Does a participial clause have to assimilate the aspect (as well as the tense) from the main clause? No. Neither. The participial clause has no tense. It's a non-finite clause. It's only when you rephrase it as a finite clause that you

Does a participial clause have to assimilate the aspect (as well as the tense) from the main clause? No. Neither. The participial clause has no tense. It's a non-finite clause. It's only when you rephrase it as a finite clause that you

Hello, Avangi, thank you for sharing your views and laying stress on the need to explore contextual links. Let me, therefore, further elaborate on the topic by briefly outlining when it is (and when it is NOT) possible to resort to perfect

The sentence: He is not here, but he has been raised. What are the parts of speech of each word. Am I incorrect to believe that there are two independent clauses? Hi Ann: Yes, there are 2 independent clauses. There are 2 subjects and 2 verbs.

The past perfect is indistinguishable from the past subjunctive. Is that what you meant? If the train had already left, we would have had to take a car. This conditional structure is virtually the only use of the past subjunctive. _______ The

I have talked to Lewis for awhile while you were bathing. I talked to Lewis for awhile while you were bathing. (Should be this one &) I talked to Lewis for awhile when you were bathing. (this one,right? since "when"

Hi, Verb Tense Sequence!. Help please.? "As long as the main clause's verb is in neither the past nor the past perfect tense, the verb of the subordinate clause can be in any tense that conveys meaning accurately. When the main

So, Ambassador Gold, doesn't it seem like a huge contradiction if the UN has agreed unanimously last night and voted upon the cease-fire deal. I would accept that as something that might happen in speech, as an afterthought, but not as

. 1. Joe said that he (had) lost a bag in the subway. Joe said that he lost (had lost) a bag in the subway yesterday . -- both OK I think we could use both if the sentence were this (a specific time is mentioned). -- Specific time is irrelevant

I'm really no authority on this, but I'll give it a try, in case no one else shows. << The objective of this thesis was a thorough analysis >> This seems strange to me, since the thesis is eternal, so to speak. I could