If your phrase refers to verbs in the same type of present tense, e.g. present simple, then the first phrase is correct. I walk home everyday. (present simple) I run daily. (present simple) The car was red. (past simple) The

Very interesting question! My understanding is that gerunds and progressive participles have identical form (i.e. verb + ing) yet different function. A gerund is typically used as a noun, e.g. " Smoking is bad for your health" or

Thanks, Dimsum. I think 'Idol' here is one TV program aired for two hours but the author wanted to describe how it was so used an adjective, which leads to forming a noun phrase starting an article I suppose, and therefore whether to use

Thanks for these valuable sentence variations   So "The development has had attention paid to it" is not an usual Present Perfect Passive? Instead "The development has been paid attention to it" is according to the grammar?

The following is what I uploaded to an online forum. I was asking if there might be an adjective for the noun 'limp.' Anyhow ... I'm not asking the same question in this message, but rather about my use of verbs. I couldn't decide

You can use 'can' there, but native speakers normally use simple present instead. Also, please note that 'everyday' is an adjective meaning 'mundane', while 'every day' is a noun or adverb meaning 'each day'.

While you are waiting for G.G. to respond, I would like to toss in my two cents. As written in your first post, none of them are correct, as pointed out by G.G. Some of your questions really had me stumped. because I never think about

Accoding to you, there is no such thing as "adverbial phrase". BUT, yes, there is. I've provided 2 links below for your reference. Perhaps, this may help you clear the confusion.

Without the 'S" It's really not difficult, only one ending is different in regular present tense english verbs. I like You like He/She/It likes We like They like If it's not He/She/It, then it's without the 's'

Thanks for all your help on the glasses. Or Thanks for all your help with the glasses.-- both OK I´ll point it out to you. Or I´ll point it out for you.-- both OK Have you seen the whole series? Or You´ve seen the whole series?- - both OK. The