By Quoting, Verbs

Hi,this is a simple one. The verb is always singular when "who" is the subject, always, in both BrE and AmE.Always? Really? Even in writing?Actually, I told the others that native speakers would use "Who is standing?", but they just didn't believe me! They insist that because there are two...

Maple wrote:There are bugs in English grammar systems while handing number problems, as I observed, but as for this very sentence, I vote for know. Hi, I'd personally say I'm one of those kids who think, too. I only wanted to say that, if native speakers and writers choose to use both and...

Hi ErnestUnlike a proverb, a quote is not necessarily well-known or old, and a quote is not necessarily a profound or wise saying. In addition, we generally know who we are quoting.

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Hi Goodman“They were cordially welcome …” “You are cordially welcome” “His don’t-care attitude is not welcome here”.I'm quoting from Longman Dictionary of Common Errors.1. As mayor, I would like to welcome you all to our town.. Best wishes

Hi Goodman“They were cordially welcome …” “You are cordially welcome” “His don’t-care attitude is not welcome here”.I'm quoting from Longman Dictionary of Common Errors.1. As mayor, I would like to welcome you all to our town.. Best wishes

I'm quoting the following sentence found under the topic of use of Brackets in a certain grammar book: They are used to indicate a slight change in the original quotation. Peter claimed that the company ...shower? Example: Peter claimed that the company has showered stockholders with a million...

Kooyeen wrote:Hi Yoong,yeah, of course that's not a gerund, but does that present participle act as ad adjective or as a part of a present continuous?I saw him entering the building. ---> I saw him. He was entering the building. (present continuous, ongoing action)I saw him sitting on a...

I'm quoting from Essential English Grammar.The words in bold are gerunds or verbal nouns, i.e. verbs used as nouns.Running is a good way to keep fit.Susan is good at drawing.I don't like watching television.Sometimes it is difficult to know whether an ing word is a gerund or a present...

Believer wrote: Hi, Yoong Liat I was looking at my Collins Cobuild Advanced Learner's English Dictionary for the word 'ash' and it had a notation among other notations something like this. Can you tell me if that tells anything about its countability. I am confused about the "also N in pl"...