I’d like to know the correct order of this sentence: Is it: I and my friends plan for a movie months before the release. or My friends and I plan for a movie months before the release. Answer The correct version is “My friends and I plan for a movie months before the release”. “I” … Read more
Can we say “It shows how strong is the influence on children of tv ” instead of “It shows how strong is the influence of tv on children”? Answer You can swap the order, but it is unusual. “Influence of stg on stg” is much more common. AttributionSource : Link , Question Author : hsm … Read more
A sentence in a book, It will be evident that poet’s function is not to report things that have happened, but rather to tell of such things as might happen , things that are possibilities by virtue of being in themselves inevitable or probable. ‘by virtue of being in themselves inevitable or probable’ Does the … Read more
What is the best position for the phrase ‘if any’ for the sentence below?Please explain the rationale behind your answer? What could be, if any, the benefits or disadvantages of something? What could be the benefits or disadvantages, if any, of something? What could be the benefits or disadvantages of something, if any? Thanks! Answer … Read more
Having troubles with understanding inversion in the English language. This is my recent attempt to use it in a sentence. Start brawls in local taverns fighter, cleric, mage and rogue. Together on the road are fighter, cleric, mage and rogue. I was told that it sounds very unnatural, but I can’t see what is the … Read more
I was wondering if there is a specific preference for the soon position in the following line: You will receive a message with the activation link soon. Or if it is better/more common to use: You will soon receive a message with the activation link. Is it merely preference or does it have other implications? … Read more
I’m wondering what is the meaning of the WSJ’s title “China’s Confidence Rises in Its Military” (https://www.wsj.com/articles/chinas-confidence-rises-in-its-military-u-s-says-11547597775). Is it exactly the same as “China’s Confidence in Its Military Rises” or something different? What confuses me is that the word order in the original title seems rather unusual to me if the meaning is as I … Read more
Which word order should I choose in noun phrases with a proper noun component and a common noun component? the Elvis Presley singer v. the singer Elvis Presley the Star Wars movie v. the movie Star Wars the Thames River v. the River Thames the Lisp programming language v. the programming language Lisp the x … Read more
Adjectives, numbers, and determiners have a set order when multiples are used to reference the same noun at once. When cardinal and ordinal numbers are used at the same time, the ordinal always comes first. However, there are some words that seem to function as ordinals but which seem to be flexible in their order … Read more
Which form is preferred in the following sentence? It didn’t take long for me/me long to realize that traditional exercises failed to adequately meet the needs of persons with disabilities. Answer Both versions are grammatical. It’s not possible to answer which is preferred, but the more common version, at least when it comes to books … Read more
