Is it a subject? Also, what sort of sentence is this?
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I read the following definition for , but the many syntactical terms (based on Latin) confound me: accusative and nominative absolute.     a construction in English, especially colloquial English, consisting of a pronoun in the accusative case joined with a predicate that does not include a finite verb and otherwise identical with the nominative absolute (as him being my friend in “him being my friend, I granted his request”)    I first heard this at 54:31 in .
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I want to know which sentence is correct. If i say     Guess, what it is?   or     Guess, what is it?   which one is correct?
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Consider the following use case:   Please check the username and password are correct. Please check that the username and password are correct.   In this case, I would say that that is required because it feels more natural to me and so the flow is better. However, is the lack of that wrong in this case?  The question boils down to: when is that optional? See . A quick summary:   That is optional if the pronoun is the object. That is required if the pronoun is the subject.   I think that we fall into the second case: that is required because the relative pronoun is the subject. But I'm not sure if I'm interpreting these rules correctly. Can someone please advise?
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I'm from Central Pennsylvania, and apparently, we have a strange language construct in this area. I was recently talking about how "my car needs washed" to a friend from NJ, and she told me that my sentence was grammatically incorrect.   I realize she's right, and I realize my options are "my car needs to be washed" or "my car needs washing". But I'm not clear on the precise rule being invoked.
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Reopen note:  There is a quite finite and modest amount of evidence in the literature about this issue, which members can record here as they see fit. Less than there is for example about what a noun is or what a verb is, or how to tell what the Subject of a sentence is. It's a simple question, that people need to be able to get answered on a site such as this. It is of continuing interest as more recent questions such as  attest to. The fact that people disagree about the outcome of the evidence does not mean that there is too much evidence to be documented. Quite the reverse. They disagree because there is relatively little evidence altogether. However, it is seriously interesting evidence.   The question   What part of speech is to as in:   I need to know. To err is human, to forgive divine. What am I to do?   This question is not really about the difference in meaning between the examples. It is a question about what grammatical or syntactic reasons we have to classify this item as a particular part of speech. If arguing that it is 'its own part of speech', I'd like to know what grammatical - but not historical - reasons you have for your claim.   Just to clarify, I'm not asking about what assignment any particular authority or publication gives it. I'm interested to know the reasons why. Your own personal insights are also very welcome.  If you're a grammar anorak - like me - then you may want a list of the contenders out there from other grammarians. In no particular order:   preposition subordinator non-finite auxiliary verb modal verb inflectional element   Can you help?
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At first glance, sentence 1 below seems more correct because there are two subjects. However, something seems more natural about sentence 2. Maybe there is something abbreviated, elliptical, or adverbial in sentence 2. In sentences of this structure, should the verb be singular or plural?   Not only a book, but also a pencil are on the table  Not only a book, but also a pencil is on the table.
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I am conveying the work status that I witnessed to my boss. I have doubt in below sentence  "SS top and trolley wheels are to be attached" or "SS top and trolley wheels has to be attached"   I am actually having a problem in visualizing the  has, have in the sentence. I just seeing and using them based on the grammar, rule but I could not actually visualize the sentence. is there some technique or something should I practice to remember?
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I want to know what the matter is with her.  I want to know what's the matter with her. I want to know what's her problem.   Is "I want to know what's the matter with her" and 'what's the matter'  incorrect as Cambridge dictionary suggests (). In their explanation it is suggested that the word 'matter' be replaced with 'problem' as is written in the 3rd example.    Thanks for whatever help you can provide on this.  I've read Rathony's link and agree that his link answered the question about inversion. Now my question is specifically about the correctness of using this wording and if it is correct is there a rule in its usage.
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Third grade teacher here. I plan to teach students to distinguish between simple, compound and complex sentences — but only if I can demonstrate a clear and meaningful difference between the latter two!  Complex or Compound? Each sentence in the following pairs is similar to its partner.   All dogs are mammals, so huskies are mammals. All dogs are mammals, therefore huskies are mammals. I come bearing soup, for Kate is sick. I come bearing soup, because Kate is sick.   Are the sentences above complex or compound?   First, we need to decide whether each italicized clause is independent or dependent. To me, they all look dependent. If that is the case, there's not much need to teach about compound sentences. Is there a meaningful difference between the sentences in each pair that I am missing? (Are the FANBOYS as special as they'd like to think?)
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This hurts my eyes to read it and my ears to say it, but the writer stands by          About the same number of people was awarded bachelor's degrees in 2010 as filed for personal bankruptcy (1.6 million).   Is the subject in this sentence singular or plural?
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As always, while reading through I found a sentence whose structure confused me.  What I want to know is whether the first sentence is the inversion form of the second sentence.      1. If the reason was to avoid bad publicity should his error be discovered, then . . .      2. If the reason was his error be discovered to avoid bad publicity, then . . .   If not, how should I interpret the first sentence?  Thanks.
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What's the difference between these two phrases?
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What I write should mean the following: "There is this blog, but I don't remember its name."   So I thought I have to write it this way to achieve the meaning in a short way: "This blog."   But is this correct? Does is mean what I want to say? Because I've learned at school that "this" points to something specific. But I that's not what I want to achieve.   Sorry if the question is unclear. But I have no idea how to explain it differently.
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This is a phrase I've heard many people use, and it sounds wrong to me; e.g.:     The thing about that is, is that she might take it the wrong way.   It seems to treat "The thing [...] is"—the entire phrase—as the subject of the sentence. Of course, even if that were allowed, the comma placement would still be questionable.  I'm curious to know:   Is there a name for this wording? Is it specific to a certain dialect? Is its etymology known?
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Is the following sentence grammatically correct in regards subject-verb agreement?     One of the main facets of the soul is the feelings humans treasure   above all: love and compassion.   The sentence seems to retain its meaning when flipped around, revealing that "the feelings" might be the true subject, and indicating that the verb form "is" could be incorrect. For example:     The feelings humans treasure above all -- love and compassion -- are one of the main facets of the soul.
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(Tried to search to see if this question had already been asked, but could not find it amongst the many questions concerning pronoun declension and objects and subjects as parts of speech.)  What, exactly, is the difference between the following two sentences? Are they both correct -- or is one considered more correct in certain contexts or constructions?      Jim's wailing child was the subject of much scrutiny.     Jim's wailing child was the object of much scrutiny.    Each of these usages is ubiquitous, and it's not uncommon to see both within the span of a few sentences. (For example, Google estimates over 60,000 results for "subject of study" "object of study".)  The difficulty seems to be that both words have several senses, and they are somewhat overlapping in this case. As a lover of grammar, I am frustrated that I cannot resolve this question in my mind.  Can anyone help clarify this for me?
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The single sentence:     The novel tells the story of a salesman.   Can I say:      The novel tells a story of a salesman?   I chose a story, but the answer is the story.