In Auxiliaries^x, Commas^x, Verbs^x

Not exactly. It's still a verb in the sense of being a verb form , but it's not a "finite" verb unless it has the auxiliary. CJ

Maybe, Your sentence is formal or literature type. I think auxiliary + subject has to be used after expressions contain " only " . If you delete " did ", The sentence will be like, Only after she died, I realized that she was actually a nice person. ( is this sentence ok ?)...

Hi, What are the differences for these two kinds of words? Give me some practical examples. 1. sport vs sports I used to play one sport, but now I play three sports. When we speak generally, we usually speak of 'sport', eg 'Sport is good for your health' . But, 'sports' can also be used...

What are the differences for these two kinds of words? Give me some practical examples. 1. sport vs sports 2. parent vs parents. Additionally, can you help me with these? 3. ... the auxiliary "will" takes base form of the verb ... (Does it require no articles ?) Can the colored...

I agree with you, Paco The conjugated part of a verbal form should be in the second position - regardless of adverbs like yesterday or complement/adverbs separated by a comma -. I'll add that the subject cannot follow the main verb, that's why in the above construction it is replaced by an...

A. is out. 'of', a preposition, requires a head word before it, and there isn't one in our example. B. is also out. 'of' and 'a' are not compatible side-by-side. C. is also out. 'is', a verb, requires a subject, and there isn't one in our example. Note that the blank we have to fill in is...