On Wikipedia, I read a sentence like this: Logical realism posits that logical truth exists independent of human ideas. Is that grammatical? According to Wikipedia, this seems connected to adjuncts and predicative expressions. If it is grammatical, what criteria can be used to tell what verbs can be used in this way? Answer Yes, although … Read more
For teachers making important instructional decisions, and when student responsiveness to instruction is of key importance for educational decision-making, relying on the measure in which slope is more clearly related to overall outcomes may be paramount. There are two “is”s in this sentence, and I don’t know what the “subjects” are in here. Thanks! Answer … Read more
I am not able to understand what is the subject in the sentence below. Stone walls do not make a Prison. (“Aren’t we talking about Prison here?”) We cannot pump the ocean dry (“Aren’t we talking about oceans here?”) One more thing The definition of subject says: the part of the sentence which names the … Read more
(TL;DR) What does to draw tight mean? Does it relate to: to press together? streig- [=] To stroke, rub, press. European root. … from Latin stringere, to draw tight, press together. I ask NOT about etymology. Here’s my attempt to parse to draw tight. Is it right? The verb ‘draw’ has many meanings, but here … Read more
At the age of 80 my mother had her last bad fall, and after that her mind wandered free through time.” With this graceful yet unsettling sentence, Russell Baker, the humorist and New York Times columnist, opens his memoir, “Growing Up.” Her mind wandered free through time. Her mind wandered freely through time. First, in … Read more
what does this “precise” refer to in the following quotation? “But then I looked at it and I thought that actually it was pretty good. I was very amazed by somebody writing a song and having those ideas as precise as he did.” The ideas are precise or “he” is a precise man? And also, … Read more
In my recently concluded test, I was asked to identify the sentence pattern of this sentence: It stands tall I split it as: It | stands | tall S V A For me, “tall” is an additional information and if removed, the sentence still makes sense to me. However, my teacher marked it wrong and … Read more
I don’t understand the “form” in this sentence. Is the “come well formed into” a set phrase? Those (men) who come well formed into the world she (Nature) renders strong and robust, and destroys all the rest Answer Come into the world or be brought into the world is a common literary way of saying … Read more
She worked quickly but without hurry. She put an old apron to cover her clothes. In the basement she found a jelly jar with a top and carried it out to the carriage house where the tools were kept. In the chickenyard she caught a little pullet, took it to the block and chopped its … Read more
“Give that here, Malfoy,” said Harry quietly. Everyone stopped talking to watch. Malfoy smiled nastily. “I think I’ll leave it somewhere for Longbottom to find – how about – up a tree?” “Give it here!” Harry yelled, but Malfoy had leapt onto his broomstick and taken off. He hadn’t been lying, he could fly well. … Read more
