. It is generally true for existential 'there'-- where 'there' carries no meaning: There's a delivery man here. The counter-examples you offer are for the adverbial 'there', a location: There's my car over on that

I need your opinion on "there": A few grammar books carried by ESL students suggest that "there is" only takes indefinite articles such as "a/an", as in "There is an apple". Anything else, such as "the,

You need who . They wish that their children (subject of clause) would grow up ... who is the subject form, not whom . ... of their children who (they wish) would grow up ... CJ Thanks CJ. I thought about that. But I figured otherwise: "

I need your opinion on the usage of the relative pronoun "whom" in this sentence. Or should it be "who" instead? Is this sentence correct in general? : Parents are feeling responsible for the bad behaviors of their children

Hi, May I ask if I am right in assuming that you are teaching a pretty advanced class? Best wishes, Clive Clive, thanks for your post again. I do not mind your asking this question at all. It should make you wonder indeed. I do not believe it is

But when? has another meaning: during what period of time? In this case when? can be used with the present perfect. Also, the addition of ever often helps to suggest the durative meaning of when . When (=During what periods in our lives) have we

Even if these expressions were for colloquial/informal use only, Actually, it was only the last, slightly sarcastic, use in "When have you had enough?" that I meant to label "colloquial/informal". The others are generally

" When have you completed it? " in your context is unnatural to me. I can't imagine ever saying it. It would always be " When did you complete it? " (or, in real life more likely " When did you finish (it)? "). I

I need your opinions on usage of interrogatives in present perfect sentences: A few Japanese "hardcore English grammar reference books" do prohibit use of "when, what time" together with "have done". But I feel quite

Avangi: I thank you for the recap. I love recaps. Please verify the following: Simple subject ( One ) Complete subject ( everything in between One of ... pick ups ) Real/deep subject ( the Stratocaster ) P.S. >>My son has a Rickenbacker.