Guest Posted 21 years ago
Grammar
Grammatical questions
I have some doubts about the grammar. I know that the sentences below are ungrammatical but I don't know how to explain WHY. Could you help me? This is for an exam.
1. Why the following sentences are ungrammatical:
a) Never watch I television.
b) Which programmes watched you?
a) Would you like an information?
b) He hasn't read much book.
2. What is the grammatical difference between forms such as "my" and "mine", or "their" and "theirs"?
3. How might the following contrast be accounted for?
a) They have referred to the book. c) He went to the station.
b) The book has been referred to. d) The station was gone to.
4. How can the contrast between c) and f) be explained?
a) She spoke to the manager. d) She put on a coat.
b) Who did she speak to? e) What did she put on?
c) To whom did she speak? f) On what did she put?
5. Say how the two subordinate clauses in a) and b) differ from each other, both with respect to their internal structure and their external distribution.
a) The woman claimed she'd seen a ghost.
b) The claim the woman made was false.
6. Describe the external distribution of the subordinate clauses in the examples below, and explain why c) is ungrammatical.
a) We consider their going to the beach unfair.
b) We consider it unfair that they went to the beach.
c) We consider that they went to the beach unfair.
1. Why the following sentences are ungrammatical:
a) Never watch I television.
b) Which programmes watched you?
a) Would you like an information?
b) He hasn't read much book.
2. What is the grammatical difference between forms such as "my" and "mine", or "their" and "theirs"?
3. How might the following contrast be accounted for?
a) They have referred to the book. c) He went to the station.
b) The book has been referred to. d) The station was gone to.
4. How can the contrast between c) and f) be explained?
a) She spoke to the manager. d) She put on a coat.
b) Who did she speak to? e) What did she put on?
c) To whom did she speak? f) On what did she put?
5. Say how the two subordinate clauses in a) and b) differ from each other, both with respect to their internal structure and their external distribution.
a) The woman claimed she'd seen a ghost.
b) The claim the woman made was false.
6. Describe the external distribution of the subordinate clauses in the examples below, and explain why c) is ungrammatical.
a) We consider their going to the beach unfair.
b) We consider it unfair that they went to the beach.
c) We consider that they went to the beach unfair.
Top answer
Hello Guest Since this is for an exam, I don't feel I should give detailed replies. But you may wish to consider: 1. Why the following sentences are ungrammatical: a) Never watch I television.
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Hello Guest
Since this is for an exam, I don't feel I should give detailed replies. But you may wish to consider:
1. Why the following sentences are ungrammatical:
a) Never watch I television.
b) Which programmes watched you?
Look up Inversion in your grammar book.
a) Would you like an information?
b) He hasn't read much book.
Since this is for an exam, I don't feel I should give detailed replies. But you may wish to consider:
1. Why the following sentences are ungrammatical:
a) Never watch I television.
b) Which programmes watched you?
Look up Inversion in your grammar book.
a) Would you like an information?
b) He hasn't read much book.
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I've noticed that some teachers teach our children the following:
Quest; What's your name?
Ans; My name's ...
please advise is it possible to use 's instead of is in such case with the word name
thanks for your help in advance
Quest; What's your name?
Ans; My name's ...
please advise is it possible to use 's instead of is in such case with the word name
thanks for your help in advance
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Yes. It is more natural to use contractions in speech. Name's is a contraction of 'name is'.
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