Golden Grammar Rules By Michael Swan
1. Don’t use an with own.
Sue needs her own room. (NOT Sue needs an own room.)
I’d like a phone line of my own. (NOT … an own phone line.)
For more details, see Practical English Usage 3rd Edition section 405.
2. Use or rather to correct yourself.
She’s German – or rather, [...]
The term inversion covers two different grammatical operations.
• Using a question form of the main verb
Not only did he fail to report the accident, but also later denied that he had
been driving the car.
Never have I enjoyed myself more!
• Changing the normal positions of verb and subject
Along the street came a strange procession.
Inversion after negative [...]
Intelligence is a very important thing. A certain degree of it is always necessary in order to get ahead in the world. The more intelligent a child is, the more chances he has of having a better future. And so, it is very important for parents to ensure that their child is gifted with a [...]
Non-Defining Relative Clause-The Function of Non-Defining Relative Clause
Definition: A non-defining relative clause (also called non-identifying relative clauses or non-restrictive relative clauses) provide interesting ADDITIONAL information which is not essential to understanding the meaning of the sentence. It tells us more about someone or something, but do not define it.
For example:
Elephants that love [...]
