Comments on: Pled v. Pleaded & Enormity Defined

By: Jane

Jane — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 16:22:42 +0000

"I feel bad about the incident." With sense verbs, ask if the sense is being used actively. In this example, feel is not being used actively because no one is feeling with fingers. Therefore, an adjective follows, not an adverb.

By: james dean

james dean — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 04:29:19 +0000

Which is correct–
I feel badly about the incident.
or
I feel bad about the incident.

By: Jane

Jane — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 17:28:54 +0000

The word “between” is a preposition requiring an object of the preposition (objective case) following it. “Me” is the objective case pronoun, not “I.”

By: Seth Florentino

Seth Florentino — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 12:04:00 +0000

“That is between Maxene and I.” What is wrong with this sentence?

By: Jane

Jane — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 16:01:56 +0000

You would do well to put your money on, "The fact is most important." In this sentence, important is an adjective describing the noun fact. When beginning a sentence with "Most important/most importantly," it is less clear what important/importantly refers to; therefore, either word is considered correct.

By: james dean

james dean — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 03:13:50 +0000

Thank you very much. However, I would have put my money on “most important”. I helps me to insert into a sentence, such as “The fact is most important.” To me, it’s the place for the adjetive.
Wow, getting the respose is really something. As you might have noticed, I’m not great on where to put the period in relation to the quotation mark. (As they would say on facebook.)

By: Jane

Jane — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 17:38:52 +0000

The Chicago Manual of Style Q&A says this: …both forms are widely used by reputable writers, and there is no obvious reason for preferring one or the other.

By: james dean

james dean — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 02:59:01 +0000

which is correct?
“more important”
or
“more importantly” I constantly hear “importantly” on t.v. ??? Thanks.

By: Jane

Jane — Sun, 09 May 2010 16:06:01 +0000

“Yes” to all your questions. These words can be used as adjectives (without apostrophes) or as possessive pronouns (with apostrophes).
You are right about the extent of anthropomorphism (the attribution of human motivation, characteristics, or behavior to inanimate objects, animals, or natural phenomena). A study cannot think but it’s reasonable to say that a study analyzes. I don’t think you will find rigid rules about this because it is a “common sense” decision.

By: Donna Rice

Donna Rice — Sun, 09 May 2010 15:32:04 +0000

I cannot find rules for the following:

Is it proper to say Texas weather vs Texas’ weather? Can you say teacher perceptions vs teachers’ perceptions?

Where does anthropomorphism end? You cannot say the study thinks but can you say the study analyzes?

Where are the rules regarding these grammar questions?