In Phrasal verbs^x, Gerunds^x, Prepositions^x

.There must be some way to alert non-native speakers that native teachers of English and trained ESLs generally know what they are talking about.Did you read this thread, Anon? Do we really have to waste our energies repeating ourselves over and over?Et cetera, et cetera, et cetera. Sometimes I...

Hi HbLaw, Goodman gave a good list. I like to add a few more from my own list of mistakes: A/an vs. the. For this one alone, there are at least 50 rules! Verbs that may be followed by infinitives or gerunds, in addition to phrasal verbs. ...

Cool Breeze wrote: Goodman wrote: "Participating on the board ..." is the correct prep. from where I stand. Hi Goodman I see. In other varieties of English participate takes in: par·tic·i·pate, v., -pat·ed, -pat·ing. –v.i.1. to take or have a part or share, as with others; partake;...

except The museum is open daily except Monday(s).Preposition? YesThe government has few options except to keep interest rates high. Conjunction? No, preposition. except (as conjuction) = unless (to keep interest rates high is an option, not a sentence or part of it) The government has to keep...

except The museum is open daily except Monday(s).Preposition?The government has few options except to keep interest rates high. Conjunction?It's cool and quiet everywhere except in the kitchen. Preposition?Everyone was there except for Sally.PrepositionThere is nothing to indicate the building's...

1. Noun or noun phrase - yes: 'I ate a (big ham) sandwich.' 2. Pronoun - yes: 'I erased him.' 3. Prepositional phrase - no, not really: in 'I looked at his girlfriend', '(his) girlfriend' is considered the direct object, with the particular verb requiring the preposition (a phrasal verb). A...