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Dear friend, 'should go' is a single verb phrase containing a modal auxiliary verb should . This operator is more specifically known as a central modal , because it shares all the features pertaining to modal auxiliary verbs. 'need to
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gleb_chebrikoff
13 days ago
Constructions, Clauses, Negatives, Auxiliaries, Modals, Modal Auxiliaries, Relationships, Writing, Friendships, Friends, Negations
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Hi,
I have a great doubt! In the Students course book it is explained the structure WANT/ASK/TELL someone to do something. It also explains that you say "I don´t want you to tell anyone". Then it says:
Verbs ASK and TELL have a
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I just want to weigh in on this discussion and say that "Jew" is also a verb Hmm, it's not in Merriam Webster. But it's on thefreedictionary.com, which means it should be in The American Heritage Dictionary or something. So I
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thanks a lot CJ.
I am glad to see you again.
one more question.
I'm sorry for bothering you.
"He waited for her until 8pm."
"He will wait for her until 8pm."
Maybe "until 8 pm" means that he
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youngbuddy
88 days ago
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This is a very common construction.
It means (as you probably figured out) that many of the things that 'grammar' can mean to people will be negative things.
You'll meet a lot of people in life - the vast majority good, a
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As quite a few folks at the above linked forum thought it was an OK construction, I'd like to quote on of the post from there. I want to see what you all think regrding my question and the response:
I asked: "So what's the
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Do you also consider this inversion?
A tree is there. <--> There is a tree
I personally think it is. These 2 websites will clear all all doubts on inversions.
http://esl.about.com/od/advancedgrammar/a/inversion.htm
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goodman
155 days ago
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1. i am as strong as him ( change into comparative) 2. india is larger than any other democracy in the world ( change into positve) 3. no other metal is useful as iron ( change into superlative ) 4. she is known to me ( change into active ) 5. it
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amikaran4ever
162 days ago
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Rusiana: Please use either/or and neither/nor in pairs and your logic will be sound. See the note in American Heritage Dictionary: Usage Note: When using neither in a balanced construction that negates two parts of a sentence, nor (not or) must
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Hi,
Pleas read the para below.
Given these natural laws, mankind derived a picture of the universe that accounts neatly for mass, position, and the motion of the celestial bodies while it interprets the latter as dynamic elements of a
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