Are both of the following sentences grammatically correct ?
"I wish she would go out with me." "I wish she went out with me." Thanks in advance for your input.
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- Sun Oct 17, 2010 5:19 pm
- Forum: Applied Linguistics
- Topic: Use of "wish"
- Replies: 2
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- Sun Oct 17, 2010 5:06 pm
- Forum: Applied Linguistics
- Topic: one day more or one more day?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 13408
- Sat Sep 25, 2010 5:25 pm
- Forum: Applied Linguistics
- Topic: Is "prejudiced" a verb or adjective?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 16571
Hello hereichina, Many adjectives are formed by verbs in the past participle: regular (interested, tired, prejudiced) or irregular (written, torn, broken). As my colega Juan states, these adjectives imply something was done to cause this condition: Someone or something has torn the curtain ACTIVE VO...
- Sat Sep 25, 2010 3:40 pm
- Forum: Applied Linguistics
- Topic: what's "it" in "it's raining"?
- Replies: 20
- Views: 52055
Some more interesting information,exploring the notion of the dummy subject/ weather"it" concept (taken from Wikipedia): Weather it In the phrase It is raining, the verb to rain is usually considered semantically impersonal, even though it appears as syntactically intransitive; in this view, the req...
- Fri Sep 24, 2010 3:45 pm
- Forum: Applied Linguistics
- Topic: what's "it" in "it's raining"?
- Replies: 20
- Views: 52055
For those interested in grammar: "It" is used as the subject of an impersonal verb: It is snowing. An "impersonal verb" is...a verb used with an indeterminate subject, commonly, in English, with the impersonal pronoun it; as, it rains; it snows I got these definitions from www.thefreedictionary.com ...
- Sun Sep 19, 2010 8:27 pm
- Forum: Applied Linguistics
- Topic: Is use of the future continuous incorrect here ?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 95836
I share your admiration, Larry, for the professionals who are committed to teaching – no matter what the subject matter. Likewise, I also have a passion for the nuances of language and enjoy positive, lively discussions that attempt to make sense of it all (hopefully, the learning process for us wil...
- Sun Sep 19, 2010 4:01 pm
- Forum: Applied Linguistics
- Topic: Is use of the future continuous incorrect here ?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 95836
I'm not going to get into a debate concerning the advisability of attempting to teach/pass along/faclitate to learners "rules" in language (or even whether they exist or not). Perhaps a better word might be "tendencies" - which most students tend (no pun intended) to take comfort in and might also f...
- Sat Sep 18, 2010 11:03 pm
- Forum: Applied Linguistics
- Topic: Grammar question: Difference between "can" and &qu
- Replies: 11
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i don't see much of a difference between "more remote" "less certain" "less possible" "less likely", "more improbable". etc. The idea is to give students a clear idea of the difference and not to confuse them with complicated explanations. We should remember that their level of comprehension is NOT ...
- Sat Sep 18, 2010 8:12 pm
- Forum: Applied Linguistics
- Topic: Grammar question: Difference between "can" and &qu
- Replies: 11
- Views: 43581
i think the answer is that "can" implies that it's normally possible: "If you invest in China, it's possible to... etc" "Could" means it's a little less likely: "If you invest in China, it might ... etc" Of course if you used the subjunctive form, "If you invested in China, then "could" would be cle...
- Sat Sep 18, 2010 6:35 pm
- Forum: Applied Linguistics
- Topic: Is use of the future continuous incorrect here ?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 95836
Yes, I agree. Trying to speak naturally is a challenging skill. This is particularly evident when translating. As for grammar, whenever we discuss a "rule" in class, I always remind students that there always seem to be exceptions - this not only allows for the real possiblity of a variation from th...
- Sat Sep 18, 2010 3:00 pm
- Forum: Applied Linguistics
- Topic: I understand you "crystal clearly"
- Replies: 5
- Views: 9780
Since nobody uses this expression in the adverbial form ( "crystal clearly"), you would have to use "crystal clear" as an adjective: "I understand you. (It's) Crystal clear." That would be the simplest way to get around having to use the adverb of manner ("clearly"). I hope this is clear (crystal cl...
- Sat Sep 18, 2010 10:28 am
- Forum: Applied Linguistics
- Topic: Is use of the future continuous incorrect here ?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 95836
Larry, although it's true that "awkwardness" isn't lingustically criminal, it might be deemed something that a native speaker would never utter naturally and therefore, would be incorrect. Maybe the word RULE is a bit strong here. We could use the term USAGE. I still believe the problem lies in the ...
- Sat Sep 11, 2010 3:43 pm
- Forum: Applied Linguistics
- Topic: Is use of the future continuous incorrect here ?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 95836
Is use of the future continuous incorrect here ?
I agree that it sounds awkward, but i'm wondering if there is a rule for this. I suppose we could talk about a deliberate plan , " I'll be continuing to monitor your progress" . But I wonder if it is possible to say that anything "will be continuing to happen" on its own ? Such as, " It will be cont...
- Sat Sep 11, 2010 2:01 pm
- Forum: Applied Linguistics
- Topic: Is use of the future continuous incorrect here ?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 95836
Is use of the future continuous incorrect here ?
Would you consider the following use of the future continuous tense to be grammatically incorrect here ? If so, why ? "Many of the world's languages will be continuing to disappear unless an effort is made to save them. " Thanks in advance for your input.