Something I question daily is whether I should put a complement in a sentence or not when it comes to relative clauses. For example: Bullying ought not to be something that you should just "brush [it] off". I love [it] that you like knitting. I like [it] when you are at home. Should I include … Read more
Because I don’t like him. Someone said it was a correct sentence. But I disagree. It is a dependent clause which can’t stand alone. But she knows nothing about him. Why is this sentence correct? Answer It is a fragment, but that’s not necessarily a bad thing in conversational English. Fragments are common: What’s that? … Read more
The Chinese buzzwords usually reflect the social changes and cultures, some of which are increasingly popular with the foreign media. I saw this sentence in an exam. What is the antecedent of " which", the Chinese buzzwords or the social changes and cultures? Answer The (sloppy) writer is almost certainly actually referring to the Chinese … Read more
what is the syntactic function of the underlined clause in the following sentence: Based on the interview, it was found THAT ALL OF THE STUDENTS TRANSFERRED ENGLISH INTO INDONESIAN LANGUAGE when they read the sentence. Answer First, it’s not a complete clause, because when they read the sentence is part of it. Secondly, it’s not … Read more
Some of the many doors stood wide open with lads carrying sacks and buckets in and out, and some were half closed with horses’ heads looking interestedly over the tops. I have a question about the function of ‘with lads carrying sacks and buckets in and out’. Is it absolute nominative construction? If it is … Read more
Part of the TOEIC test is to describe pictures. So I’m picking random pictures and describing as many as possible. And my goal is to get a perfect score on TOEIC. How can I describe this picture of an apple? It isn’t entirely red but partially green and yellow inside. So I can’t describe it … Read more
Can you help me to figure out what is the function of ” no power” in this sentence. and what does the predicate ‘ have ‘ refer to? And what is the function of ” the setting ”? Is it predicative? Most people are surprised to learn that the reason they are not getting what … Read more
Seen from the helicopter, the cars on the road are as small as insects. We seeing the cars on the road from the helicopter, they are as small as insects. Are both of the sentences grammatically and semantically correct? In my opinion, the first sentence is fine, but the second one seems weird and incorrect. … Read more
Something like "The baby was born." or "The house was built." There’s no person in the sentence actually doing the action. What do you call this type of sentence? Answer [1] The baby was born. [2] The house was built. These are both called short passives, the type of passive where a by phrase can … Read more
In my textbook in paragraph "Who, What and Which" I have seen: WHICH can mean_ a person or a thing (bottom line is mine) WHO always meanS a person WHAT usually meanS a thing Question: Why is there used "can mean" but "always\usually meanS" ? I think the cause is word "can" but I don’t … Read more
