Hi. Would you say the underlined verb is (denotes?) conditional in the past? The place he was in would have had at least 4 rooms that could accommodate two adults each. Yes. That's a reasonable analysis as a way of describing the verb

Normal 0 false false false RU X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Hello, Raja, It goes without saying that there is no blame in being a non-native speaker and a layperson in linguistic science, so

You're welcome, my friend. Joining words by means of the conjunction and is known as coordination . Elements joined this way are termed conjoints (in basketball and tennis , these are basketball, tennis ). Some linguists also draw a

Dear friend, an interesting question you've asked, and may I present my view on the subject. You accurately define the term idiom, and it logically stems from the definition that all phrasal verbs are idioms, since their meaning, as a rule,

Hi There's really very little difference, but I'd use 2A and 2b because the first clause in each is more compact. Forget any implication you may perceive about the book having been already transferred to Mary. There is no

Hello, CalifJim, as far as I can remember, this is the first time we've had a direct opinion exchange, so let me first emphasise my respect for your vision of grammar and its practical applications. I hope that your ability to accurately spell

(...continued) ... 'They have appeared on message boards.' and ' spread by word of mouth.' Such a phenomenon is technically known as polypredication . Second, punctuation comes in handy, as the comma in such cases usually indicates

For adverbial clauses, a range of semantic categories are expressed including time, place, reason, contrast, etc. How about for relative, nominal, and comparative clauses? Can you provide me with some semantic categories for each of these, or

Hi. I think generally there are three considerations for us to consider when deciding whether or not to place a comma before a subordinate clause. What do you think about the three considerations below? Are they plausible? 1. not quite

The idea of "modification" is very, very tricky. I'm inclined to agree with those who say that no true modification is occurring at all. The participial phrase is a clause of consequence. The horse suddenly stopped. Therefore, the