By American English, Auxiliaries

Do is not used:1. With be (except imperatives):Were you late?Is he walking now?But: Don't be a fool!2. With the defective auxiliaries (can, could; will, would, shall, should; may, might, must; ought):Can he swim?Will they come as well?Would you have said that?3. With have, has, had when they are...

Hi all! I need you to correct this composition I did. I was asked to write a letter (I guess it's got to be formal) about a camp in Canada, I would be a L.I.T. (I didn't found this word on the net related to camps) and tell the parents what their kids are going to do and what they sould...

what flavours you have?I thought you were learning American English! (Mnemonic: British food has no flavor -- it has flavour. ) (I'll get hate mail on this. ) In faster speech, you might, just maybe, hear What flavors you have? but you are just as likely (if not more likely) to...

In that case, they have earned the title of distinguished by imitating British usage. I am well aware that the sample sentence is not a question and what the meaning is, and though my concentration often lapses, I don't believe it has done so on this particular occasion. Modern American...

OK.. I accept that i screwed the whole question. So, let me restate my question.. She is as good a swimmer as I . (Can we omit "can") So can we omit auxiliaries like these in any positive and comparative structure. Please don't answer regarding the coloquial. I am preparing for GMAT and these...

In American English, should an appositive used in a clause, which has auxiliaries, be placed after the auxiliary and not the subject of the verb? We are both very happy to see you. The boys had all been looking forward to seeing the circus.

In American English, should an appositive used in a clause, which has auxiliaries, be placed after the auxiliary and not the subject of the verb? We are both very happy to see you. The boys had all been looking forward to seeing the circus. GB

Mister Micawber wrote:I see no grammatical form or semantic meaning in had have had, I don't dispute you, but that doesn't mean there isn't one. And I can infer semantic meaning. Presumably that's because I'm used to hearing both versions, and I distinguish between them automatically. ...

Milky wrote: Anonymous wrote:In the sentence, "She has to eat salad every day," would "has to" be a helping verb for the action verb "eat?" Initially "to eat" looks like an infinitive, but isn't "has to" another way of saying "must," which would make it a helping verb? Thanks! "Have/has/had...

Anonymous wrote:In the sentence, "She has to eat salad every day," would "has to" be a helping verb for the action verb "eat?" Initially "to eat" looks like an infinitive, but isn't "has to" another way of saying "must," which would make it a helping verb? Thanks! "Have/has/had (to)" is not a...