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She belted most of a bottle of wine down before dinner had even begun.This is an example sentence provided for the entry on the 'belt down' in a Chamber's guidebook on phrasal verbs. And from what I have learned about Past Perfect, it seems to me that it is ungrammatical that 'had...

Here are some exercises in which I have certain doubts to clear. I have to use a phrasal verb in the correct tense(the hint of which is given in brackets). Please correct me if I am wrong. 1. A good tree __ good fruit. (bring) brings out 2. his small income __ his standard of living....

Hi, I'm wondering if there's a grammatic or syntactic term ( or just speech part?!) named for the part "feed" (as opposed to "fly") in the sentence below? Counterpart? phrasal verb? Or is it just simply two sentences connected by "and" with the second...

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 should go to the library. or ordinary present and past...

1. come forwarda) During our English classes (or lessons?) no one wants to come forward and answer the teacher's questions.--lessons is better.b) They've come forward with ambitious plans and ideas. (VS "came forward...")---come up with is better here.Choosing simple past or present perfect...

Hello there! I've been testing myself on some phrasal verbs recently, and as a part of the test I create my own sentences with phrasal verbs I get acquainted with. If you could just take a look at my sentences and give me some feedback, or simply correct them and gime me an explanation, I would...

"Grammar and exercises are only requirements of the syllabus, not of learning a language. Did you learn the grammar of your mother-tongue when you were acquiring it? Most of you may still not know the grammar of your mother-tongue but you speak it effortlessly." If grammar means identifying...

Yankee wrote:Hi KooyeenYes, your 'do' and 'can' sentences are normal.I consider the use of a continuous tense with the verb 'see' to be mainly reserved for special meanings of 'see'.- Lately he's been seeing apparitions. (unreal things/visual disturbances)- I've been seeing him for the last 5...

Hi KooyeenYes, your 'do' and 'can' sentences are normal.I consider the use of a continuous tense with the verb 'see' to be mainly reserved for special meanings of 'see'.- Lately he's been seeing apparitions. (unreal things/visual disturbances)- I've been seeing him for the last 5 months. (seeing...

Hi,Look forward to needs an -ing verb regardless of it being a state verb or a verb of sensation. We know that these verbs are not usually used in continuous tenses but it doesn't mean that they can't be used as gerunds. The problem is that we generally think that gerund (like in 'I like...