Only transitive verbs (those that take objects) can be transformed into passive constructions. Is "A smithy is a blacksmith's workshop." active or passive? -- Active Is "Most organized religions have monasteries where monks devote their lives to

Kekel wrote: Please, could you explain what does it mean?? The bank has been robbed. And would it be right if I we don't use "been" ?? Thanks!! Been is the past participle form of the verb be , and be is used as a helping verb in passive voice

Bamtori wrote: Thanks for your reply, Marius. With "last night" it is definately "had". Then how about leave out "last night" in the sentence. Which should I use, "we (have/had) some guys come in here and ransack the place."? When will this

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

The construction of an interogative sentence according to a grammar book is likeQuetion word + helping verb (auxi. verb) +main verb +subject and the rest of the line This is incorrect, Hanuman, in cases where the interrogative is not the

Hello, The construction of an interogative sentence according to a grammar book is like Quetion word + helping verb (auxi. verb) +main verb +subject and the rest of the line+? But sometimes I have seen a few interogative sentences without

Hi, "Before long they found the path; it was hidden in the underbrush." The key says that "was hidden" in the second clause is a helping verb and a main verb. It seems to me that "was" is a linking verb, and in this context "hidden" is an

Sir, 1.I prefer not to speak him. 2.It is better not to buy new car. I am a bit confused with these sentences. As this these are negative sentences but without any helping verb. What type of constructions are these? Please expain

What does it mean? is a proper question. "what it means" is usually part of a statement, but that construction (not using the helping verb in a question) is commonly used by ESLers, since helping verbs aren't used in their languages.