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Ssevensages replied to the thread Why do we spend so little time learning grammar in college?.In "I am older than she", the word "is" after the word she is implied. Both "I am older than she" and "I am older than she is" are...
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Ssevensages replied to the thread Why do we spend so little time learning grammar in college?.k. I still think that "I am older than she" is correct grammar. But I now think my reasoning is wrong in post #81. She is performing...
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From the link you provided What is the action "she" is performing in the sentence "I am older than she" ? -
Ssevensages replied to the thread Why do we spend so little time learning grammar in college?.The word "ain't" is grammatically correct in informal English. The sentence "She don't know" is grammatically correct in informal...
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Ssevensages replied to the thread Why do we spend so little time learning grammar in college?."She" is not performing any action in the sentence "I am older than she." You are looking at a usage of the nominative case that does...
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Ssevensages reacted to gmax137's post in the thread Why do we spend so little time learning grammar in college? with Like.
It makes me wonder, "you are older than her *what*" Older than her sister? Older than her stale jokes?
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Ssevensages replied to the thread Why do we spend so little time learning grammar in college?.https://www.grammarbook.com/blog/pronouns/nominative-case/ What does everyone else think about the above quote by difalcojr? What does...
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@sevensages I have read this thread with some amusement. I am a grammar Nazi, and as some on this forum know, I often correct people's...
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Ssevensages replied to the thread Why do we spend so little time learning grammar in college?.Yes
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Ssevensages replied to the thread Why do we spend so little time learning grammar in college?.It is a college's job to fix that because it is a college's job to give someone a well-rounded education.
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Ssevensages replied to the thread Why do we spend so little time learning grammar in college?.Let's say that you're the dean of the University of Texas. The University of Texas has over 53,000 students. If the public schools are...
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Ssevensages replied to the thread Why do we spend so little time learning grammar in college?.I agree, but the deficiencies of English grammar curriculum at public schools is not in the control of universities. If I were a dean...
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Ssevensages reacted to Averagesupernova's post in the thread Why do we spend so little time learning grammar in college? with Like.
My position has been that we need to fix what is causing high school grads to not be competent in grammar, etc before they get to...
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Ssevensages replied to the thread Why do we spend so little time learning grammar in college?.UAH requires undergraduates take two English composition classes. I think most universities require that undergraduates take two...
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Ssevensages replied to the thread Why do we spend so little time learning grammar in college?.The universities cannot reject everyone and stay in business. The universities need students that are paying tuition to stay in...