Hi Paco! I'm not sure I understand what you mean. Your example "To study about 'despite' now is a good idea", doesn't include a "that clause", or at least, that's the way I see it. Mara.

Hi Pieanne! Why do you say "you wait on something , not someone " (my bolds) if you had previously written "a waiter waits on the customers in a restaurant, that is he serves them, pours wine and water, takes the orders aso.."? Aren't

This is an assignement I corrected and I'd appreciate it if some of you could have a look at it and tell me what you think of my corrections. It concerns a Memo sent to the CEO of a company. My comments and corrections will be in red, as well as

Right, Jim! That's why I used the term "erroneously" immediately afterwards, but I should have put it this way: "Examples of erroneous nominative "whom" used in embedded clauses." Or rather: "Examples of objective "whom" erroneously used

Hi people! Could you give me some examples of these and why is it that they are considered to be wrong? Thanks a lot! Mara.

Oh yes, Clive! I was asking this based on that very approach! And I simply want the one word "London" to be the answer to my question. Thanks a lot! Mara.

Hi Paco! I really liked your enlightening comments! Now, I don't seem to understand some points and would like to ask you some questions, if you don't mind. My comments will be in blue. I agree with everything you wrote up to the last two

But why os this so, Paco? Have you got any idea? BTW, is the other sentence correct in its two versions? (The one I had asked about in my previous post.) Thanks a lot! Mara.

Hi people! I found this sentence in the Cambridge Dictionary and would like to know why both options are acceptable. Are "I pronounce bad/badly" both acceptable as well? Thanks! Mara.

Thanks MrP! That's interesting! I wouldn't have thought that would sound natural to a native! Now, I know the reason to choose "they/them", etc. is not only (just) related to a desire to avoid sexist language but, in any case, grammatically