By Verbs, Sample

Hello CJ English is your native language and you are a teacher of English, whereas I'm a mere learner still at a beginner's level. So I don't have any intention to argue with you about English and I think it's the most difficult thing in the world. But I would be obliged if you would have a look...

Hello Nayeem 'Due to' is now commonly used as a synonym for 'because of', especially in public service announcements. This is probably why the Cambridge dictionary included it. When 'due to' is preceded by the verb 'to be' ('the delay was due to wet leaves on the line'), there is no...

Hello Jack I'm afraid a bit I could not understand correctly what you are asking. But I'll try. 1). One in ten say they will buy it. 'One in ten' is a phrase that can be rephrased as 10%. This phrase is often used to report a result of some statistical study on the opinions about something...

?Thank you Casi for your examples. I have a few more questions about sentences B and C. In your sample sentences, nouns are uniformly singular or plural. In B and C, some nouns are in plural and some are in singlar. The singluar nouns "lamp" and "desk" follow the verb "be" in B; while in C,...

Part of the key to the cloudiness may indeed be '-ed verb as adjective as -ed verb'. The sample sentences you just gave, Jim, to me offer a range of credibilities. But should we anyway (in this thread I mean) be looking at simple statements with no possible/probable agent, or comparing the...

People sometimes refer to the CGEL on this site. Conveniently, some sample chapters from this publication are now online at CGEL sample chapters The preliminary chapter includes the odd lapse of logic. This is one of the first. Apologies for the fairly lengthy quotation: Another kind of...

This time I'd like ask you about form of the verb infinitives used as a complement. Let me show two sample sentences: (1) My first task at work is to switch on the machine. (2) The first thing I have to do at work is (to) switch on the machine. I have learned we cannot leave out 'to'...

Hello teachers This time I'd like ask you about form of the verb infinitives used as a complement. Let me show two sample sentences: (1) My first task at work is to switch on the machine. (2) The first thing I have to do at work is (to) switch on the machine. I have learned we cannot...

They're interesting results. If we exclude 1a (small sample), they suggest 'person of verb by nearest preceding subject pronoun' – except 3. So 'me...is' jars less than 'us...is'; which takes us back to Paco's point about number. But then, perhaps some instances here of 'need' are semi-modal,...

I have a question on a study guide that I need help with. It is for a medical class. This is a sample of it: Negative pap smear performed. Now what I need to know is if this is a complete sentence or not. The helper verb is missing (was/is/should be). Sentence or Fragment? How is one to...