The Thinking Behind Grammar and Style
A Loud Bell Sounding Loudly
Let’s consider again how some of the most common verbs we use work grammatically. In a recent post (Well, Good), we saw that one class of verbs identify their subject with an adjective. Such a verb is called a copula (the word means a rope or link in Latin), and they are very common indeed.…
Well, Good
Most of the rules we hear so much about in studying grammar and writing have to do with ensuring precision, which is the central concern of expository writing, the kind of writing we compose most often to present and explain facts and ideas. It seems to be endemically difficult for us to change our mental…
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