Forum: English Questions
Jun 25th, 2013, 04:04 am
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"an" is possible but unlikely here - there's only one type of inversion under discussion and "an inversion" would make it sound as if there were several to choose from. It certainly exists though -...
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Forum: English Questions
Jun 24th, 2013, 10:32 am
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Forum: English Questions
Jun 24th, 2013, 03:53 am
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Views: 7,332 Re: that, which or nothing
(C) is definitely out. When a negative or limiting adverb is moved to the front of the clause, then there must be inversion of operator (first auxiliary) and subject. (c) has the normal S - aux vb...
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Forum: English Questions
Jun 12th, 2013, 02:50 am
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Views: 7,332 Re: that, which or nothing
Nothing to do with "far past" or "ordinary past" - where did you get that from? It's just sequencing. When two events occur in sequence, regardless of whether they're past, present or future, a...
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Forum: English Questions
Jun 12th, 2013, 02:13 am
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Views: 7,332 Re: that, which or nothing
2) The manager is said to have arrived back from Paris where he ________________ some European partners.
Options:
a) Would meet b) Had met
Why did they opt for past perfect tense and not past...
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Forum: English Questions
Jun 11th, 2013, 03:45 am
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Views: 7,332 Re: that, which or nothing
Not necessarily always "the". In all of these examples, either the definite or indefinite article is possible. "the" would indicate there was only one, while "A/An" would suggest there was more than...
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Forum: English Questions
Jun 11th, 2013, 01:15 am
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1)
Our friendship____________________quickly over the weeks that followed.
Options:
a)had developed b)would develop c)was developing d)developed
Lousy question. Given the correct context, any of...
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Forum: English Questions
Jun 10th, 2013, 04:56 am
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Views: 7,332 Re: that, which or nothing
Sorry really busy period so I'm going to have to take these questions one at a time. First of all the question about the article...
This is an interesting one, because it seems to me it links to...
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Forum: English Questions
May 13th, 2013, 01:39 am
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Views: 7,332 Re: that, which or nothing
Hi Beatrix,
Two things to consider here :
a) this is a defining relative clause ( it specifies which dress I've bought)
b) the relative pronoun serves as object in the relative clause (it replaces...
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