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When do we useinversions in Reported Speech? I mean if we have indirect objects and different attributes, adverbs and so on?

1) Where are you? I've been waiting for 2 hours 2) I needn't have brought that milk I = subject need have bought = verb; present perfect tense, modal form (need is the auxiliary), buy is the main verb, bought is the past participle. not - adverb that - demonstrative pronoun refering...

You have made some very complex sentences, so it is not easy to explain without a lot of detail. Here is my analysis of the grammar in the second sentence. I am not an expert in grammar, so I invite other members of the forum to comment. It (pronoun, subject) is (main verb) probably (adverb,...

. John likes pizza. Pizza is liked by John. There is no object in the second sentence. The subject of the passive sentence ( pizza ) is the object of its active equivalent. By John is an adverb. John is the agent in both sentences. Of course, some passive sentences can have objects: John gave...

II'd be one to admit grammar is never my strong suit but I'm always eager to learn. I've read thoroughly the thread titled "grammar exercise" regarding noun clause/subordinate clause used as adjective, adverb, indirect object and so forth. I really had to strain my brain...

This post is a little dated but since I've been working with my students on this very topic I thought I'd post. First, you can't understand what the "object of the preposition" is if you don't first know how to identify prepositions. So you need to find a list (google "list prepositions English"...

Hi, I wrote her a poem quickly, and then left the building. I read that you should place an adverb of manner after the direct object. In the sentence above, is 'her a poem' considered the direct object of wrote? 'Poem' is the direct object. It is what I wrote. 'Her' (ie 'for her') is the...

Hi, Anon, I should probably keep out of this. I don't think they used the expression "complement" when I was in school. The type of action the verb describes often limits its function. Transitive verbs take objects. "She hit him." Intransitive verbs don't. "She matured." Some verbs...

Redhab wrote: hello every one i want you to help me i want sentences about the types of sentence structure make sentences about this rules: 1- S+ v (stative) + intensive + adverb of place . 2- S+ v (stative) + intensive+ Cs 3- S+ v( stative)+ extensive and...

hello every one i want you to help me i want sentences about the types of sentence structure make sentences about this rules: 1- S+ v (stative) + intensive + adverb of place . 2- S+ v (stative) + intensive+ Cs 3- S+ v( stative)+ extensive and transitive+ direct...