By Sentence structures, Verbs

Hey Ellen, I am not sure what is causative so I'll try my best to explain passive. The normal sentence structure is <subject> <verb> <object>. The passive form is the reversed structure of a normal sentence, <object> <passive form verb>...

You remember 'S-V-O', don't you, Vincent-- the most common basic sentence structure? I am speaking of 'O', the object of the verb. Take the sentence, The armadillo ate the damsel fly. The subject is armadillo, the verb is ate and the object of the verb is damsel fly. It is the damsel...

Interesting, I would probably say ii). However, you've altered the sentence structure. I would never say "Going for sightseeing in the United States". So I guess it's dependent on the context and sentence structure. The difference lies in the choice of verb: to go for or to go to.

Dear teacher , I’m rather confused about sentence structures that involve “To Verb + ing”.I write down four examples of sentences using that particular basis. • But being in the right environment is essential when it comes “to learning” a foreign language. • Some of our officers went on a trip...

1-- 'that' is the restrictive relative pronoun, not a demonstrative. It heads the adverbial clause modifying the verb 'dig' (='understand). 2-- I suppose so; the original has some structural problems-- you have miscopied or the original is wrong. 3-- 'them' refers to funerals. 'Price' is the...

Thank you! I'm slowly working on my English grammar skills so I might have other questions about sentence structure in the coming days.

It implies a process of doing something. e.g. You have to look up 100 new words you don't know. You spread this over a month, while you also learn things about grammar, sentence structure, idioms, proverbs, etc. You learn 100 new words as you learn English. You do it as you go.

Paco is absolutely right, but I don't understand the question, which indicates: "subject + WISH + TO (verb)" This to me would be represented, for instance, as: "The dog wishes to (go for a walk)". This is a common sentence structure. What is it precisely you are seeking, Blackiana?

Many Singaporeans do speak very good English, but the reason many western native English speakers don't consider that Singaporeans in general speak 'native English' is because of the predominance of the Singlish dialect. Singlish in it's most extreme forms lacks inflection for tense and plural...

'Furthermore' tends to add more topping to the second point, where 'also' merely adds it to the first. I like sushi; I also like sashimi. I hate sushi; furthermore, it gives me hives. Furthermore, 'furthermore' is a more sophisticated adverb, and appears in longer and more formal sentence...