Would you point out wrong aspects of these similar expressions?

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Hi, guys.I am not a native English speaker, and I wonder what differences are among the sentences below.I will appreciate any explanations about this.A. "This is my favorite clothes."B. "This is my favorite clothing."C. "This is one of my favorite clothes."D. "This is my favorite."E. "This is my favorite one."F. "This is my favorites."Thank you. Have a nice day.

Teechr · Accepted Answer

"A" and "C" are ungrammatical. You can say, "These are my favourite clothes."

"B" is unnatural because "clothing" refers to clothes in a collective sense.
http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/clothing

"D" and "E" are natural and mean the same thing.

"F" is ungrammatical.

Note: AmE uses "favorite."

Smart Humanism · Answer

teechr"A" and "C" are ungrammatical. You can say, "These are my favourite clothes.""B" is unnatural because "clothing" refers to clothes in a collective sense.http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/clothing "D" and "E" are natural and mean the same thing."F" is ungrammatical.Note: AmE uses "favorite."

Thank you very much for your kind answer, teechr.

I assume the reason that you told me that A, C, F are not right is that the verb and clothes do not match each other in terms of numbers.
But I saw some people say A,C,F are also alrighty because it is not the matter between subject and verb.
What they claimed is that "These clothes is my favorite." is incorrect but "This is my favorite clothes." is okay.
Would you give me an additional answer to this?
If then, it would be so generous of you.

Vkr6078 · Answer

Why is "C. This is one of my favorite clothes." not correct?

Smart Humanism · Answer

vkr6078 Why is "C. This is one of my favorite clothes." not correct?

I think you're right. I think teechr mistakenly said C is wrong.

Can I ask you a question? This question can be weird, though.

In this situation, what is right among the below sentences?

1. "I think Tom mistakenly said it is wrong."
2. "I think mistakenly Tom said it is wrong."
3. "I think Tom mistakenly said it was wrong."

There are so many things I am confused about.
Thank you.

CalifJim · Answer

vkr6078Why is "C. This is one of my favorite clothes." not correct?

Gads, no! 'clothes' is uncountable. You can't have one clothes!

To avoid that, we mention the specific item of clothing.

This is one of my favorite [shirts / jackets / dresses / ...].

You can say "one of my favorite pieces of clothing", but most people aren't comfortable saying all those words when fewer (and more specific) words will do.

CJ

CalifJim · Answer

Smart HumanismIn this situation, what is right among the below sentences?1. "I think Tom mistakenly said it is wrong."2. "I think mistakenly Tom said it is wrong."3. "I think Tom mistakenly said it was wrong."

'mistakenly' is an adverb. It modifies the verb phrase. You have to find the verb phrase that the adverb applies to.

I think Tom said it was wrong.

The verb phrase consists of only one word. Quite often the adverb will go before a one-word verb phrase.

I think Tom mistakenly said it was wrong.

CJ

Smart Humanism · Answer

CalifJim Smart HumanismIn this situation, what is right among the below sentences?1. "I think Tom mistakenly said it is wrong."2. "I think mistakenly Tom said it is wrong."3. "I think Tom mistakenly said it was wrong."'mistakenly' is an adverb. It modifies the verb phrase. You have to find the verb phrase that the adverb applies to.I think Tom said it was wrong.The verb phrase consists of only one word. Quite often the adverb will go before a one-word verb phrase.I think Tom mistakenly said it was wrong.CJ

Thank you for your comments, CalifJim.
I got your point.
From your answer, I've definitely got to know that "I think Tom mistakenly said it was wrong." is a correct sentence.

But, could I ask you to give your opinion on each sentence below?
Just even a short comment on each would be so much appreciated.

1. "I think Tom mistakenly said it is wrong."
2. "I think mistakenly Tom said it is wrong."
3. "I think Tom mistakenly said it was wrong."

I think sometimes word order could be inverted or changed a bit to emphasize something or for some purpose.
And there are many different situations.
So I would like to consider many variations.

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