Richard Firsten has answerd grammar questions in TESOL's "Grammatically speaking" column for over 8 years and now he's retired and passing the column off to T. Leo Schmitt. Over the years I have been a regular critic of Fristen's analyses. I've responded on my blog to Fristen's last ever explanation, which was really no explanation at all. It may be ungracious of me, but I'm glad to see the end of him. I do hope that Schmitt will do a better job. Best, Brett blog: <http://english-jack.blogspot.com> ----------------------- Brett Reynolds English Language Centre Humber College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning Toronto, Ontario, Canada [log in to unmask] To join or leave this LISTSERV list, please visit the list's web interface at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/archives/ateg.html and select "Join or leave the list" Visit ATEG's web site at http://ateg.org/