By Grammar, Auxiliaries

Jaishree, The second one is correct because it contains the auxiliary verb ("is") and punctuation (the period or full-stop at the end). Without the verb, in particular, the first line is not actually a sentence. For clarity, you can always rearrange the wording into the basic subject +...

Present Perfect is formed with the auxiliary have and the past participle of some verb: have seen, has done, have lived. Present Perfect Progressive is formed with the auxiliaries have and been and the present participle of some verb: have been seeing, has been doing, has been living.CJ

Thanks Grammar GeekUsually the verb which determines the tense of the sentence is the auxiliary verb. So the verb 'is' or 'are' should be an auxiliary verb. I can't fathom out your point.You have written the word 'auxiallary'. Is it AmE? I have learnt to write...

Thanks Grammar GeekYou didn't see the following: 2.Your experiences as a teacher is valuble to the forum.

I don't know anything about those villagers and what happened to them, so I can't tell you whether the sentence is true. If the villagers really were taken from their houses, and so on, then it's true. That is, I don't know if those words correspond to reality. I think...

. In(prep) the (article-- a kind of adjective) marshy(adj) mists(noun) of(prep) a (article-- a kind of adjective) deserted (adjective--it modifies 'churchyard') village(adj) churchyard(noun), a (adj) shivering(adj), limping(adj) convict(noun) on (prep) the (adj) run (noun) ...

By "true" I think you mean "correct"? True is the opposite of false, but doesn't apply to grammar. Only you can tell if your cell phone has no power, which would make the statement true. As far as correct goes, you could say "My cellphone has no power...

Do existed in Old English more than a thousand years ago as a regular verb and meant to cause. It is impossible to say who introduced it to English. It's use as an auxiliary in questions and negations was established in Shakespeare's day when it was correct to say bothI know not himandI...

An infinitive phrase consists of an infinitive and its modifiers, objects, or complements. It can function as a noun, adjective, or adverb. (1)Proofreading your writing is a good way to ensure the absence of typing mistakes. infinitive phrase = adjective modifying way (2)To greatly...

"Do" is the finite verb when negative occurs, which turns "want" into an auxiliary verb along with "sleep". "As you" is added to make things clearer. It depends on how the finite verb agrees with the pronoun: "We don't want to sleep in the same bed (as each other)" - both of us share the...