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A body of rules, features, or generalizations which reliably differentiate between grammatical and ungrammatical constructions.
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Who and whom confusion for this sentence? [closed]
N.B - I have asked this question, though a different way in ELL forum, but as I have not got enough satisfied answer or any answer that deals with the grammar that I seek, I decided to ask this question …
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No more than - comparing two clause
I came across with sentence today:
Even she, who believed herself to be a revolutionary, could no more have broken her marital bangles than she could have driven a stake through her husband's hear …
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Are the phrases "both in water and land" and "for the loss and damage to" grammatical? [closed]
A. Consider the phrase that is boldfaced in sentence (1):
(1) "It can live both in water and land."
Is the phrase grammatical as it is, with no preposition before "land"? Or should the phrase …
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The grammatical analysis - "most of them civilians"
I came across this sentence today:
They were most of them civilians.
Now how will we analyse"most of them" here? Is it just a modifier in Noun Phrase - "most of them civilians"? Which seems very unl …
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"Those who" vs "Them who"
I have asked this question in ELL site, but as I haven't received any answer from grammatical point of view, I am asking the same question here. Please help.
I pity those who lost their money in gamb …
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I have my hair cut - "my hair" a Direct Object?
I have searched The Cambridge Grammar of the English Language and seems that they analyse it as "have" takes a DO followed by a Predicative Complement (PC). … I also consulted Oxford Modern English Grammar, and as per their analysis "have" takes a Past Participle Clause as a complement. …
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Phrases and clauses used as an adverb, and hence don't take a preposition
He had been in precarious situations his entire life.
I know here in this sentence his entire life is used as an adverbial phrase and, hence there was no need of placing a preposition before that …
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Ergative Verbs and some discussion about them
I know what ergative verb is -
Consider the following sentences -
I opened the door.
The door was opened (by me).
The door opened.
The verb open is a transitive verb in sentence #1, and sentenc …
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