In Gerunds^x, Prepositions^x, Adverbs^x

hi cb, its me again!how do you feel about possessives before a gerund? "John's singing bothered me". You are constantly told that the possessive should be used before a gerund(unless you are saying something weird and you wish to emphasise the subject of the gerund). However,...

I have to identify the verbal phrases (and verbals) and for participles determine whether they are present, past, or irregular.For gerunds whether they are subjects, direct objects, predicate nominatives, or objects of prepositions. And finally for infinitives determine whether they are nouns,...

Hi everyoneI just wondered if anyone could help - I have to write a profile of a chinese learner of English (completely made up). In it I must put any difficulties that the learner has in learning English as an L2. I have got so far:Intonation transfer from L1 may cause them to be perceived as...

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...

- Yes, 'spam-relaying' functions as an adjective.- No, I'd say 'barefooted' is an adverb in your phrase.- There is no participle of any kind in the phrase "two-month holiday".- Yes (And yes, 'racing' is a gerund)- No -- 'including' is a preposition.-...

a.Noun. b.Relative pronounc.Articled.Regular adjectivee.Pronominal adjectivef.Regular adverbg.Preposition – single word h.Preposition – group of wordsI.Conjunction – single-word co-ordinatej.Conjunction - subordinatek.Verbal - gerundl.Verbal - infinitivem.Appositiven.Expletiveo.Predicate -...

I'm taking a correspondence course. These are some of the exercises that I need to submit. So please I need help from grammar exerperts thanks. Question 2 : In the following paragraphs, find one example of each of the parts of the sentence listed below. Lable each example clearly. You will...

.1.-- I would guess that there are several ways to approach this; here's mine: I - Subject got - verb used - predicate adjectiveto - preposition your - possessive adjective being - gerund (object of preposition) here - noun complement 2. Is 'used to' a prepositional verb?-- No, it...

I'm taking a correspondence course. This is one of the exercises that I need to submit. So please only grammar exerperts. 1.give the part of speach of each word in the following passge. Here are what you can use : noun, pronoun,adjective,verb,(verbals)infinitive,gerund, participle,...

Hi, 1.give the part of speach of each word in the following passge. Here are what you can use : noun, pronoun,adjective,verb,(verbals)infinitive,gerund,participle, adverb,preposition, conjunction,interjection.In the marshy mists of a deserted village churchyard, a shivering, limping convict on...