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Word Order Grammar Syntactic Analysis Sentence Patterns

08/01/19

Subject, verb, direct object, object complement versus "subject, verb, indirect object, direct object"?

Reading _English Grammar_ (HarperCollins College Outline, published by HarperResource, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers) I found a chapter (_Sentence Basics_) that explains that in English... more

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Word Order English Punctuation Grammaticality

07/02/19

“She ran… , her nose pressed against the glass” Are the actions simultaneous or consecutive?

>She ran towards the display, her nose pressed against the glass.My friend and I don't understand the same thing when reading this sentence, and neither of us can explain why. To me, it doesn't... more

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Word Order Grammar Gerunds Participles

06/24/19

When can the -ing form of a verb be placed before a noun?

My native-speaker's grammatical intuition tells me that: > There is a **sleeping man** under the tree. is fine but > There is a **fishing man** by the river bank. is wrong. Why? I've... more

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Word Order Grammar Sentence Starts

06/24/19

Is it possible to start a grammatically-correct English sentence with the word "Than"?

Question: * Is it possible to start a grammatically-correct English sentence with the word "Than"? * If no, what other English words share this property? Background: * Trevor claimed that it... more

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Word Order Grammar Quantifiers Word Usage

06/24/19

both the users or "the both users"?

I keep running into this debate with my thesis advisor. Are both of these forms correct?> It can be seen that *both the* users> are able to...or> It can be seen that *the both* users>... more

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Word Order English Grammar Adjectives

06/21/19

Difference between 'eat soup hot' and 'eat hot soup'?

Can anyone explain the difference between the following sentences?1. I eat most kinds of soup hot.2. I eat most kinds of hot soup.Earlier today, one of my non-English speaking friends asked me the... more

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Word Order Italian Verbs Pronouns

05/26/19

Meaning of "non se ne parla"?

I recently saw this phrase on Facebook, and I got very confused, because shouldn't it be: > Si non ne parla?I know that (or at least I was told; correct me if I am wrong) in Italian, you say: ... more

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Word Order Italian Sentences Verbs

05/16/19

Venire a prenderti vs. "venirti a prendere"?

L'altro giorno, parlando con la mia ragazza, mi sono imbattuto in una frase che sembra pronunciabile in due diversi modi (probabilmente uno dei due è errato a livello formale): - Vorrei venire a... more

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Word Order Grammar Japanese Rhetoric

05/15/19

Varying word order for stylistic effect?

Sometimes, for stylistic or rhetorical effect, one wants to delay mentioning a word/concept until the end of a sentence. For example, it's often best to save the punchline for the very end: > I... more

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Word Order Grammar Verbs Clauses

05/11/19

Position of verb for object clause?

Is the general word order of this sentence correct? > We investigate how strong the effect of X on Y is. Or, as an alternative, > We investigate how strong the effect of X is on Y. In a... more

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Word Order Esl/esol Speech Inversion

03/28/19

Why do some questions not start with an auxiliary verb?

When I learned English, my teachers told me that all questions **must** have an auxiliary verb at the beginning, just like *Are you mad?* or *Is she playing?* do. But when watching some movies or... more

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Word Order Grammar Italian Adjectives

03/28/19

What is the rule for adjective order?

Some adjectives seem to change meaning depending on the position (before of after the noun), e.g.> un bambino piccolo - *a young child*> un piccolo bambino - *a small child*Other simply don't... more

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Word Order Grammar Italian Adjectives

03/20/19

Is there a proper format when asking a question?

My book has the following format when asking a question:"È verde il libro grande?" I write it as such.But what's the difference with writing "È il libro grande verde?" Would Italians tilt their... more

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Word Order English Writing Writing Style

03/19/19

Difference between styles of English in technical communication?

I have a collaborative software project with two other users. Nearly every technical report and documentation written goes through the following editorial changes to some of the sentences (examples... more

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Word Order Grammar Italian

03/19/19

How do you form questions in "passato prossimo"?

I was just wondering how does one form questions when you use the tense "passato prossimo". Is it necessary that the verb comes first before the subject/doer? Or the syntax doesn't matter? For... more

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Word Order English Grammar Esl/esol

03/19/19

I will learn better English -- should it be "I will learn English better."?

Somehow, I think "better English" is incorrect, because I think there isn't better English; English is English. But I hear this phrase from other ESL students a lot. Is this correct way of saying... more

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Word Order Esl/esol Speech Inversion

03/18/19

Fronting correct use?

I have this phrase (created myself) > He was entering into the office slowly / Slowly, he was entering into the office. (there shouldn't be difference I suppose) Now, the rules say that if... more

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Word Order Grammar Prepositions Passive Voice

03/16/19

Why use "of" in the phrase "delivered of a baby"?

With all the "Royal baby" craze comes something that really confuses me. All the news media used pretty much the same sentence to make the announcement: > The Duchess of Cambridge has been... more

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Word Order Grammar Questions Prepositions

03/16/19

Position of prepositions in questions and clauses?

I would like to know if there is any rule to know where prepositions should be placed in questions or clauses. For example, I have heard many sentences and some of them put the preposition in the... more

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Word Order English Verbs Inversion

03/15/19

Why put the verb before the subject?

The opening sentence to *The Hobbit* by J.R.R. Tolkien reads, In a hole in the ground there lived [verb] a hobbit [subject]. I wonder if there are accepted stylistic purposes for such a structure.... more

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