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Forum: English Questions Jun 25th, 2013, 04:04 am
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Posted By susan53
Re: that, which or nothing

"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 -...
Forum: English Questions Jun 24th, 2013, 10:32 am
Replies: 17
Views: 7,332
Posted By susan53
Re: that, which or nothing

Not that it "should" be included but that in this context it probably would be.
Forum: English Questions Jun 24th, 2013, 03:53 am
Replies: 17
Views: 7,332
Posted By susan53
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...
Forum: English Questions Jun 12th, 2013, 02:50 am
Replies: 17
Views: 7,332
Posted By susan53
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...
Forum: English Questions Jun 12th, 2013, 02:13 am
Replies: 17
Views: 7,332
Posted By susan53
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...
Forum: English Questions Jun 11th, 2013, 03:45 am
Replies: 17
Views: 7,332
Posted By susan53
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...
Forum: English Questions Jun 11th, 2013, 01:15 am
Replies: 17
Views: 7,332
Posted By susan53
Re: that, which or nothing

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...
Forum: English Questions Jun 10th, 2013, 04:56 am
Replies: 17
Views: 7,332
Posted By susan53
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...
Forum: English Questions May 13th, 2013, 01:39 am
Replies: 17
Views: 7,332
Posted By susan53
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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