S sop Member Joined Sep 2, 2009 Member Type Student or Learner Feb 23, 2010 #1 Hi Is this considered to be an expression, an idiom etc.?Is it followed by a dependent or independent clause?Thank you in advance.
Hi Is this considered to be an expression, an idiom etc.?Is it followed by a dependent or independent clause?Thank you in advance.
Raymott VIP Member Joined Jun 29, 2008 Member Type Academic Native Language English Home Country Australia Current Location Australia Feb 23, 2010 #2 sop said: Hi Is this considered to be an expression, an idiom etc.?Is it followed by a dependent or independent clause?Thank you in advance. Click to expand... The following are correct uses of this expression: Needless to say, context is important. It's needless to say that context is important. Context is important, needless to say. Context is important - needless to say. It means that it should not need saying.
sop said: Hi Is this considered to be an expression, an idiom etc.?Is it followed by a dependent or independent clause?Thank you in advance. Click to expand... The following are correct uses of this expression: Needless to say, context is important. It's needless to say that context is important. Context is important, needless to say. Context is important - needless to say. It means that it should not need saying.
S sop Member Thread starter Joined Sep 2, 2009 Member Type Student or Learner Feb 23, 2010 #3 It was very helpful.Thank you.
