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Hi ForbesThank you for your long reply. I do appreciate it. I would just like to say that I my opinion is based on the knowledge I have of the Germanic and Romance languages and it is of course very subjective. I fully understand that not everyone agrees with me and what I consider easy may be...

BookNectar wrote:Hi RedPenCJ,The Subject/Verb Agreement webpage is indeed helpful. I have read the webpage and several English grammar books to find crystal-clear rules, crystal-clear examples, and crystal-clear reasons for some sentences. After I learned from those resources, the set of...

Hi RedPenCJ,The Subject/Verb Agreement webpage is indeed helpful. I have read the webpage and several English grammar books to find crystal-clear rules, crystal-clear examples, and crystal-clear reasons for some sentences. After I learned from those resources, the set of sentences/questions is...

My students use the following excellent grammar book: English Grammar in Use - by Raymond Murphy - Cambridge University Press. From the book for intermediate students - Unit 62, p.124 it states: When these expressions are followed by a verb, the verb ends in -ing: It's no use/It's no good ....

Sabyakgp wrote:You suggested that I could also say "I worked.." But I believe that the event in the first clause occured before the event in the second clause, so it should be past perfect (the first clause) instead of simple past. I am just wondering that whether your suggestion can be...

Hi,where do I put adverbs in this kind of construction? The usual position for adverbs? (so only the first should not be ok?)Not being interested in English grammar, I decided to burn all of those grammar books I was given.Being not interested in English grammar, I decided to burn all of those...

Let's spread out the issue a little bit: ____ O ____ Type 2. Basic forms. a. If we caught the 10 o'clock train, we would (could, might, etc.) get there by lunch-time. b. If I came into a fortune, I would give up smoking. c. If I knew how it worked, I could tell...

'Time time reference can be established in a previous clause, and the verbs in the following clauses are therefore put in the past tense' (Collins Cobuild English Grammar) Does 'clause' equal to 'sentence'? Is it referring to a sentence when it says 'clause' in here? Thank you.Best wishes,PBF

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...

Thanks Spectacled-Girl for your prompt reply. In A Practical English Grammar by Oxford University Press topic No. 98, it is said "Verb placed immediately after the preposition must be in the gerund form." e.g. He left without paying his bill. I am looking forward to seeing him.