Thu 11 Dec, 2014 02:23 pm - Please insert a "that" when you read the last sentence: "I observed *that* the changing decorative displays revealed an evolving story." (view)
Thu 11 Dec, 2014 08:44 am - It's telling that keeping up with the Joneses' ostentatious Christmas displays has separated my community into three groups: the affluent in-crowd, the wannabes, and the non-Christians,... (view)
Wed 10 Dec, 2014 10:31 am - Am I? Doing a lot of assuming to build an argument, that is. Yikes! I certainly hope not. That is a sin in my profession. Where, pray tell, did I go astray in my understanding?
I'll refrain... (view)
Wed 10 Dec, 2014 10:14 am - What, there are no ill-gotten gains in Wales, my lord?
I totally agree with you on the redundant "have got." But we part on the issue of "gotten." It's the correct past... (view)
Wed 10 Dec, 2014 09:03 am - That's kind. I'm afraid I was not seeking help but offering something to challenge and amuse grammar enthusiasts.
I believe it's rather tricky. So far no one I know has even... (view)
Tue 9 Dec, 2014 09:47 pm - I spot ten points at which a modification or insertion is required in the first sentence. Four instances in the second sentence. One in the last. Do you agree? How should that possessive plural in... (view)
Tue 9 Dec, 2014 08:43 pm - Rewrite the below passage, making only the minor changes necessary to correct the errors.
Its telling that keeping up with the Joneses’s ostentatious Christmas displays has seperated my... (view)