In other words, I thought that, as an object (noun), I should use the verb in the -ing form, and not in the infinitive. Actually, the infinitive can also serve the function of a noun and be an object. It depends on the verb. Note, below, how the

Raja, let me make a number of essential clarifications: 1. ' Hence , that the 'do'-construction in "Who went to the park?" is not possible or at least less preferable (which of the two is it in your opinion?) in "Who

Hi MrPernickety Yes you can, and both sentences are fine. Here's why: As well as the regular uses of the verb ' do ', it also has a specialist use as what is called a pro-form . As a pro-form (in this case a pro-verb) '

Dear friend, 'should go' is a single verb phrase containing a modal auxiliary verb should . This operator is more specifically known as a central modal , because it shares all the features pertaining to modal auxiliary verbs. 'need to

This sentence looks wrong to me...Please help and tell me why! I can't even begin to guess why the sentence looks wrong to you. Perhaps it's because it is ambiguous whether spread is a present tense or a past participle in an implied

Dear friend, I suppose that I have only recently embarked on the march towards reaching the level of an expert whose opinion could be taken for 'expertise'. However, being guided by the knowledge gained from a number of authoritative

Hi, Im Mherapril. I am a Filipina English teacher of grammar and conversation here in South Korea. You may not believe me if I say that 2 subjects existing in the subordinate clause and main clause of a sentence respectively can be possible. That

When you construct a list, such as A, B, and C, you choose the elements for your list from those in the same category, so that you can exchange their positions in the list, such as B, C, and A, without hurting the meaning. In your case, the

The for-to-Infinitive Construction "is a construction in which the infinitive is in predicate relation to a noun or a pronoun preceded by the preposition for," L. A. Kaushanskaya (1970:200) In the sentence the for-to-Infinitive Construction can

The problem you are having is that the felt goes with she and the convicted goes with her son , and so you can not say She felt convicted by the media... As a result you have to put her son into a subordinate something (clause, whatever) to keep