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The modal verbs don't add "s" in the third person singular of the present tense. They are always followed by a bare infinitive (infinitive without to ). c an, could, will, would, shall, should, may, might, and must are modal verbs. These nine are the most important ones to know. CJ...

Verbs: Modal verb: can Bare infinitve: help Bare infinitive: tell Indirect object (pronoun): me Direct object (noun phrase expressed as a clause, i.e., "noun clause"): if a group of words is a clause or phrase ____ Noun phrase structures like whether a verb is the main...

First of all, they aren't sentences. You need to complete the thought to have sentences. For example, I would have sent you a letter is a sentence. Secondly, reply can't be used in the passive. There is no such thing as be replied . You'll have to change the verb. Let's say, I...

I obviously agree with Forbes: it depends on your first language. I have never had any problems with passive sentences, subjects and objects, the difference between countable and uncountable, etc. because those are all features I have in Italian too. It is not difficult at all for me to use...

1.     A group IS ...  (Not important who is in the group). A group is a singular, countable noun. 3.    Both wrong.     She went home half an hour ago. Given, finished time requires simple past UNLESS it relates to another action in the past. e.g. She had gone home before the others arrived....

Hi, Sentence A . It takes all sorts ( to make a world ) ( saying ) used to say that you think somebody's behaviour is very strange or unusual but that everyone is different and likes different things. ( Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary ). it takes all sorts ( to make a world...

Sentence A . It takes all sorts ( to make a world ) ( saying ) used to say that you think somebody's behaviour is very strange or unusual but that everyone is different and likes different things. ( Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary ). it takes all sorts ( to make a world ) (...

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...

Hi, Happy New Year to you, too. "How can I continue work any longer?" Let me add that 'work' here is a noun. It's like saying "How can I continue my class any longer?" "How can I continue to work any longer?" Here, 'work' is an infinitive verb form. Really, one could also argue...

Jackson6612 wrote: In grammar, a clause that is in the interrogative has its subject following do, be, have, or a modal verb. The pronoun goes in the first possible position after do, be, have, or a modal verb. In a case where that verb is part of a contraction the first possible position is...