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Grammarian specialising in modern descriptive grammar.

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One word for "put something to a lower form/level/grade"
Dec 10, 2015
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Why is this sentence grammatical?
Sep 14, 2019
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Where is the subject in "as was traditional for unmarried women"?
Feb 14, 2017
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Could anyone tell the function of "that" in the following sentence?
May 18, 2021
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Is "running" a gerund or a participial adjective?
Jan 6, 2017
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What's the grammar used in "just what quarter he did not now remember" from the book 1984?
Dec 10, 2021
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What’s the grammar of "For those whose stories they are"?
Mar 4
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How did grammarians determine that the Present Continuous is an aspect?
Aug 26
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"Me knowing that he was... " Is "me" the subject?
Feb 19, 2016
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Can we ever use "that" and "who" right next to each other?
Dec 15, 2020
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Is this sentence correct? "A lot of sugar have been added to the milk."
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How serious is the comma rule between coordinate adjectives?
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“as would a calm dog whose yard…”
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Where is the subject for the verb "has"?
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What is the subject of the sentence "Inside were mounds of gold coins"?

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