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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Controversial Grammar

Could anyone tell me any still controversial grammar issues you know? Many thanks in advance.
  

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Here's a start: If I were king vs If I was king . (The death throes of the subjunctive) I am tired and I am hungry vs I am tired. And I am hungry .

— Mister Micawber

  • Here's a start: If I were king vs If I was king .
  • (The death throes of the subjunctive) I am tired and I am hungry vs I am tired.
  • And I am hungry .
  • ) If you had a "skittle ," where would you wear it?
  • vs If you had a "skittle ", where would you wear it?
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Here's a start:

If I were king vs If I was king. (The death throes of the subjunctive)
I am tired and I am hungry vs I am tired. And I am hungry. (Using coordinating conjunctions to begin a sentence)
Compare with vs compare to (Does anyone really care anymore?)
If you had a "skittle," where would you wea
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Hi,
Nice question.
He thought you were a good person. vs. He thought you are a good person. (Can we use different verb tenses in one sentence?)
Tom's car needs to be washed. vs. Tom's car needs washed. (Is the construction needs washed grammatical?)
I ask you not to help him. vs. I ask you to not help him.
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I don't like him driving vs I don't like his driving (the case of the subject of the gerund clause)
It is I vs It is me
It is [I / me] who [am / is] ...
(person) that ... vs (person) who(m)
thing which ... vs thing that ... (whether which can be used to start a restrictive relative clause. Courtesy of Microsoft
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Hi,
He is taller than I vs. He is taller than I am vs. He is taller than me (Is than a conjunction or a preposition?)

Regards
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Hi,
I am late. (Is late an adjective or an adverb? It seems like an easy question, but it is not.)

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