By Verbs, Punctuation

Hi, According to The Tongue Untied, a guide to grammar, punctuation and style, the following is noted as a subordinate clause acting as an adjective clause describing the plan. Can you tell me the reason? Could it be an adverb? This is the plan until the captain arrives with a better one.

"The Change of the Characteristics in the passage from The Hours" The passage from the novel The Hours by Michael Cunningham is intriguing. The passage illustrates the difference between the character's characteristics in different time settings: past and present. This difference is...

Believer wrote:Hi, Please correct these questions which meant to be answered by indicating whether each question is "True" or 'False." How much do you know about Mr. John Doe. 1. He likes to play tennis on his spare time and lately, he is practicing thirty minutes a day at his home court in...

The examinations _____(will be held/would be held) in the school hall on monday ______(since /after) our last visit, the landscape has undergone much change I _____just _____ the baby to bed when the telephone suddenly rang. (was carrying/ had carried) passage on dog's history, use the correct...

I don't think you read the last correction at all. I am only going to highlight errors. It's up to you to fix them. Our work here is done. You have changed things that you should not have. You now have tenses all over - past in one place, present in another. You seem to have removed spaces...

Hi Hoa THai, 1. Please take this lunch box to your father.2. Please help me take this lunch box to your father.3. Please help me to take this lunch box to your father. #2 means that Ann is asking John to help her with the task of taking. They will both take the lunch box to the father. ie...

Thank you for your explanation. But I think the verb 'are' is sufficient in this type of sentences. Even if i think there could be one or more correct sentences, I would just write 'are' and not present 'is' together with 'are' with a choice punctuation, / (or). So, I don't see why this style of...

Analyse the formality of the article in SCMP It is indispensable for us to use an appropriate style when writing. There is no doubt that formal style should be practiced for newspaper as objectivity and impersonality are important. South China Morning Post is one of the most prevalent...

Mister Micawber wrote:No commas-- these sentences have compound verbs.I think there is a difference between BrE and AmE in regard to the punctuation of the sentences.He went to the park, then went to his friends' 'He passed his exams and then went to university'He looked at her, then turned...

Anonymous wrote: Can you guyss tell me what can I improve on, and how to make it longer. It will be great to have some other comments too. Thank you very much Teacher's Criteriaescriptive Writing - Figurative Language: such as simile, metaphor, alliteration, allusion -Sensory qualities:...