v This is a noun , but it is being used as an explanation Congratulating / Congratulations for you on this happy day. ^ this is a preasent progressive verb a big no no when talking to someone about them When congratulating a person, tell them

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

English presents a number of issues to non-native (and sometimes native) speakers. It is grammatically unlike other languages, even those from which it has borrowed large vocabulary groups, and possesses a number of irregularities. Understanding

Hi, In the sentence: I really should go home to my wife, but I need to see the deviltry! Question: Is 'should' a helping verb to 'go'? 'Should' is a modal auxiliary verb and Is 'need' a helping verb to

I will still agree with you, though I have an uncomfortable feeling that we may be missing something. Here, we have: Formatting...does more than add.... = Formatting does more than that . (noun object) But compare: Formatting...enhances more

Terminology varies a little from country to country and ven from grammarian to grammarian. My opinion: Are gerunds verbs? No, but a gerund can take an object and may occur in the passive voice like a verb. I consider a gerund neither a verb nor a

A gerund is noun-like in function. A participle is a modifier. A participle can be a present participle or a past participle. Gerund: taking (used where a noun would be used in a sentence) Present participle: taking (used where a modifier would

Hi. Welcome to English Forums. "Also" can't be the answer because it is used after auxiliary verb Not always, but it's not suitable in the given sentence. n addition" can't be the answer,either.Because after "in

Hi, I have difficulty in understanding verb usage(two verbs given and go in same sentence) in below sentence and also please tell me the parts of speech in the sentence. You need articles as shown. Effective and substantial critiques

Might is always considered a modal in English. However, and that is why I think yours is a good question, in other languages, such as my own – which is Dutch – we do in fact add an adverb to the verb phrase of the sentence. In the end, the