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I can't see the value in teaching remoteness as a vague-sounding "unified theory of the past form." If a concept can not be broken down into one or two fairly understandable sentences, it is pedagogically useless in an ESL classroom. Do us a favour? Break down the use of some and any into one or tw...

I can't see the value in teaching remoteness as a vague-sounding "unified theory of the past form." If a concept can not be broken down into one or two fairly understandable sentences, it is pedagogically useless in an ESL classroom. Not only that, it could also lead to a very serious misunderstandi...

Yeah, That's exactly what I was trying to say. I guess the term 'post-position al ' would have been clearer. I guess the question that remains is why 'unusual' is post-positional in the phrase "something unusual happened", because such structures are fairly rare in English. Most seem to be idiomatic...

Thanks! I teach a writing class in China and I thought I was the only one that loved grammar, so I'm very glad to find this place.

I don't get the post-position comment, but I can imagine.

Personally, I'd have to say I prefer pre-positions ... er, never mind.

Hi all,

Here, unusual is a post-position adjective modifying something not happened.