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Hi, There is a passage in my English textbook. In this passage there are two sentences with the simple present tense, in which I think the simple past tense should be used, and they are the following: 1. “there is always a toast” 2. “Many parties, social and political discussions and...

There is a passage in my English textbook. In this passage there are two sentences with the simple present tense, in which I think the simple past tense should be used, and they are the following: 1. “there is always a toast” 2. “Many parties, social and political discussions and...

3a) A cat ate the small animal. 3b) A cat is a small animal. The syntactic analyses of the two sentences are differents. In the sentence 3a) we have (s, v, do) while, in the second sentence 3b) we have (s, v (copular), sP). In 3a) “a cat “is noun phrase (a is determiner...

Well, Velimir, some (native) speakers are very sloppy (or forgot their grammar lessons) and use the present tense instead of the correct subjunctive mood.. In formal writing, the authors are usually more careful to use the subjunctive. I have the feeling that subjenctive mood may eventually go...

Hello again, Again I have a question of course . I am interested in the difference in the usage of the mandative subjunctive and the simple present tense  in dependent "that" clauses after the verbs of demand as "insist" , "demand" ,"suggest" and...

= one can (still, now) find traces. The traces exist as part of our research.Whenever you investigate the past, you find evidence that guides you (now) to knowledge about what the past was like (then). The evidence, in the form of clues, signals, signs, marks, traces, writings, etc., still...

hi: I have a question about English tense. could you explain the use of tense in the following paragraph? (bold italic added) "In the 16th c. there are some traces of a perception that the word might have an extended application to other languages. But it was not before the 17 th c. that it...

I see. So I should say that these sentences are all in the present simple with the verb "to be". Right?

Hi, Fill in the blanks with the correct form of words given: 1. I _____am reading_______ (read) a very interesting book now. 4. Who _____were_______ you _____speaking_______ (speak) to just now? 10. What ___does_________ Mary ______do______ (do) ?...

A Myriad of Grammar Problems... :(I have absolutely no idea how to do these, can someone tell me what's going on here, Ive looked up many pages on the web but still am stumped on these:Exercise 9 Rewrite the following in the PASSIVE voice. E.g. 1. My wife wrote the letter. --> The letter...