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Grammarian specialising in modern descriptive grammar. Senior English grammar instructor in overseas international language school.

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Is this sentence correct? "A lot of sugar have been added to the milk."
Feb 14, 2017
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How serious is the comma rule between coordinate adjectives?
Dec 8, 2017
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“as would a calm dog whose yard…”
Jul 5, 2020
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Where is the subject for the verb "has"?
Jul 26, 2020
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What is the subject of the sentence "Inside were mounds of gold coins"?
Jun 2, 2017
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Can the auxiliary verbs be optional sometimes?
Apr 14, 2017
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"One fifth of the population is children" or "are children"
Mar 27, 2017
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infinitive telling the purpose
Mar 12, 2019
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It seems the main clause is absent in this complex sentence. Why is it correct?
Aug 16, 2023
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Using "Always" in inversion
Oct 12, 2017
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One word for "put something to a lower form/level/grade"
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"Scarlet with rage, she swept past her employer and stormed up the stairs." — "Scarlet with rage" modifies "she", so adjectives can modify pronouns?
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Where is the subject in "as was traditional for unmarried women"?
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Why is this sentence grammatical?
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Why is "second" an adverb in "came a close second"?