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Is “but on what grounds did not appear” ungrammatical?
Announcing the arrival of Valued Associate #679: Cesar Manara
Planned maintenance scheduled April 23, 2019 at 23:30 UTC (7:30pm US/Eastern)What is the proper usage of “not only… but also”?“Why didn't (or did not) somebody do something?” or “Why did somebody not do something?”What is ungrammatical about “that's them”?“Not only…, but also” without “but”Resources on writing grammatically and clearlyWhy areN'T 'not least' and 'notably' interchangeable?“It's a long time that” - correct or not?"it's a long time that.'Not only… but alsoWhat is the role/function and origin of “to” being used in the idiomatic phrases “there's something to him/her/it” & “there's nothing to him/her/it”?
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You can see the quote beneath on Google Books, but I've double-checked it on Westlaw.
The highlighted dependent clause looks wrong to me, as I can't pinpoint the subject of "what did not appear"? "on what grounds" is a prepositional phrase functioning as an adverbial adjunct.
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You can see the quote beneath on Google Books, but I've double-checked it on Westlaw.
The highlighted dependent clause looks wrong to me, as I can't pinpoint the subject of "what did not appear"? "on what grounds" is a prepositional phrase functioning as an adverbial adjunct.
grammaticality
asked 48 mins ago
AntinatalistAntinatalist
1494
It's court stenographerish for "but the reason for this was not specified."
– Hot Licks
20 mins ago
add a comment |
You can see the quote beneath on Google Books, but I've double-checked it on Westlaw.
The highlighted dependent clause looks wrong to me, as I can't pinpoint the subject of "what did not appear"? "on what grounds" is a prepositional phrase functioning as an adverbial adjunct.
grammaticality
asked 48 mins ago
AntinatalistAntinatalist
1494
You can see the quote beneath on Google Books, but I've double-checked it on Westlaw.
The highlighted dependent clause looks wrong to me, as I can't pinpoint the subject of "what did not appear"? "on what grounds" is a prepositional phrase functioning as an adverbial adjunct.
grammaticality
grammaticality
asked 48 mins ago
AntinatalistAntinatalist
1494
asked 48 mins ago
AntinatalistAntinatalist
1494
asked 48 mins ago
AntinatalistAntinatalist
1494
asked 48 mins ago
AntinatalistAntinatalist
1494
asked 48 mins ago
AntinatalistAntinatalist
1494
1494
It's court stenographerish for "but the reason for this was not specified."
– Hot Licks
20 mins ago
add a comment |
It's court stenographerish for "but the reason for this was not specified."
– Hot Licks
20 mins ago
It's court stenographerish for "but the reason for this was not specified."
– Hot Licks
20 mins ago
It's court stenographerish for "but the reason for this was not specified."
– Hot Licks
20 mins ago
add a comment |
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It's court stenographerish for "but the reason for this was not specified."
– Hot Licks
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