SOCIETIES construct their idea of a standard language in part by looking to the media as an authoritative reference. There are the news programs on television for spoken language and the newspapers ...
Present and past particples are used as parts of certain verb constructions but they can be used in a number of different ways. Present participle (verb-ing) clauses can be used without a subject ...
All (that) I've done is to offer to help him with his homework. I haven't done his homework for him. Here are some more examples. Note that that cannot be omitted if it is the subject of the relative ...
This passage tweeted by editor Matthew Anderson comes from the book The Elements of Eloquence: How to Turn the Perfect English Phrase. It outlines the rules of adjective order when preceding a noun.
It can be shocking to realize that we are able to follow grammar rules that no one ever taught us explicitly. But that’s what most of language is—not the little things that textbooks tell us we’re ...
Nicole Kidman has filed for divorce from Keith Urban after nearly two decades, citing irreconcilable differences. The actress is reportedly 'furious' over a prenuptial 'Cocaine Clause' that promised ...
The Tribune, now published from Chandigarh, started publication on February 2, 1881, in Lahore (now in Pakistan). It was started by Sardar Dyal Singh Majithia, a public-spirited philanthropist, and is ...
Barcelona have officially renewed the contract of teenage midfielder Marc Bernal until 2029, inserting a huge €500 million release clause. The youth academy product only just returned from a serious ...