By Possessives, Present perfect

I have two cars -in this context, "have" is a verb which means to be in possession of .I have known John for 10 years. -"have" is a a modal word which helped the verb "known" to form present perfect tense. She has a good job- being possessive of She has done a good...

Hela wrote: Dear teachers, 1) How would you qualify this time of genitive, please? Which "title" would you give it? Is it some sort of "human activities"? but I don't really like this. love's spirit, science's influence, my life's aim, duty's call . wow! I remember genitive as a Latin case...

Mister Micawber wrote: 1.I know that I can write: "The walls of Jerusalem" How about "The Jerusalem walls" There is neither "of" nor possessive form yet it's correct, why? -- Because Jerusalem is serving as an adjective. 2. "Our company will be wound up after its aims for which it was...

1.I know that I can write: "The walls of Jerusalem" How about "The Jerusalem walls" There is neither "of" nor possessive form yet it's correct, why? -- Because Jerusalem is serving as an adjective. 2. "Our company will be wound up after its aims for which it was established have been...

Hi 1.I know that I can write: "The walls of Jerusalem" How about "The Jerusalem walls" There is neither "of" nor possessive form yet it's correct, why? 2. "Our company will be wound up after its aims for which it was established have been achieved and its assets have been exhausted." How...

Hi, 1. Can I say "Would you mind (me) opening the window" ? Why not? We say it a lot, but many people who love grammar feel that it is more correct to use a possessive with the gerund opening', in the same way that you would say 'Do you mind my question?'2. "I regret selling my old flat" -...

<And when exactly is "have" supposed to have been "purely possessive"? We can find abstract usage of "have" in OE; and the use of "have" in the present perfect was well established by ME. > According to most scholars*, in OE, general use of have had the meaning of pure possession, with...

Milky wrote:Summary: Now, the discussion began from the point that many grammarians, ESL teachers, and people such as you, give the name possessive to the type of constructions above. The consequence of such labelling has led to many NNESs, and quite a few NESs, getting confused. You're...

WANG CHUN wrote: 1. Ancient and modern human beings use their great intelligence to invent machines that help people lead a comfortable and convenient life. My problem with this sentence is that it is not possible for ancient human beings to do anything any more, so using the present tense...

Hello Guest Since this is for an exam, I don't feel I should give detailed replies. But you may wish to consider: 1. Why the following sentences are ungrammatical: a) Never watch I television. b) Which programmes watched you? Look up Inversion in your grammar book. a) Would you like an...