"In 1918 was their first show .." Perhaps, in the right context. Your sentence doesn't normally occur in English. This word order ( finite verb + subject ) is to some extent used in modern English: On the bed lay a dog that

Perhaps I should learn what "absolute" implies in this context - not relative? That is, not compared to anything else? I guess that would fit. Your guess is correct, Avangi. The term "relative superlative" is rarely used

Welcome to EF, Zhuk There is no unanimous "correct" reply to your last question. As a rule, English is very flexible and in many cases liberal grammarians accept more than one alternative while some others insist on only one that they think is

Hi Forbes Thank you for your long reply. I do appreciate it. I would just like to say that I my opinion is based on the knowledge I have of the Germanic and Romance languages and it is of course very subjective. I fully understand that not

I think you have got your terms mixed up, Anon. Sep a rating a subject from its verb is in no way exceptional in English, as Clive has already shown you. What I think you mean is sep a rating a verb from its object , which does happen in some

Peaceblinkfriend wrote: I think the more common statement is 'making the impossible possible'. Good point, Peaceblinkfriend. The reason is the fact that in English the object ( the impossible ) is preferably immediately after the verb. This is

Hi all It would be interesting to hear from nonnative speakers of English in particular what influence English exerts on other languages nowadays. What English words and expressions are used in your language? Does English grammar or syntax have an

Hi Kooyeen "Don't put an adverb between a verb and its object" is a good rule even though there are exceptions to it. Since inflections have practically disappeared from English over time, it is customary to place the object after the verb to

Hi Incho I agree with the previous posters completely; I would just like to elaborate a little from a non-native speaker's standpoint to a non-native speaker. We're both foreigners, right? Since there are hardly any inflections in English, the

English has evolved in a way that makes it rely more on word order and less on inflection (I think). So I don't see English turning back and becoming a highly inflected language any time soon...