By Sentence structures, Prepositions

1. I go to the same church as he does. -- good, it seems. OK2. I go to the same church as him -- could it be correct if we treat 'as' as a preposition? OK. Yes.3. I go to the same church as he goes to -- long, but good, it seems. OK.Would you say no.1 is good since in a sentence...

Hi,Can you help me to use the word 'as' correctly? The word 'so' is a preposition or a conjunction?1, I go to the same church as he does. -- good, it seems.2. I go to the same church as him -- could it be correct if we treat 'as' as a preposition?3. I go to the same church...

This post is a little dated but since I've been working with my students on this very topic I thought I'd post.First, you can't understand what the "object of the preposition" is if you don't first know how to identify prepositions. So you need to find a list (google "list prepositions English"...

Hi, Please read carefully to find my small changes. The bar graph shows the money spent by various wage groups on fast food per week. Hamburgers are the meals most favored by those high-income individuals spending more than 40 pounds per week (on food?). The average-income group also spends a...

Greetings, I am not a native English speaker. I am taking IELTS test in 3 days time. There is a writing task in IELTS in which charts and graphs have to be explained. I can explain these pretty easily but i seem to have problems in usage of prepositions. Below is an explanation of a...

Hello Anon, Mr.chan has a clock that the minute hand of ___ has come offA.which B.itwhy the ans is A? There are people who continue to insist that you can't end a sentence with a preposition. Instead of saying This is the book + + I read + from, they preferThis is the book + from which +I...

Hi Rak_moon, I went through the story and edited it to an extent. I may myself have made a few mistakes. I hope this helps. A wonderful mistake Every day, I wake up early at 6 o'clock, wear my clothes quickly, tie my neck tie and check my final look. I’m always in a rush, because time is...

Davkett wrote: Teo wrote: 1. This shop is best for noodles. 2. This shop is the best for noodles. 3. This shop is best for its noodles. 4. This shop is the best for its noodles. Which of the above sentences do you think is semantically odd or not acceptable? Interesting test, Teo. I...

With the recent "attack on Christianity" being reported on certain news channels, I started looking into the cause of such attacks and the reasoning behind them. I began my search at the source of religious freedom in this country, the first amendment of the Constitution. The use of thereof left...

I'm new here and probably quite qualified to help out when I can. There is a common error that many people make in written English that compels me to comment. It's the mistaken use of one word where two are intended, or vice versa. When I registered on EnglishForums.com, one particular...