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GG, thanks for the overwhelming praise. I am flattered. Come to think of it, I did say it in pretty concise, short and sweet way, did I not? Sadly, there are so many ESL teachers who are so grammatically narrow minded that they tend to forget the

Thanks UH for coming through once more I got your point. Likewise, I like GG's explanation. No matter how grammatically correct it may be, it does not make any sense if we the readers are left confused. Thanks again.

If I read a sentence: Substance A is placed in substance B, allowing it to do something. What does "it" refer to? Substance A, substance B or the entire preceding sentence? Explanation requested. Thanks in advance J

AS, thanks much for the precise and concise explanation. It's all clear. Also your mention of "bare subject" and "noun phrase" made me realize that I had asked a similar question before in this forum. Thanks again. JM

Question: Let's say there is this sentence: A. How many cats have chased the mice? In A, what is the SUBJECT of the sentence? I believe it is "cats" or "many cats". Some, however, insist the whole "how many cats"

Question 1: A. I saw him being angry. B. I saw him angry. What are differences in A and B? In meanings? Or just forms are different? Question 2: C. I saw him being silly. D. I saw him silly. I understand C. But I don't think D means anything

Thanks, Avangi Glad you liked it. Never have I thought about this before. Actually your subjunctive sample suggests a very interesting point. After the verb "suggested", the verb "get" is left to be in the present tense. J

I need your input: Q: I have this sentence in the past perfect tense: If I had seen her at the party, I would have said to her, "we can get together later". Converting this sentence into an indirect narration, which one would it be?: a.

CJ, thanks for coming through for me. I had a strange sense of incongruity against "have been received entry" myself. You proved my intuition was correct indeed. Thanks, again. J