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a quote from a previous postM W s Dictionary of English Usage comments From as far back as 1881 there have been varying pronouncements as to which prepositions may be used with which objects after the verb die Sometimes disapproval is expressed of one preposition or another Vizetelly 1906 and...

No comma facing the door acts as an adverb of manner It tells how the clowns stand You wouldn t use a comma for any other adverb The clowns stood straight The clowns stood quietly The clowns stood facing the door facing is a participle It is the present participle of the verb face The clowns were...

Inchoateknowledge wrote I don t understand the function of the underlined that in this sentence and what that refers to Can you give examples to explain this This is the question right Inchoateknowledge wrote Note from these examples that in statements when the preposition is placed at the end...

Inchoateknowledge wrote I recommend that we settle this problem simple sentence one clause the red part is a nominal clause and acts as the object of the verb that has no reference but plays an important role grammatically nominal conjunction that links the verb to its object noun Hi...

CalifJim wrote A word used to introduce a clause complement of a verb is called a complementizer Complements are underlined below I said the word I said that Jane would be late today CJ Thanks for the explantion CJ but my confusion is still existent in that the first question of this thread...

Yes He died of gunshot wounds is certainly an external cause M W s Dictionary of English Usage comments From as far back as 1881 there have been varying pronouncements as to which prepositions may be used with which objects after the verb die Sometimes disapproval is expressed of one preposition...

I think the following article from Webster s Dictionary of English Usage answers some of our questions very 1 Very and the past participle Fitzedward Hall 1873 cited a Professor Maximilian Muller as asserting that expressions like very pleased and very delighted were Americanisms Hall refuted the...

English is a Germanic Language of the Indo European Family It is the second most spoken language in the world It is estimated that there are 300 million native speakers and 300 million who use English as a second language and a further 100 million use it as a foreign language It is the language...

Hi taiwandave Wow What a brilliant post Though I m not a grammar student I found most of your answer pretty easy to follow There s just one concept that I need to reference that is a to infinitival Maybe I m being too pedestrian for advanced users of the language by pasting the following info...