Is the following grammatically correct?
Signing below acknowledges you agree with the terms.
Or does it need to be
Signing below acknowledges that you agree with the terms.
I can't think of another transitive verb where this would be okay, but it doesn't have a definite "feeling" of wrongne...
He will understand that I was not joking.
He will understand I was not joking.
Which of the sentences is correct? Are there any specific rules about the use of "that" in the sentences I reported as example?
> "Anyway, I keep picturing all these little kids playing some game in this big field of rye and all. Thousands of little kids, and nobody's around – nobody big, I mean – except me. And I'm standing on the edge of some crazy cliff. What I have to do, I have to catch everybody if they start to go over the cliff – I mean if they're running and they don't look where they're going I have to come out from somewhere and catch them.
> That's all I'd do all day. I'd just be the catcher in the rye and all. I know it's crazy, but that's the only thing I'd really like to be. I know it's crazy." — Holden Caulfield
To understand American literature you have to read at least these five books: Moby-Dick, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, The Great Gatsby, Of Mice and Men, and The Catcher in the Rye.
Lately I've been selecting books because they're longer.
Like, I read Wheel of Time, and it was kinda long, and I read A Song of Ice and Fire, and it was longer (per volume, but fewer volumes), and then my friend said "from now on I'm only reading epics, so maybe I'll try the Malazan series", and I started reading that and it's FREAKING LONG. All good reads though.
Now, my kids' mom, she would say that. In fact my kids say it too. My son can barely talk but he leans up to me and says "Om!" and pretends to bite me.
I have a feeling that if I ever finish a book, it will contrast my dysfunctional relationship with my mother and my strong, loving relationship with my children.
My writing seems to slide annoyingly in the direction of interpersonal relationships.
I shouldn't say dysfunctional though. It's functional insofar as I don't have a relationship with her anymore.
I'm always glad when people get along with their in-laws. It makes a big difference. My best friend can't stand his in-laws at all. But the best thing for them would be for them to move up to Canada to live with him and his wife, because they're not too functional for a variety of reasons, however, that will never happen because he'd probably go crazy and end up divorcing his wife.
But the alternative is that they will deteriorate until the situation is a crisis, and that will put lots of pressure on his wife. However, I don't really see a solution. It's a shame.
I feel very privileged. My family has accepted other boyfriends with various levels of warmth, but both of my brothers confessed to me (after I was married) that they were pulling for my husband because he felt like part of the family.
I see the word "that" used very frequently in newspaper articles. It usually is used after the word said.
Some example:
He estimated that it was between the hours of 7:30 a.m. and 8 a.m. on Thursday morning that workers realized there was diesel fuel coming up through the ground.
The fire chi...
@MrShinyandNew安宇 You call it inaccurate. I call it providential.
Besides, which math do you prefer: math that gets you the result you want, or math that doesn't? The answer is clear enough even for a mathematician to understand.
"...so this is what I've finished, and what I need from you guys is the formula for calculating the average gains in the aggregate." "Hmm, yes. Are those columns sortable?"
@MattЭллен Also, "I don't think the average age is useful information there" (from the guy who requested that we add it) and "The grade column should really come before the number of students."
@MattЭллен Yeah, seriously. I'd say "do you want me to draw a squid?" and she'd say yes. "do you want me to draw an airplane?" yes. "Do you want me to draw the scent of a flower on a sad day?" no reply.
I learned English for two weeks and teacher told me that I should learn pronunciation before grammar because it's easier to learn pronunciation. Is that true?
@Anonymous I suppose it's easier to practice pronunciation, because you can just tape someone who pronounces things and then tape yourself and judge the difference
@MrShinyandNew安宇 yes. This is the important bit. Ignore my pedantism, @Anonymous
Yeah, perhaps when you are JUST starting out, right at the very beginning, it's good to drill pronunciation, because you can make some easy gains right at the start, and you can just memorize some words and phrases. But after the very beginning, you have to learn vocabulary and grammar.
"Can you change your default email account for me, because that email went to the other account, but it didn't get forwarded like it was supposed to." "I have the account you want set as the default. I don't know why it went to the other account." "Oh, OK, well, if you could just set that one as the default for me, that'd be good."
(When I was starting to learn Chinese, it was very helpful that we drilled on pronunciation. But Chinese pronunciation is simpler to learn than English, so it's easier to drill it all up front).
You want him to correct you a lot, because that way you will learn faster; but you don't want him to do it all the time, because that will inhibit the flow of the conversation, and it may make you feel bad.
@Anonymous Personally, I want my teacher to correct me when I make a mistake that I don't notice. But if I know I've made a mistake, I don't need it pointed out. Of course, it's hard for a teacher to know if I know I've made a mistake, but as you work with your teacher he or she will get to know how much you know.
He will understand that I was not joking.
He will understand I was not joking.
Which of the sentences is correct? Are there any specific rules about the use of "that" in the sentences I reported as example?
I see the word "that" used very frequently in newspaper articles. It usually is used after the word said.
Some example:
He estimated that it was between the hours of 7:30 a.m. and 8 a.m. on Thursday morning that workers realized there was diesel fuel coming up through the ground.
The fire chi...
English Language & Usage: Multi-Layer…
English Language & Usage: Multi-Layer…