(...continued) ... 'They have appeared on message boards.' and ' spread by word of mouth.' Such a phenomenon is technically known as polypredication . Second, punctuation comes in handy, as the comma in such cases usually indicates

The for-to-Infinitive Construction "is a construction in which the infinitive is in predicate relation to a noun or a pronoun preceded by the preposition for," L. A. Kaushanskaya (1970:200) In the sentence the for-to-Infinitive Construction can

Dear friend, Basically, any sentence consists of two parts. They are complete subject and complete predicate. Complete subject is the part of the sentence which names what is talked about, in your case, it is trains. The part which tells what is

Hi, Sometimes grammar references told us that you cannot put a comma between the two verbs of a double predicate sentence, but I often found that usage in articles in famous websites or newspapers. I would say you have to look at each

Hi, Sometimes grammar references told us that you cannot put a comma between the two verbs of a double predicate sentence, but I often found that usage in articles in famous websites or newspapers. I would say you have to look at each

Compound subjects have 2 or more nouns or pronouns and are joined by the word and or another conjunction. Example: Her friends and family cheered for her in the stands. (2 NOUNS joined by and)=compound subject compound predicates have 2

Tell me wether the word is a predicate adjective, Subect, Direct Obejest, Objective of a proposition, possesive noun, action verb, preposition, linking verb, Indirect Object, or predicate noun of each sentence. We walk to school with our friends.

My son had homework last night and I couldn't help him because I don't remember what I learned in 3rd grade. Please help me to see if he did it right. Lots of examples and I have no idea if it's compound subject or compound

I agree with Philip - it takes several to assemble. That being said, all of the options would be correct with the compound subject - they are just different tenses and voices! Mr. Gupta and his friends assembled on the lawns. (simple past) Mr.

. You are right. It should read: Someone who refuses to speak in the same language as the person they are talking to and instead speaks in another language not understood by the audience... (This is an incomplete sentence and needs a main verb