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Anonymous wrote: Identify the functions of verbs in the sentence below by labelling them Vt (transitive), Vi (intransitive), Vd (dative), Vf (factitive), Vc (copulative) & Vs (sense) Q1: He was last seen (vs) being given a large amount of money outside a bank. Q2: In the late nineteenth...

Hi all those who are still talking to me Just to prove that I am not the only one who thinks an infinitive can be used as a subject and a predicate, I'll quote a few lines from a couple of books:"When we have infinitives both as subject and predicative, as inTo see her is to love her -The...

Jack112 wrote: Sorry for my lack of understanding. Could you give me a few more examples as to how to distinguish between them? 1. I have never had more girlfriends than I have now. (Correct) 2. I have never had more girlfriends than I do now. (Is this one correct as well? How do I...

??I want that you clean up your room this instant! It would not surprise me to learn that it was possible in some NAmE Englishes. Some Romance language speaking immigrants may speak it. Quote from Everything2 : The Subjunctive Mood of English After verbs which formerly used the...

On Saturday 31st January Paul was thinking to himself, as he normally does. He thought of what to do the next day. Suddenly he thought about how he was going to tackle the problem of ‘Superlativisation’ or exaggeration in English language. People say ‘very very’ so that ‘very’ has lost its...

Mirapence, your help is just priceless!!! I'm really sorry for having given you so much labour; I defiinitely overdid. I am, however, very thankful for your explanation. After this "injection of knowledge" you gave me, I decided go on phrases and hope to get through them with your help. I...

Excellent question, Wushu. Yes, "horse" and "retard" are both nouns. And in this case, each is a predicate nominative -- a noun or pronoun that follows a linking verb and refers to the subject. Linking verbs can be followed by nouns or adjectives: e.g., "retard" or "retarded." The other...

Hello Teachers, Could you tel me the meaning of the following grammar terms :- Corrosponding verbs predicate adjective Please make it simple as possible as you can ? Thanks