrote: “The Lord of the flies” is a classic novel written by William Golding in 1954. I see nothing wrong with the sentence. It has a passive relative clause equivalent and in such structures a past participle (written) is

“The Lord of the flies” is a classic novel written by William Golding in 1954. For some reason this sentence seems in correct. Perhaps the tense of the wording is off?

Hi, I am trying to write a fictional story. My understanding fails here: "This time it was Brenda's turn to laugh." vs "That time it was Brenda's turn to laugh." I am trying to write in the past tense but feel I am lacking some basic

Hello. I apologize in advance if this question feels like a waste of time to those more knowledgeable than myself. I have spent most of the last two days trying to find an answer and haven't been able to so far. I am trying to write a fictional

With "if" I have been taught to say If I "were"........ however, all the other persons are the same as always Don't know rhyme or reason, but it was taught as proper grammar

for I and YOU pronouns...in rules of using is and are....singular nouns/pronouns normally follow the linking verb in singular form. However with I and YOU, even if they appear to be one person. I and YOU are exceptions. the proper grammar for it