Consider the following sentence. JS– is an optimizing compiler for the good parts of JavaScript, which helps programmers write efficient and type-safe code so they can develop better quality software and be more productive. This sentence seems all right to me. However, when fed it to https://languagetool.org/, an online grammar checker, it complained about a … Read more
I want to know whether the sentence As a member of the rescue team, I had a terrifying experience. is correct with the comma after the “as”-clause. From my understanding it boils down to the question whether the phrase “As a member of the rescue team” is a dependent clause. Other questions tackle other clauses … Read more
My sentence in full length is “A case in point is Japan, they have experienced a drop of TFR from 3.44 in 1950 to only 1.55 in 2015.” Divide the sentence by comma into two parts, I would like to know these two parts can be linked together with the first part as dependent and … Read more
I’m an English teacher who often has to grapple with explaining to students the complexity of clause structure in English, and after reading an article about various ‘longest sentences’ in fiction, I got to wondering if anyone has ever done any research into the cognitive limitations or constraints on the amount of nesting an average … Read more
I read this paragraph: – Why didn’t you come to Alex’s house last night? We were all expecting to see you there. + Oh, I’m sorry about that. I got lost trying to find Alex’s house. Which one is correct? I got lost trying to find … I got lost when I was trying to … Read more
From what I’ve gathered, it’s best to place a list at the end of a sentence. But I’m having a hard time fixing the following sentences without affecting the meaning. The sentences in question: But if you press X, Y, or Z on your keyboard, the cube will only move along the corresponding global axis. … Read more
This is part of the transcript of a trial running in the UK where a husband is accused of the attempted murder of his wife by tampering with her parachute : I can’t remember if I pulled the reserve or it deployed automatically. Either or, I could feel the reserve fly and again straightaway I … Read more
I am confused about using the future tense in noun clauses versus time clauses. I know that the future tense is not used in time clauses, but that it can be used with noun clauses. However, I am having trouble differentiating between noun clauses and time clauses in a sentence such as: I know when … Read more
I have the following sentence: That these skills are transferable makes them especially beneficial. My question is “simple”: Why makes? (Of course, because of that.) But, does that mean something – the fact? Can we put that in other places in this sentence? Answer Let’s first distentangle that sentence: That these skills are transferable is … Read more
I am reviewing content in a math textbook, and am unsure of the proper usage of — ; and : in the quote below. First, teachers of mathematics have a deep respect for tradition. Such respect has its merits, but the result is that almost all calculus is taught using methods that were appropriate for … Read more
