By Adverbs, Prepositions

‘After playing chess’ is a prepositional phrase functioning as an adverb of time modifying the main verb ‘went’. It’s also considered an elided clause. In ‘After he played chess, he went on to take a long walk home.’ the prepositional phrase becomes a full subordinate clause. ‘Playing chess’ is...

1) Are my sentences correct but with a different meaning? I didn't quite get the nuance between the 2 prepositions. Would you please explain the difference again? a) "The plays had been / were performed THROUGHOUT the next ten years"-- many times /every year in that periodb) "He had acted /...

Dear teachers, Would you please help me with the following difficuties? 1) Are my sentences correct but with a different meaning? I didn't quite get the nuance between the 2 prepositions. Would you please explain the difference again? a) "The plays had been / were (?) performed THROUGOUT /...

1. "women" - use plural to match "the elderly" & "are more LIKELY" 2. The goals of our program ARE - use plural verb with plural subject 3. MANY benefits - "Much" is for stuff; "many" is for things you can count. 4. there IS a lot of space (missing verb in clause) ...

One simple way to look at the difference between a PREP (preposition) & a CONJ (conjunction) is that while a PREP is a word (or words) that placed before a noun or pronoun to show the kind of relationship the person or thing denoted by it stands in regard to something else, a CONJ is a word...

Solomon_13000 wrote:Are the sentences below correct in terms of the use of preposition and so on in italic? Preposition Neither Amy nor her sisters like to do ironing every week. He is like his mother He is always like that Besides working at the restaurant, he also works at the...

‘Cross’ is a noun, a verb or an adjective; ‘across’ is a preposition or an adverb, never a noun or an adjective. Examples: A cross is hanging in the church. (‘Cross’ as a noun. This is only one of the many meanings of the word ‘cross’) Cross my name off your list! (‘Cross’ as a verb) What is...

Are the sentences below correct in terms of the use of preposition and so on in italic? Preposition Neither Amy nor her sisters like to do ironing every week. He is like his mother He is always like that besides working at the restaurant, he also works at the garage. He is watching...

Hi MutiWelcome to EnglishForums.An "idiomatic verbal phrase" is also called a "phrasal verb". Macmillan defines "phrasal verb" this way:"a verb formed from two or (sometimes three) parts: a verb and an adverb or...

Are the sentences using the underlined word (pronoun and so on) as shown below correct? Verb Please remember to bring your books tomorrow. I still remember how to go to London You will remember if you think harder It is the duty of every soldier to protect his country. John is a...