I have doubts about which verb tense should I I should use in these situations: ... Why should I use the -ing form in the first case and the infinitive in the second case? By doing so, you are merely following the usual conventions of English. It

This sentence looks wrong to me...Please help and tell me why! They have appeared on message boards and in blogs, and spread by word of mouth.

Yes, it appears awkward, though I take the meaning: They have appeared on message boards and in blogs and have been spread by word of mouth.

Hi, Thank you. Could you help me with some individual cases? Please see colored part for my additional questions/comments. I wrote: Hi. Would you say any subordinate clauses that are placed predicatively should have a comma before it

Hi. Would you say any subordinate clauses that are placed predicatively should have a comma before it if any of them gets long and/or might confuse the reader? eg, 1. He didn't complete the exam, (place a comma since what comes

Thank you, Mr. Micawber for your prompt reply. You have corrected my original sentence, which, I confess, really was not appropriate in the grammatical tense. So what if I write the sentence as: I have a question concerning English relative

Hi, Is below sentence right? Afghansitan people have defeated Alexander the Great,Mongol, United Kingdom, and Union Soviet and they might defeat United States.

The plumber said to me that the cost for his fixing the pipe which is making that cracking sound now in the bathroom would be over $150.-- This one needs a major overhaul; it is too awkward. I talked to the old man whose son lives in this house.-

Hi, Sometimes grammar references told us that you cannot put a comma between the two verbs of a double predicate sentence, but I often found that usage in articles in famous websites or newspapers. I would say you have to look at each

Hi, Sometimes grammar references told us that you cannot put a comma between the two verbs of a double predicate sentence, but I often found that usage in articles in famous websites or newspapers. I would say you have to look at each