I was waiting for you to wake up before going/before I went. They're both okay, but the second one has the advantage of making it clear who's going. Grammatically, the first one could be "I," "you," or "we."

Context might help. I take it as a stylistic device. The "on" is superfluous, and serves for emphasis. Take it on out. Bring 'em on in. Round 'em on up. Bring 'em on over. Drive 'er on in. Come on down. Edit. I agree

These are adjectives, alright. The trick is that "verbs of sense" work like verbs of being, in taking an adjective complement. "You smell sweet, but I am sweet!"

Edit. There are 3,330 Google hits on "diving casualties" (not very many), but many of them are discussing treatment. So I guess you're okay! They live! (Only 50,000 for "diving accidents.")

Yes, it's OK to say it, with the caveat that readers sometimes confuse casualties with deaths. (I'd use a comma before "since.")

1 Pushing your dentist appointment back a month will not only affect the alignment of your teeth but you'll be pushing the end day of treatment back a month. The less you tighten the braces the less staight your teeth become in a shorter

Hi, franklin, "Have you won a soul?" is correct. "You have won" is present perfect tense, and uses the past participle of the verb. "You win" is simple present tense. The form changes for 3rd person singular:

Hi, mansikka. I notice this is your first post. Welcome to English Forums, and thank you for joining us. I'm glad MrM responded to your question. It's not a topic we often see on the Forums. Best wishes, - A.

Thanks for elaborating on your position, CB. Your understanding of formal grammar is clearly better integrated than mine. When a usage is idiomatic, I can usually trust my "instincts" in matters of objects; but these particular forms

Greetings, my friend. I looked at this a few hours ago and gave up on it. I'm glad you tackled it. I'm too old to fight about using subjective case for objects. But my instincts let me down on what modifies what. (I know CJ thinks worring