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Walking as if each step were painful 1 , she slowly pushed open the glass door and hobbled down the nearest aisle 2 . 1: Dependant clause (what kind of dependant clause??) I'm kind of confused as to the nature of this subordinate clause... It is reduced clause(While/As she was walking...) ...

Right or wrong? “For a moment 1 , I even thought 2 that this was some sort of test 3 and that this woman was someone from the head office 4 , testing my loyalty 5 .” 1: Prepositional phrase used adverbially. 2: Main clause 3: Dependant clause 4: Dependant clause 5:...

Thanks Philip. How about the next one: Walking as if each step were painful 1 , she slowly pushed open the glass door and hobbled down the nearest aisle 2 . 1: Dependant clause (what kind of dependant clause??) I'm kind of confused as to the nature of this subordinate clause......

SeekerOfPeace wrote: Hello everyone, I'm trying to practice my understanding of grammar. I'm trying to be as detailed as possible in my explanations. Is the following analysis right? Is there anything I should/could add to it? Thanks. The moment she entered 1 , the woman presented a sharp...

Hello everyone, I'm trying to practice my understanding of grammar. I'm trying to be as detailed as possible in my explanations. Is the following analysis right? Is there anything I should/could add to it? Thanks. The moment she entered 1 , the woman presented a sharp contrast to our shiny...

It was only 10 days ago that the accident happened. It is only 10 days since the accident happened. When the sentence has two clauses like this, and is viewed from the present time, ago is preceded by the simple past tense (was), and since by the present or present perfect tense ( is, has...

Grammar Geek wrote: Hi Pastsimple - Ironically, you should have used the simple past "I used this phrase." The combination of "today" and what was probably a single use makes simple past appropropriate. If you in fact did say it several times today and were planning on saying it again,...

Voltaire101 wrote: I can differe make the difference between the present continuous tense and the simple present tense. The difference is : - Th e simple present tense is used for a repeated or habitual action that happen s always or often or usually. In these cases you'll have...

1- We've had to make some adjustments to our original calculations. (Longman) 2- We had to make some adjustments to our original calculations. I have written the second sentence. I have a few questions about the difference between the present perfect and the simple past. We do not always...

Goodman Why did you twist my message every time? When and where did I say such a thing like "just" and "already" are uncommon in BrE? I said to Daxiao (not to you!) that the use of such adverbs with the simple past tense is one of the features of AmE. ENGLISH TENSE The present perfect is used...