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The list isn't meant to be exhaustive or carefully arranged. Any additions, corrections or further examples would be welcomed. 1 main verbs; lexical verbs (all verbs which are not auxiliaries or modals) 2 action verbs; event verbs; dynamic verbs (a verb which can be used...

I don't think the words "this is" have anything to do with whether you should use "the" or "a." The only reason I would say "this is a book I just bought" is if I also bought three (random number) other books and I'm showing them off one at a...

Yep, I wouldn't use "a" there, but you could also say "hey guys, this is a book I just bought..." (also: "...this is the book I just bought...") - But I'm afraid it's the "this is" construction that allows me to use the article...

Anonymous wrote: Hi, Are they correct? 1. They are all correct grammar. -- What is the function of 'grammar'? 2. stepping into role -- Is a 'role' idiomatic in this context and therefore there is no need for an English article? 3. update member's details -- There are member's...

Yankee wrote: Hoa Thai wrote: ‘I don’t read nor write’. Okay ‘I don’t go to the bank nor / or the market anymore’ Okay. ‘I hardly go to the bank nor the market anymore’ . Hmmm! Hi Hoa Thai Oddly enough, I'd have rejected 'nor' in all three sentences. To me, the "not, nor"...

Hi there. I think that your first publication is very very good. Where are you from? Where do you want to publish it? But some things seems suspicious, i meant using tenses and grammatical constructions. Do You know what? - use do is necessary, but in informal way of writing skipping is...

Cool Breeze wrote: Yankee wrote: I still find "It is a 10 minutes' meeting" odd. And I still think the most common usage of this construction (when talking about time ) is with the word 'time'. Hi Yankee The oddness doubtless stems from the genitive (minutes'), which is between the article (a)...

Yankee wrote: I still find "It is a 10 minutes' meeting" odd. And I still think the most common usage of this construction (when talking about time ) is with the word 'time'. Hi Yankee The oddness doubtless stems from the genitive (minutes'), which is between the article (a) and the word it...

Hi Pres1dent You should break up long posts such as this one into several short posts. That way it's much easier for other people to comment. I've made suggestions. Some of the sentences in these exercises don't sound terribly natural, so there are also suggestions in places where there were no...

Hello! My mother is studying in University. She was given this testing. I've solved this English testing for her but I'm not sure if it is alright. Could you check it? Sorry, it's quite long. I. Grammar Exercises 1 Articles 1. *The* equipment of Blake & Co is very good. They sell it to...