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Thank you. On Fri, Aug 28, 2020 at 2:36 PM The Grammar Exchange < alerts@crowdstack.com > wrote:Read More...

Do we use active or passive in the below sentence? The funds were proceeded from the bribe. The funds proceeded from the bribe.Read More...

Hi, David, Yes, I completely agree with you. In fact, this sentence is found in Sec 1 and it uses 'did'. I first read it as you did, then I thought that the writer uses 'they' to refer to 'children and mothers'. It is illogical to say that 'they' refers to 'fewer children and mothers' as the sentence will be meaningless then.Read More...

Thank you! It's good to know. But this one is correct... right? Last week was the first time it has snowed heavily in the last 10 years.Read More...

Hi, Shmom—Present-perfect sentences with stative verbs can be interpreted in two different ways with or without a phrase specifying duration. "Mike has lived in / been in Paris for two years" can mean either (a) that the two-year period has extended up till the time of speech, in which case Mike is likely still (living) in Paris, or (b) that Mike has, sometime in the past, perhaps even decades ago, lived in or been in Paris for a two-year stretch of time. When we take out the phrase of...Read More...

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Hi, Me_IV, Neither sentence is correct. You mean "a genius" (where "genius" is a noun). (1) I regret not being a genius. (2) I regret that I am not a genius. The structure used by (1) refers to the past (compare: "I regret not being a Boy Scout when I was a kid"), whereas the structure used in (2) refers to the present. If you mean what (1) means, (1) is correct. If you mean what (2) means, (2) is.Read More...

Hi, EKW, and welcome to the G.E, No, it isn't. It should be 'decade' in the singular form, ( not decades) . It is a compound adjective here. David and Gustavo have asserted this point already. See here: https://thegrammarexchange.inf...1#595653434403800051Read More...

Hi, Faruk, and welcome to the G.E, 'Evidence' is an uncountable noun. It takes zero article. See: https://www.ldoceonline.com/dictionary/evidenceRead More...

Hi, Sarah Zhou—No, those sentences are not grammatically correct. Each one of them is ungrammatical. Modals are always followed by the base form of a verb. "Had" is the past tense of the verb "have." The base form of "have" is "have." Thus, while " would have . . . " is grammatical, " would had . . . " is not. If you changed "had" to "have," the second and third examples would be correct and equivalent. The first example, however, would remain ungrammatical. Although you can say " If it had...Read More...

That is very informative and very much appreciated. Thank you, kindly!Read More...

Thank you for your clear explanation! I understood now.Read More...

No, it isn't right. It's unfortunate that the issue distorts Shakespeare's grammar. The past tense is needed in the "since"-clause, since the hearing of strange news did not extend throughout the period.Read More...

I wasn't just talking about "the ABC trust register showing." I was talking about the entirety of (2), every single word. It's one big noun phrase. It is not a sentence. In (2), "showing" could be replaced by " which shows."Read More...

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No, bear_bear, you can't say any of those things. First, "he" doesn't go with "her." The possessive related to "he," as you know, is "his." Second, there needs to be grammatical parallelism when you use "neither . . . nor . . . ." Each term should introduce a phrase of the same type. Third, as a speaker of American English, I never use "maths." I recognize that British speakers are OK with "maths," but I can't stand the word. I use "math." He has studied neither for his math exam nor for his...Read More...

Hello, Tonga, and welcome to the Grammar Exchange. When you start a discussion thread here, please do not title it with the order "Help!" Choose a title that is descriptive of the grammatical topic of the thread. Here you could have used a title like "reasons that encouraged." The Grammar Exchange is not an editing service, but we can help you with this sentence. I agree with you that the use of "reasons" and "encouraged" is awkward. The sentence could be rephrased in many ways, but the...Read More...

thanx a lot!Read More...

I'm sorry for not being clear. I mean "subsequent measurement was taken wherein the 10% grew to a larger percentage and the 20% deceased to a lower percentage". This is what i meant to say.Read More...

Hi, May123—Laughs have concrete properties. Laughter does not. Similarly, individual jokes have concrete properties. Humor does not.Read More...

Hi, Aimee—Yes, you are right. I find myself unable to hear "experience" as a noncount noun in the context of that phrase. "Experience" in a noncount sense is not something that can be delivered. Perhaps it would work with "creating"; however, I like your solution of making "experience" countable by using "an."Read More...