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

how many of them are grammatic ally correct? Four. CJ

1.Check out this book! 2.Check this book out! 3.Check out this! 4.Check this out! Hi, how many of them are grammatic correct? Thank you

Here is another example: We listen to Fagin __ and share her tormented feelings. A.talk to Nancy. B. talking to Nancy. I chose A since I thought that would make the sentence parallel, but the answer was B. So is that everytime we see

"Paid" is either transitive or intransitive. In this case it's supposedly transitive, as in "to pay taxes." That means it takes a direct object. So what do you pay here? "for one." Again, a prepositional phrase is

Whew! Go easy on the colors! There are no phrasal verbs here. It doesn't need forms the main clause. need governs infinitives, so an infinitive follows ( to be ). be can act as a linking verb to a noun or adjective, so an adjective can

AmE Several verbs ( suggest, recommend, ask , etc) require the subjunctive after them: I suggested she go to the library. BrE The subjunctive is avoided in such constructions, and the should + infinitive is used: I suggested she

I think maybe one of the other forum members would be better at this terminology. For example, I am not familiar with "unreal phrasal verbs". I would not call the b) sentences prepositional verbs. I would call "to talk someone into

Good morning Jim, So should I call the verbs in sentences (b) "ordinary / plain verbs" or "prepositional verbs" (with a literal sense) as opposed to "phrasal verbs" (= with an idiomatic sense) ? If the prepositional verbs in your list are

Dear teachers, I've just realized that just as a phrasal verb can be a combination of a verb + preposition OR adverb, a ...... verb (which is not a phrasal verb) can also be followed by a preposition OR adverb. So I shouldn't call it a