Is there any collocation and why?

The first two examples include embedded clauses ‘who they are’ (not with the example of “what they are”) and perception that they are (perhaps a definition of “are they”).

The third is a mistake, and is not grammatical/grammarally

incorrect.

Is there any collocation and why?

The first two examples include embedded clauses ‘who they are’ (not with the example of “what they are”) and perception that they are (perhaps a definition of “are they”).

The third is a mistake, and is not grammatical/grammarally

incorrect.

The corpus of historical American English gives 62 hits for “Mr Roosevelt” between 1901 and 1910. Some might be before he became president and some may be after him. What do Americans really think about the great President of the USA? In the same period there are no words for “President Roosevelt” in the same period.

In the 1920’s and 40’s the corresponding figures are 7 and 5 for “Mr Roosevelt” and 1457, 1165 for “President Roosevelt”.

What do you see as trend of trend reading for a different term on an older

custom?

The corpus of historical American English gives 62 hits for “Mr Roosevelt” between 1901 and 1910. Some might be before he became president and some may be after him. What do Americans really think about the great President of the USA? In the same period there are no words for “President Roosevelt” in the same period.

In the 1920’s and 40’s the corresponding figures are 7 and 5 for “Mr Roosevelt” and 1457, 1165 for “President Roosevelt”.

What do you see as trend of trend reading for a different term on an older

custom?

English has quite a strong tendency to have the verb second in the sentence (not necessarily the second word, but the second constituent) Normally the subject is the first constituent that precedes it, but there are a number of other items which may serve that function, and in those cases the subject moves after the verb:

• Emphatic negatives

Is it possible for us to reach it in that day?

At no time did I notice this.

• Other negative polarity adverbs: Rarely

did they come and visit.

I arrived in August and he spoke fluently. Hardly. I reached him.

The above are mostly a bit literary but as you point out “neither/nor does” is normal in speech. You

disagree

English has quite a strong tendency to have the verb second in the sentence (not necessarily the second word, but the second constituent) Normally the subject is the first constituent that precedes it, but there are a number of other items which may serve that function, and in those cases the subject moves after the verb:

• Emphatic negatives

Is it possible for us to reach it in that day?

At no time did I notice this.

• Other negative polarity adverbs: Rarely

did they come and visit.

I arrived in August and he spoke fluently. Hardly. I reached him.

The above are mostly a bit literary but as you point out “neither/nor does” is normal in speech. You

disagree

As other people have said, your first example doesn’t have the meaning you want, because “it” is not read as a dummy subject. What would you do?

If you leave out “it”, you get something that almost works?

What’s your choice? The place where you are born,,, not the family in which you’re born.

However it doesn’t quite work, because there is no satisfactory placement for the ‘not’. Can a person express his or her belief

that the place where he is born is out of their control?

grammatically, this is easily understandable. If you know me or I am confused but I would like to have some tips please!

The place you are born is not a choice, neither

are the family into which you are born. What do you think about this?

It turns out that “the

place where you’re born is not a choice” and that the family into which you’re born could make a difference.

Why does one guy talk about his future and how will he make changes from now on?

As other people have said, your first example doesn’t have the meaning you want, because “it” is not read as a dummy subject. What would you do?

If you leave out “it”, you get something that almost works?

What’s your choice? The place where you are born,,, not the family in which you’re born.

However it doesn’t quite work, because there is no satisfactory placement for the ‘not’. Can a person express his or her belief

that the place where he is born is out of their control?

grammatically, this is easily understandable. If you know me or I am confused but I would like to have some tips please!

The place you are born is not a choice, neither

are the family into which you are born. What do you think about this?

It turns out that “the

place where you’re born is not a choice” and that the family into which you’re born could make a difference.

Why does one guy talk about his future and how will he make changes from now on?

As other people have said, your first example doesn’t have the meaning you want, because “it” is not read as a dummy subject. What would you do?

If you leave out “it”, you get something that almost works?

What’s your choice? The place where you are born,,, not the family in which you’re born.

However it doesn’t quite work, because there is no satisfactory placement for the ‘not’. Can a person express his or her belief

that the place where he is born is out of their control?

grammatically, this is easily understandable. If you know me or I am confused but I would like to have some tips please!

The place you are born is not a choice, neither

are the family into which you are born. What do you think about this?

It turns out that “the

place where you’re born is not a choice” and that the family into which you’re born could make a difference.

Why does one guy talk about his future and how will he make changes from now on?

I have never lived to comb grey hair nor made old bones is an established phrase. I realize what one is quite clear, but the second I find confusing (you don’t normally speak of people making their bones: she grew older bones would be a little more understandable, but still might be confusing).

The third and fourth one are all right, but as Tim says lived long is not colloquial. The difference between them is that the fourth one places her living in the past relative to when she passed away. Since this necessarily the case, it is probably a more natural way to say it. The third one is also possible: at the same time, it moves the focus of her life rather than keeping the focus point on her passing away.

What happened in 1st Half? In my (British) dialect, I would not use already with the simple past (like Tim), but my understanding is that for some (mainly American) speakers it is possible. “… already passed away” occurs 9 times in the COCA – the Corpus of Contemporary American English – most are “have/has/had already passed away”, but one is “she already passed away”