By Verbs, Determiners

You could try color-coding your answers this way, for example:(1) the verbs; (2) the nouns; (3) the adjectives; (4) the adverbs; (5) the prepositions; and (6) the conjunctionsThe usage of the word 'the' in your sentences would normally be referred to as definite article or determiner.

only is an adverb modifying the adjective short. only a short time = not a long time Note that the adverbs only and not are placed before the determiner. Not *an only short time or *a not long time. very, in contrast, is placed after the determiner: a very short time. CJ

Yes, but I'm still not sure what you mean by 'grammatical names'. I don't think there is any particular name to the parts that you have underlined. The first two are infinitive structures (with full infinitives). The third is also an infinitive structure, but with a bare infinitive instead...

Buddhaheart wrote:1. We really appreciate your giving us your opinion regarding this issue. OK 2. We really appreciate you giving us your opinion regarding this issue. Not OK What comes after the main verb ‘appreciate’ is a noun phrase ‘your giving …’. ‘Giving’ is a gerund acting as a noun....

First and foremost, thanks for the reply. I really appreciate it.1. We really appreciate your giving us your opinion regarding this issue. OK 2. We really appreciate you giving us your opinion regarding this issue. Not OK What comes after the main verb ‘appreciate’ is a noun phrase ‘your...

1. We really appreciate your giving us your opinion regarding this issue. OK 2. We really appreciate you giving us your opinion regarding this issue. Not OK What comes after the main verb ‘appreciate’ is a noun phrase ‘your giving …’. ‘Giving’ is a gerund acting as a noun. What precedes a...

Hi CadzaoThe word 'what' can be used as a determiner to introduce an opinion, usually in an exclamatory sentence. You can see this function more clearly in the sentence that follows the one you are asking about. Normally you would not see subject-verb inversion with this use of 'what', so the...

CalifJim wrote:difference is a countable noun. Countable nouns in the singular require a determiner. no is a determiner. not is not a determiner. not negates the verb.So you can have the positive statement There is with the determiner no and noun the difference.Or you can have the negative...

The only thing that can come after a preposition to form a prepositional phrase is a noun phrase, usually a noun accompanied by its preceding determiner and perhaps an adjective. A relative clause may be added. The noun itself may be a gerund. If the element after the candidate for a...

Yoong Liat, No. Not necessarily better, but it's another way of expressing that thought which is equally grammatical. I've observed that the negation is quite often on the verb when the noun in question is concrete. Leaving the verb in the affirmative and negating the noun with the...