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Re: Prepositional phrases that act as adverbials

Yes, that's a good example, and the punctuation is fine. Substitute a single-word adverb to verify the function. Yesterday the family drove through the lovely mountains. CJ

ESL General English Grammar Questions by CalifJim 1 yr 96 days ago Verbs Adverbs Punctuation
Re: How to make sentences?

Maverick9211 wrote:I can't differeniate between abt nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, etc. I am not very bad at English. I do understand English very well. I can speak English, but not in fluently. I can't write it very well. Let's make do it this way: You give me some topic and I will...

ESL General English Grammar Questions by Yankee 1 yr 108 days ago Grammar Verbs Difference between Nouns Numbers Adverbs Speak english Punctuation Spelling English grammar
Re: putting out of skills to hire?

putting is the verb in that sentence. Honestly, I don't know what 'to hire' is. It may be an intransitive verb but, hopefully, some guru will check this thread out and help you. Good luck! Here is a link to transitive and intransitive verbs :...

ESL General English Grammar Questions by Anonymous 1 yr 123 days ago Grammar Verbs Punctuation
Re: When "and" when not to use a comma before "and"

Clive's right - no surprise there! Like many aspects of punctuation, this is perhaps a style issue rather than a grammar issue, and the style guides I've used professionally have had this rule. But rule within one style guide is not a rule like verb agreement is a rule. So here are the real...

ESL General English Grammar Questions by Grammar Geek 1 yr 128 days ago Grammar Verbs Commas Punctuation
Re: An incorrect sentence formation or incorrect punctuation?

Hi, in these two expressions, there is no verb in either phrase to express a predicate. so, does the error lie in an incorrect formation of a sentence <<< YES or an incorrect use of a punctuation? thank you.the lad from belfast; the one and only george best.the legend of christmas;...

ESL Basic English Grammar Questions and Help by Clive 1 yr 136 days ago Expressions Verbs Punctuation Predicates Clauses
An incorrect sentence formation or incorrect punctuation?

in these two expressions, there is no verb in either phrase to express a predicate. so, does the error lie in an incorrect formation of a sentence or an incorrect use of a punctuation? thank you.the lad from belfast; the one and only george best.the legend of christmas; the one and only santa...

ESL Basic English Grammar Questions and Help by Dan01 1 yr 136 days ago Expressions Verbs Punctuation Predicates Clauses

I can't find a source that explains what I thought I understood many years ago. The question deals with joining an adverb and an adjective with a hyphen before the noun, but not afterward: the freshly-cut lawn smells great ~ the lawn is freshly cut he is a highly-admired...

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Hi guys, Making possible the impossible There's no main verb. It's just a phrase, not a full sentence. It sounds like an advertising slogan that would be used eg by a company that develops and sells new technology. That's why I didn't even bother to say that there should perhaps be a period...

ESL General English Grammar Questions by Clive 1 yr 140 days ago Grammar Verbs Punctuation
here are my exam questions... i wanna check if i replied them correctly.

1. Explain the functional and structural properties of "similarly" and state another connector functioning like "similarly" by using it in two sentences. 2. Write three example sentences in which subjunctive verbs are used as noun complements. 3. Rewite the reduced clauses below to correct the...

ESL General English Grammar Questions by Anonymous 1 yr 152 days ago Verbs Clauses Nouns Punctuation Subjunctives Paragraphs
here are my exam questions... i wanna check if i replied them correctly.

1. Explain the functional and structural properties of "similarly" and state another connector functioning like "similarly" by using it in two sentences. 2. Write three example sentences in which subjunctive verbs are used as noun complements. 3. Rewite the reduced clauses below to correct the...

ESL General English Grammar Questions by Anonymous 1 yr 152 days ago Verbs Clauses Nouns Punctuation Subjunctives Paragraphs

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