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2018: "English Plain and Simple" columns in The Manila Times(This listing is in reverse chronological order, the latest first. To access and read a particular column, simply click the indicated link.)
December 27, 2018:
Options for avoiding officious subjunctive sentencesDecember 20, 2018:
Letter from Germany on how synonyms and pleonasms differDecember 13, 2018:
What to do when the subject is a very long noun formDecember 6, 2018:
“Which,” “that,” and other grammar pitfallsNovember 29, 2018:
A full-dress review of the verb types in English - 7 (How the English modal auxiliary verbs work)November 22, 2018:
A full-dress review of the verb types in English - 6 (How many auxiliary verbs are there in English? - 4)November 15, 2018:
A full-dress review of the verb types in English - 5 (Distinguishing auxiliary verbs from linking verbs - 3)November 8, 2018:
A full-dress review of the verb types in English - 4 (Linking verbs - 2)November 1, 2018:
A full-dress review of the verb types in English - 3 (Verbs to connect and tie up loose ends- 1)October 25, 2018:
A full-dress review of the verb types in English - 2October 18, 2018:
A full-dress review of the verb types in English - 1October 11, 2018:
Never strand a direct object at the end of the main clauseOctober 4, 2018:
How to reduce adjective clauses to adjective phrases – 2September 27, 2018:
How to reduce adjective clauses to adjective phrases – 1September 20, 2018:
How to reduce adverb clauses to adverb phrasesSeptember 13, 2018:
How the noun clause, adjective clause, and adverb clause differSeptember 6, 2018:
Even more pragmatic uses of sentence inversionAugust 30, 2018:
Inverted sentences as transitional devicesAugust 23, 2018:
Some baffling aspects of inverted sentencesAugust 16, 2018:
Making nominalization work for our proseAugust 9, 2018:
The historical present and rhetorical present tenseAugust 2, 2018:
Precisely when is ‘were’ in the indicative or subjunctive mood?July 26, 2018:
An unnerving encounter with faulty adverb usageJuly 19, 2018:
Can a modifier dangle legitimately under some circumstances - 2?July 12, 2018:
Can a modifier dangle legitimately under some circumstances - 1?July 5, 2018:
Can the indefinite articles be used with uncountable nouns?June 28, 2018:
Using euphemism to cushion the blow of request rejectionsJune 21, 2018:
Two often interchangeable forms of the English future tenseJune 14, 2018:
Is there a fail-safe rule for using “fewer” or “less”?June 7, 2018:
“All” can actually mean “totality,” “everything” or even “nothing but”May 31, 2018:
It’s foolhardy to stop learning English grammar just like that!May 25, 2018:
A puzzling usage of ‘which’ to introduce a relative clauseMay 17, 2018:
Beware that mass nouns are distinct from collective nounsMay 10, 2018:
The present participle and past participle as modifiers - IIMay 3, 2018:
The present participle and past participle as modifiers - IApril 26, 2018:
The specific timelines for the perfect tenses - 2April 19, 2018:
The perfect tenses as a major grammar challenge - 1April 12, 2018:
Hyphenating compound modifiers for clarityApril 5, 2018:
Using a pair of commas in vain can cause great troubleMarch 29, 2018:
When an entire clause functions as a noun or adjectiveMarch 22, 2018:
Some perplexing aspects of noun usage in EnglishMarch 15, 2018:
The dangers of overstating yourselfMarch 8, 2018:
Appositives as open secret to more engaging writingMarch 1, 2018:
The four forms that absolute phrases takeFebruary 22, 2018:
The subtle job that absolute phrases doFebruary 15, 2018:
The baffling thing about absolute phrasesFebruary 8, 2018:
The flexible positions of participial phrasesFebruary 1, 2018:
How participles and participial phrases workJanuary 25, 2018:
How gerund phrases workJanuary 18, 2018:
How infinitive phrases workJanuary 11, 2018:
The choice between gerunds and infinitivesJanuary 4, 2018:
How gerunds and infinitives work
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