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I have a english grammar book on verbs usage. I got a question when I read about S+V+I.O+D.O In that book, S+V+I.O+D.O is regarded as meaning that the subject have virtually an impact on the direct object, So I just can't say " I threw him a baseball ,but he did'nt got it." The first sentence...

Hello, I hope someone reads and helps me What are the differences between the two following sentences in meaning? Do they mean different things or is there a point where they semantically meet? Sometimes I find subjunctive constructions unbelievably complicated. In most cases, it is...

3/ What's the difference between : I would like to see it VS I should like to see it. In American English, you do not use "I should" to mean "I would like to," which translates roughly into "Please, may I see it." I'm sure you can construct a situation in which you'd say "I should like to see...

Dear all, I have a query here about the correct tenses to be used after 'IF'. Example: 1a. "We wouldn't be going ahead if we weren't confident that there was a good chance for a good outcome," Dr. Christopher Moir. (original) 1b. "We will not be going ahead if we are not confident that...

hi i have too many questions related to English grammar where i feel im really weak and i hope you help me, although what i feel they are so silly questions but to let you know that English language is the second language in my country. 1. Whats the difference between...

Hello, I´ve learned I´ve to say: I sit on the chair/on the floor/on the grass (English Grammar in Use), but what about: I sit on a meadow? I sit in a field??? or: There grow beautiful flowers on/in a meadow.??? Therer grow potatoes in/on the field.??? Is there any difference between British...

Can any one explain difference between had and did . where can we use HAD and DID. I had dinner: I think this meaning is I ate dinner . I did dinner : I think this meaning is I prepared dinner. other than these where can we use did and had ... Thanks in advace, ASREDDYForum: Basic English...

Hello CJI have four English grammar books. Two are written in Japanese and both treat an agentless passive as a kind of passive, although one of them introduces the concept of "stative passive" to explain the usage of agentless passive. English-written grammar books are Quirk's CGEL and...

The usages of the present perfect tense are: 1.Actions which started in the past and are still continuing 2.Actions which happened at some unknown time/unspecific time/unfinished time in the past,which meansit's important to say that something happened (or didn't happen).3.Actions which happened...

Rishonly wrote:What is the difference between 'finite' and 'definite'? Can they be used interchangeably?Hello KrishYour question is interesting. Actually, "finite" and "definite" both mean "fixed" or "limited", although they are used differently in English grammar. "Finite" comes from Latin...