Hm ... a very thoughtful reply, thanks! But your reply also led me ponder what is 'general' in actual writing. Grammar books always recommend the use of 'generalised plurals' as one way of saying things as all the members of a

To me, which last and the last of which have slightly different meanings: ..., which last ... = "..., and this last (thing) ...". ..., the last of which ... = "..., and the last (one) of these (things) ...". In the sample

a quote from a previous post 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

I have a question for any English experts out there. Actually, I have two questions. They are both sample questions from the SAT writing sections. The underlined portion of the following sentence is in need of correction: Trees are able to

Yoong Liat wrote: Angliholic wrote: They went in/to/towards/toward that direction. I presume it's "in" that fits best in the above sample, but in our language, it's the other way around. We use to/towards/toward in this similar context,

This product is considered groundbreaking because nothing like it has come onto/into/to the market before. Do all of the bolded prepositions fit in the above sample? If not, why not? Thanks.

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.

Hi Goodman, I'm glad you agree there is a very slight distinction, but I'm afraid your two sample sentences don't highlight it for me. In either case, I would expect to find the entrance on (at?) the same corner (there can be no doubt which

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

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: