" He stood there smiling , as was his custom." " She is tall , as was her mother. " What is the function of 'as' in these sentences ? Is it a preposition or an adverb ?

Is BY an adverb ? It can be. Yes. If you are ever in my neighborhood, please stop by. But its most common use is as a preposition. Put it by the door so I don't forget to take it. CJ

I remember the day that he came. We aren’t going for the simple reason that we can’t afford it. Is 'that' used as an adverb in the above sentences ? In the first sentence that is indeed adverbial in character, which is obvious if we

Could someone please check I have the right terminology for these words I will list first the terminology I have to use, then I will write the words and the terminology I think it is in red next to each word. Most of them are simple enough but

I know "idiom" means "a group of words having unique meaning compared to the meaning of individual word in the group". Similarly, "phrasal verb" which is a combination of "verb + adverb or preposition or

i would like to know two things. the first one is : the past participle of the verb "go", is it "been"? ex: i have been to London. have you ever been to London? i think that "go" in this case has irregular form

Hi. Please help me with these. For no. 3, let us assume that the X's and slashes in "XX/XX/XXXX" is for a date that includes its day, month and year. And, do you think my way of thinking for either putting or not putting the

My take: The prepositional phrase " over the English language" is adjectival, modifying the noun, "command." - A.

Hello everyone, Would anyone mind having a read through my answers below to see if i'm on the right tracks? I'm looking at the meaning/function and form of the sentence/underlined words! With many thanks!! Fiona is very

Hi. I could be mistaken but I think I have heard people say that short adverbial phrases when they come in front of a clause or are located somewhere appropriate within a sentence, a comma could, might as well, not be used. I think the example