This is a very interesting discussion. Allow me to present views:- Question: I would have written, ''fraud which perpetrated throughout.. What do you say? No. But you could say 'which was perpetrated throughout . . . ' turning the

Well, here's one approach. Think of the roles that nouns play in a sentence. As a subject: Chocolate is great. Dogs are great. As an object: I like dogs. I like chocolate. Sometimes what you like, or what you want to say is great

A review: It's a one-syllable word I think of it primarily as a verb, but it is an abstract noun as well. It's an ergative verb - like bake. I baked a cake, the cake baked in the oven. (But it's not bake!) It forms a phrasal verb with

He took over the desk : He (possibly forcibly) took control of it, displacing anyone else who may have been using it!!! The army took over the village . This is a more usual use of the phrasal verb take over . However, you can have, in

Should I just accept the fact some uncountable nouns, especially those that have abstract meanings, do not go well or don't not fit with a verb showing possession such as 'have'? Yes, you probably should accept that. It's probably a lot

Schetin «A grammar is only a view of language. No matter what terminology, if it helps avoid mistakes and explain phenomena, then the grammar is good.» Very true. Also I'd say this: Rules describe the language, not define it. Rules

All of your examples are gerunds if we stick to modern terminology. Forget about the terminology verbal noun . It's total garbage! It has many different definitions, depending on the author and when the grammar book was written.

Hi, Welcome to the Forum. this is my first post here, I like to know these words kilometer centimeter Are those words noun if they are standing alone ? if it's, what kind of noun it's, proper noun or abstract noun or etc ? My usual approach

Which is better: (it's part of the information on the tea box) 1. Tea facilitating digestion process 2. Tea which facilitates digestion process 3. A tea which facilitates a digestion process SHOULD I USE THE ARTICLE "a" BEFORE DIGESTION PROCESS. I

I have 2 questions. I'd be happy if someone answer them. (1) Omitting "the" from "the Abstract Noun" can be seen especially in phrases that have inside them the Verb-Object structure, as in "protection of nature", "lack of food" and