By Clauses, Phrasal verbs

Actually, I do classify some infinitive phrases that follow the verbs "seem" and "appear" as subject complements. I'm not totally comfortable with that view, so I like to consider other options. Also, I'm not fluent in Chinese, but I think that there is an important...

Whew! Go easy on the colors!There are no phrasal verbs here. It doesn't need forms the main clause.need governs infinitives, so an infinitive follows (to be).be can act as a linking verb to a noun or adjective, so an adjective can follow. (open) be can also govern past participles of...

AmE Several verbs (suggest, recommend, ask, etc) require the subjunctive after them: I suggested she go to the library. BrE The subjunctive is avoided in such constructions, and the should + infinitive is used: I suggested she should go to the library. or ordinary present and past...

"Grammar and exercises are only requirements of the syllabus, not of learning a language. Did you learn the grammar of your mother-tongue when you were acquiring it? Most of you may still not know the grammar of your mother-tongue but you speak it effortlessly." If grammar means identifying...

But you agree that look up is phrasal verb and also that it is not an idiomatic phrase. Right? BTW here is another sentence which uses separable two-part verb: When you set the adjective clauses off with commas, you are indicating that the clause is not essential to identify the word it modifies.

Hello, I'm a foreigner studying english and I have some question about the use of preposition.I saw the name of one book (if memory serve me right, it's cambridge press's book) and I don't understand its structure so I need some advice.The name is "In at the deep". It's very short, isn't it ?But...

Tidus wrote: Kilimanjaro wrote: I don't suppose you know...........I have to see about this sitıation, do you?A)thatB)whoC)whatD)--E)where Sorry to bother you again with another question. "A","B" "C" seem to be possible answers within their proper contexts. "A" seems reasonable considering...

Kilimanjaro wrote: I don't suppose you know...........I have to see about this sitıation, do you?A)thatB)whoC)whatD)--E)where Sorry to bother you again with another question. "A","B" "C" seem to be possible answers within their proper contexts. "A" seems reasonable considering "see about"...

I don't suppose you know...........I have to see about this sitıation, do you?A)thatB)whoC)whatD)--E)where Sorry to bother you again with another question. "A","B" "C" seem to be possible answers within their proper contexts. "A" seems reasonable considering "see about" is a phrasal verb...

Thanks Inchoateknowledge But I have known that. You know, Milky has listed the 3 uses of would. I only want the explanation of the use of would in these 2 cases: a.He would have liked to have had all the family together in one big reunion before he died. b. I would have liked a Pepsi. I...