Penicillin  +  233575 Wed, 07 Jun 06 09:34 PM Hello which of the verbs in the sentences describes: a main event in the story? a background event? an event which happened before the other events?   a- Two police officers were talking softly to a boy. b- He had apparently stumbled and cracked his head. c- They were wearing commando-style uniforms. d- They helped the boy up and led him to the card. e- I had never seen such gentle police. f- 'Goodnight,' I said and watched them go.   Thanks Penicillin Joined on Wed, Aug 25 2004 Full Member 334 Verbs

	Ant_222  +  233592 Wed, 07 Jun 06 10:31 PM You didn't post the story <img src="/emoticons/emotion-1.gif" alt="Smile [:)]" /> And how did you manage not to have done such a simple homewreck? Ant_222 Joined on Sun, May 21 2006 Podolsk, Russia Contributing Member 1,717 Verbs

	Goodman  +  233621 Thu, 08 Jun 06 12:17 AM  Ant_222 wrote: You didn't post the story And how did you manage not to have done such a simple homewreck? Ant_222, Maybe I am not an expert, I think this post is quiet abstract.  Perhaps, you can offer your answers on my behalf. Goodman Joined on Mon, Nov 7 2005 Senior Member 3,816 The name says it all! Verbs

	Clive  +  233632 Thu, 08 Jun 06 12:55 AM Hi Onh, It's best if you give us your answers first, and then we'll be happy to give you comments and advice, OK? Best wishes, Clive Clive Joined on Thu, Oct 28 2004 Canada Veteran Member 29,594 El tango argentino es un pensamiento triste que se puede bailar (The tango argentino is a sad thought which can be danced) Enrique Santos Discépolo Verbs

	Clive  +  233649 Thu, 08 Jun 06 02:43 AM Hi guys, The story consists of the 6 sentences (a to f). Best wishes, Clive Clive

	Grammar Geek  +  233665 Thu, 08 Jun 06 03:44 AM So, Onh, are you going to try to answer the questions? Grammar Geek Joined on Tue, Jan 10 2006 Veteran Member 19,655 Barbara, who answers in American English. My housekeeping skills attest to the truth of the second law of thermodynamics: Left to themselves, things get more and more random!