20 Most Interesting English Grammar Questions Asked in the Forum

[Joe Carillo]

During the past 15 years, literally hundreds of English grammar questions have been asked by members and visitors of Jose Carillo’s English Forum. Listed below are 20 of the most interesting and consequential questions that the Forum had answered for the benefit of all who are keen on continually enriching and broadening their grasp of English grammar and usage. Simply click the indicated web links to read the Forum postings answering each of the listed 20 grammar questions.

1. What’s the difference between “going to” and “will”?



2. When can history be narrated in the present tense?

3. Why can “all” actually mean “totality,” “everything” or even “nothing but”?

4. When is using a parenthetical necessary in a sentence?

5. Can you please set the matter straight on the “not me” vs. “not I” usage?



6. What’s the correct usage for the verbs “brought” and “taken”?

7. Why not “soil” or “land” for “area of responsibility”?

8. What’s the crucial difference between “nude” and “naked”?



9. Why do many young writers prefer “beneath” to “under” or “below”?

10. What’s the correct way of saying “No one is safe” to include the speaker?

11. When do we use “in the street” and “on the street”?

12. Why are legal documents and contracts hard to understand?



13. Why is the nominative and subjective case in English lumped as just a single case?

14. How does a “lawful wedded wife” differ from a “lawfully wedded wife”?

15. Why is there really no such thing as a complex-complex sentence in English grammar?

16. How do "I hope" and "hopefully" differ and is the latter acceptable usage?

17. How does the meaning of “I’d ask of you” differ from “I’d ask you”?



18. When does notional agreement override grammatical agreement in English grammar?

19. Precisely when is a verb linking or an auxiliary?

20. Does “nor” always need “neither” to work properly?

We are confident that you’ll find checking out the Forum’s answers to these 20 questions a stimulating learning experience.

With my best wishes,
Joe Carillo