Adverb placement! Quick question.? I know if we want to place an adverb in the middle of the sentence, it either goes before the main verb or between the auxiliary or main verb. However, what happens if there are two auxiliaries and a main verb.

What’s the difference between modals and the English subjunctive? 1. “He should go”. = “It is necessary that he go”. Is the sentence with the modal a subjunctive? If not, what is it? And what about the other modals, “can,

When we use infinitives and gerunds, I think they are more or less “thoughts of the action”. However, I read that some infinitives can become clauses, and vice versa. How about gerunds? When can I turn infinitives to clauses? “I have a book

I still don't understand my second and third question. LOL. =S In "I know how to drive" vs. "I know how you drive" They have completely different meaning. I don't understand why we use an infinitive in the first. In

I'm a little a bit confused about English infinitives. At first, I thought they strictly meant the "thought" of an action. But sometimes they can be changed to noun clause. "I want Carol to go" = "I want that Carol

I have a few grammar questions. 1. Stative verbs. At first, I thought that all "emotion, thinking, and being" verbs were all stative. But I found out I was wrong. "I assume he isn't coming" vs. "I'm assuming that

Thanks Avangi! I really appreciate you helping my grammar! Anyhow, I'm sitll very intrigued by the "I have a snowboarding friend." Why must the "snowboarding" go infront of the noun? vs. "I have a friend who lives

What's wrong with these sentences? 1. Adjective clauses "My friend who lives over there is sick" can be reduced to "My friend living over there is sick" But why can't I reduce this "I have a friend who

Yes, all your examples are conjunctions. But I'm still wondering about this one, "As pretty as she may be, she is an evil girl." This isn't comparing anything, It's more like contrasting ideas. "Although she is pretty,

"as..SOMETHING..as" -grammar? I'm having a little trouble with this phrase. Normally, "as..as" are correlative conjunctions. "He is as pretty as she is" But how about in these sentences? 1. "As far as I know,