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Hi, 1. I had to help him because he is my friend . I am confused if the use of the verb "is" in the dependent clause is correct. There is a rule that if the verb in the independent clause is in its past or past perfect form, the verb in the dependent or subordinated clause should also be...

All the rules for adding S are the same for plurals as for third-person singular present tense verbs, including the words that end in y . That said, there are a few exceptions that you will encounter from time to time, for example, words that end in f or fe . There are so few that you can...

1. Use of present perfect tense and simple past tense Speakers of American English generally use the present perfect tense (have/has + past participle) far less than speakers of British English. In spoken American English it is very common to use the simple past tense as an alternative in...

Calif Jim I used past tense in the 'posing' example because I was imagining a press article describing the event. When we say "Manchester United are (or is) posing for photos", we are doing so in the belief that the listener or reader will infer we mean the players - or at least those players...

- unreasonable classification of (un)count noun (noun) I am going to explain how they are annoying (especially to learners, but not limited to learners only. Native speakers suffer too!) ...