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1 quote user Eddie88 There are a series is actually the main clause is it not The prep phrase is not needed as there is a subject and verb with its complement series is this correct quote Indeed you are right that the prep phrase is not essential However the prep phrase is not a part of any...

In that case the quote is probably To quit in space is the same as to quit in the corridor As Clive points out you need the as in the sentence always write the same as The infinitives can be used instead of the gerunds to give it more of a sense of if you do it other than that as Clive says in...

Hi quote user Anonymous Is it a rule that the auxiliary the past participle and the main verb are immediately after one another with no other words inbetween quote No such a rule does not exist quote user Anonymous For example Have you ever had the feeling that you re being followed This sentence...

The list isn t meant to be exhaustive or carefully arranged Any additions corrections or further examples would be welcomed 1 main verbs lexical verbs all verbs which are not auxiliaries or modals 2 action verbs event verbs dynamic verbs a verb which can be used in continuous tenses i e eat run...

All of your examples are gerunds if we stick to modern terminology Forget about the terminology verbal noun It s total garbage It has many different definitions depending on the author and when the grammar book was written __ The modern definition is given at http en wikipedia org wiki...

Clive wrote Hi I haven t heard the expression a verbal noun How would you define it Yes gerunds can have an article Clive When I was studying Turkish we used the term verbal noun to identify a verb form made into a noun by adding suffixes to denote person possession time ability etc These one...

Hi I am not the Guest but I wish you will excuse me for using your post to ask and answer some questions You said A gerund may very well take an article in English On the other hand not every noun requires one I agree but only few gerunds can take an article I THINK Only one that comes up in my...

As per your request the following is an attempt to determine the word class amp clause type of your sentence 1 S He Vi ran turn Vt empty Vd Vf Vc Full infinitive to see Bare infinitive turn empty Verb sense see Preposition onto of in to Article definite the Article indefinite a Noun common...

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What is the word sucks in Homework sucks Is it a verb or an adjective If it is a verb what does homework suck This brings up an excellent point and a wonderful opportunity to discover the beautiful syntactic structure of the English language The question at hand is Does an English verb need to...