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#1 John who took my pen is here. #2 John who is wearing my jacket is here. How firm a grasp would you like to obtain? (I know I shouldn't have written that, but I couldn't resist.) The thing that works for me is to take out the the subject and the "verb" and see if it still...

Hi Christanford, present participle vs past participle - The past participle by itself (related) functions like an adjective and fits your definition, "connected in some way." "the heart and its related organs." I can't immediately think how the present participle (relating) would work by...

The uses of be are numerous, Sunilghai:–verb (used without object) 1.to exist or live: Shakespeare's “To be or not to be” is the ultimate question. 2.to take place; happen; occur: The wedding was last week. 3.to occupy a place or position: The book is on the table. 4.to continue...

1. "women" - use plural to match "the elderly" & "are more LIKELY" 2. The goals of our program ARE - use plural verb with plural subject 3. MANY benefits - "Much" is for stuff; "many" is for things you can count. 4. there IS a lot of space (missing verb in clause) ...

Here, they are all good sentences and lead essentially to the same result:1. The shop closed down. (finished past action-- closed is the simple past tense of the verb close) 2. The shop is closed down. (present condition-- closed is the past participle used as a predicate adjective) 3. The shop...

Jackson6612 wrote: Hi G.G. 1: What do you mean by ''I'm assuming you mean immediately after...''? In answering your question, I made the assumption that you wanted to know about adjectives that came immedately after the nouns they modify, not predicate adjectives. In "He is happy" happy is...

You are mistaken. The present perfect can be used with a for-clause of time if you choose an appropriate predicate. I have banked at First National for 10 years. She has slept in that bed for 20 years. We have worked at this company for 5 years. They have lived in that town for 3...

I chose my wording carefully to avoid both present perfect and past tenses, Amintnt.You are finished-- finished is a predicate adjective.(The performance was not a finished production -- finished is an attributive adjective.)

It would be unwise to predicate that the disease is caused by a virus before further tests have been carried out.It would be unwise to predicate that the disease is caused by a virus before further tests. Hi all,I have got two questions about this. First, what are the possible differences between...

Walking as if each step were painful1, she slowly pushed open the glass door and hobbled down the nearest aisle2. 1: Dependant clause (what kind of dependant clause??) I'm kind of confused as to the nature of this subordinate clause... It is reduced clause(While/As she was walking...) ...