Hello everyone, Would anyone mind having a read through my answers below to see if i'm on the right tracks? I'm looking at the meaning/function and form of the sentence/underlined words! With many thanks!! Fiona is very

Hello How can I write when I want to keep a clause in the following ? (I heard the following is incorrect because of "verb + that clause". I want to keep a clause because changing a clause into a gerund form is often improper

Hi, Any help appreciated: "Sydney is the most beautiful city in the world and there is a great ability to get on with people ." I don't understand the mneaning of the part I have underlined. Perhaps it should be 'the

"Sydney is the most beautiful city in the world and there is a great ability to get on with people." 1. Which part of speech is "to"? It's the infinitival particle. The full infinitive of the verb is to get (on with). 2. Is

Hello Everyone, Any help appreciated: "Sydney is the most beautiful city in the world and there is a great ability to get on with people." 1. Which part of speech is "to"? 2. Is "to get on with" a phrasal verb? If not

Hello everyone. At first, I wanted to asked what is the difference between verb forms and verb tenses. I did a little research and found that the verb forms are: infinitive, base, present simple 3d person singular, past simple, past participle,

Could in the main clause is probably a conditional mood, isn't it? Yes. But could in the following sentence is a subjunctive, isn't it? Не would l ent lend you the book if you could call for it . It's in a subjunctive context, but I

If this is a sentence, it should begin with a capital letter. The subject of your sentence is the gerund "displaying," which is singular, and should take a singular verb, "does." "Displaying does give." You must

I have a question. The brokers knew him as representing a well-known firm Is "representing" a gerund and is " as " a preposition in this sentence??? Answer this question, please.

There may be rules to the contrary, but my common sense tells me that you have a singular subject. Your singular verb "is" is correct, but your plural complement "blocks" is not. Offhand, I can't think of an example where a