By Simple past, Pronouns

Hahah, you two make me laugh with these posts.Yoong, all your emoticons and hyper-links work fine for me. I can click on your links and it brings up the post, just like it's supposed to. About contractions: It depends upon what kind of contraction. Personal pronoun contractions can be used...

Hi, But just to make sure, because it still sounds weird to my ear, but if you say it's the right way to do it I will beleive you, considering it's a previous work experience I should write : Tasks: Programmed data acquisition applications and numerical simulations for the ISAC 2 (isotope...

Sorry Cali for using the wrong pronoun. Thanks Grammar. So my discourse grammar thing was not quite right and both simple past and past perfect can be used depending on whether we know when or whether it was pretty recent or relevant. It's all about how we percieve the distance and relevance...

Grammar Geek wrote:I still think you can use "have been looking for"I don't know whether that is acceptable according to prescriptive grammar but it certainly sounds ok to my ear. New2grammar wrote:Is it right to say: "I think I've found what i've wanted all along" Thanks!You need to...

Walking as if each step were painful1, she slowly pushed open the glass door and hobbled down the nearest aisle2. 1: Dependant clause (what kind of dependant clause??) I'm kind of confused as to the nature of this subordinate clause... It is reduced clause(While/As she was walking...) ...

Right or wrong?“For a moment1, I even thought2 that this was some sort of test3 and that this woman was someone from the head office4, testing my loyalty5.” 1: Prepositional phrase used adverbially. 2: Main clause 3: Dependant clause 4: Dependant clause 5: Participial...

Thanks Philip. How about the next one: Walking as if each step were painful1, she slowly pushed open the glass door and hobbled down the nearest aisle2. 1: Dependant clause (what kind of dependant clause??) I'm kind of confused as to the nature of this subordinate clause... 2:...

SeekerOfPeace wrote:Hello everyone,I'm trying to practice my understanding of grammar. I'm trying to be as detailed as possible in my explanations.Is the following analysis right? Is there anything I should/could add to it?Thanks. The moment she entered1, the woman presented a sharp contrast to...

Hello everyone,I'm trying to practice my understanding of grammar. I'm trying to be as detailed as possible in my explanations.Is the following analysis right? Is there anything I should/could add to it?Thanks. The moment she entered1, the woman presented a sharp contrast to our shiny store2...

Calive wrote: This is the headline from the brochure of a leading car maker: Isn't it time you shift to a smarter drive? In my opinion, the correct sentence would be: Isn't it time you shifted to a smarter drive? Am I right? Well, there are several combinations Isn't it time to ...