In Auxiliaries^x, Direct objects^x

Hello Sextus Here you go: 1) “The past few years have witnessed the publication of a considerable number of books and papers on the influence that ancient scepticism (broadly defined) . I don’t understand whether by adding “an” before “assimilation”, the sentence is correct, or whether I...

Hello, Nobody replied to my previous post, but I hope someone will for this one 1) The representative told the press a lie out of fear of retribution. Parts of speech: The = definite article Representative = noun Told = ditransitive verb Press = noun A = indefinite article Lie = noun Out...

1. "She already has her first client lined up." She: subject. has: main verb (actually, the only verb in the sentence). her first client: direct object. lined up: I see this as an object complement rather than an adverbial. It's a past participle acting as an adjective, and it modifies...

It would be impossible to write everything there is to know about "voice" in English in just one post, but I hope the following will help. In English, a transitive verb can be used either in the 'active' or the 'passive' voice. If the person or thing denoted by the subject is the 'doer' of the...