Hi Sitifan For 1, I would only choose "was". (was stolen = passive = reference to a past act) For 2, I would use "is". We frequently use "broken" as a predicate adjective, and in this case "is broken"

I thought have was needed before spread to keep a single tense. That would be a good solution: They have appeared on message boards and in blogs and have spread by word of mouth. There are no dependent clauses here, by

Hi A finite adverbial clause is a clause that functions as an adverb in a sentence and has a finite verb form in it. Let's use an finite adverbial of time as an example: Every time I see him I am really scared. (Every time I see him =

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

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. Could you please tell me whether the following

Tahnks for thorough explainations. How can you use predicate in participle form?

Hi, I was actually using newly learned words so I wasn't used to using it properly. The sentences make sense though right? Do you consider that it makes sense to say I missed the last flight out from Mars due to my precarious decision ?

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.

The ring - subject is made of pure gold. - predicate. is made - verb, present tense, passive voice of pure gold - prepositional phrase.