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A website says that by in the following sentence is an adverb 1 The farmer laid by his crops But if we analyze we can see that the word by answers the question what which makes it a preposition Also the website says that crops directyly receives the action of the farmer and is the direct object...

I think the majority of disagreement to my post so far has been on the actual points The points are well known and well established What s more and I am hesitant to say this as doing so appeals to authority mathematical geniuses who currently are contructing a mathematical paragon for the...

Am I correct in saying gerund is a verbal noun Going home I met Joe Which is the gerund here Going home Yes I think What is going A non finite verb in the gerund phrase the direct object of which is a house nicht war Am I correct in saying participle is an adjectival phrase Walking horse Walking...

It s a shame to have to keep flogging this for the Anons who don t have a grammar book but You understood SubjectGive Verb the package Direct Object of give to preposition whoever comes to the door clause object of preposition whoever S comes V to the door prepositional phrase as adverbial of...

I agree on all points 1 Benjamin Franklin proposed the turkey as the official bird of the United States rather than the bald eagle B F subject Yes proposed complex transitive verb Yes I am not familiar with complex here do you mean the proposed as rather than the turkey direct object Yes as the...

Dear teachers Is my analysis of these sentences correct 1 Benjamin Franklin proposed the turkey as the official bird of the United States rather than the bald eagle B F subject proposed complex transitive verb the turkey direct object as the eagle object complement is as a prepostion here 2 I...

Areli welcome to the forum You have asked a very basic question Do you have a grammar book The main parts are noun verb adjective and so on But sometimes it refers to how they function in the sentence the subject the direct object the object of a preposition I think you need to ask a more...

Believer wrote In regard to No 2 I can almost swear that I have heard some English professionals saying that there is an implicit word to there and whenever you hear the sentences without it just remember it is to be included for a sentence to be a correct sentence While I recognize that some...

Hey i m new here My name is Tim and I got this forum from a friend of mine He told me that this might help me with the problem i got I have a brother that is 16 years old and i m 23 in the US Army He needs help with his english The teacher gave him the study guide but no answer on it So i ask him...

Hey i m new here My name is Tim and I got this forum from a friend of mine He told me that this might help me with the problem i got I have a brother that is 16 years old and i m 23 in the US Army He needs help with his english The teacher gave him the study guide but no answer on it So i ask him...