How about the sentence " The probability that an unbiased coin will fall with the head up is 0.5 " ? Is this a case of "content clause in apposition" ? Yes. There's nothing missing syntactically in An unbiased coin will

" He stood there smiling , as was his custom." " She is tall , as was her mother. " What is the function of 'as' in these sentences ? Is it a preposition or an adverb ?

How about the sentence " The probability that an unbiased coin will fall with the head up is 0.5 " ? Is this a case of "content clause in apposition" ?

I cannot understand the expression "the intended reading" you used in your explanation. There are many times when a sentence means two or more things. It depends on how you interpret the meanings of the words. Sometimes, in order to

By the way, if you come back with the idea that the South Pole can be a general area rather than a specific point, and therefore the sentence above with where is perfectly fine, then you are again not taking the sentence "in the intended

Isn't that the same as "Where in the garage did you put it? - On the shelves? In one of the boxes over there?" One-in-every-crowd department. Yes. But, as is customary, a person who says "That's wrong" means it is

There is one thing I would like to mention quickly, though. Some of your last post seems to be trying to compare apple with oranges. He told me something that happened yesterday. That happened yesterday he told me. (Possible, but that is a

" The reason (that) I'm ringing is to ask a favour. " What is "that" in this sentence referring back to ? reason. ( that takes the place of for which , where which refers back to reason .) that I'm ringing is not

" The reason (that) I'm ringing is to ask a favour. " What is "that" in this sentence referring back to ?

What do you think of this rewording: - That we can't afford it is the simple reason we aren't going. It occurs in informal speech, as you know. Sorry, but the sentence I posted above strikes me as more formal than the original version. In