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Jackson: #1 "do" is a verb. (auxiliary) not an adverb. "need" is the main verb; the object is the infinitive phrase..("need to" is synonymous with "have to") #2 say is the main verb, Need is an auxiliary verb. Like the auxiliaries can or may, it does not...

Hi, Avangi! I'm not sure what you mean by "solution". You mean a paraphrase of the originals that uses "not to", I suppose. I find both examples to be "borderline grammatical" as is. They seem syntactically sound, but semantically anomalous. To my ear, the verb...

that he will win. If you did, it would support the claim that but means only or merely . But I think it will be hard to find examples like that. CJ

Grammatical justification? What is it? What form would a grammatical justification take? The presence of thousands of instances of it, as on Google? No, I don't think that's what you mean. An analysis of what part of speech each of the words is? No, I don't think that's what you mean....

American Heritage Book of English forbades the use of an infinitive in "forbids", not "forbades"! I think you misread that article. Watch out for what "it" means when reading that article. Also, be aware that the sentences given are examples of a particular usage. Nothing...

Pastel, I have a headache already! ~L~ Let's go step by step I agree with what you said about the first pair of sentences (me/I do). Your other example, "I don't like him as much as you" can certainly be ambiguous; the two interpretations you posted are possible. I agree with your...

~girding on my armour~ I'm coming to rescue my mother tongue from the evils of translation engines!! ~chuckle~ I've never liked those translation programs, and I see I have good reasons for it! "Hola a todos; mi español es muy pobre, sé lo que nnecesito escribir en mi propio idioma pero no...

"He had not been ill, he might have ccome." I think this sentence should read "IF he had not been ill, he might have come." In your sentence, the conjunction that introduces the conditional clause is missing. The second sentence is fine. When a conditional clause contains one of the auxiliary...