By Verbs, Possessives

Here are some examples The main point is to explain the correct answerThe sentences are little-bit childisch ;they are some modified sentences. I am afraid that my explanations seems to be a little childisch, too. So please help me how to turn it into the right explanation. Mary was real angry...

Heaven knows it does not need more adjectives. moving hand of my desktop screen, The mouse, quietly lies over the/a black sponge pad, next to the keyboard , again, dont' sepearte the subject from teh verb lying on my bright carpet.

#1 GG's version is a valid point. But if we look at it from a slightly different angle, it also makes sense: A - "what did you hear?" B- "I hear her screaming.." (as in possessive, not a present participle). 1 and 2 are grammatically correct, not # 3 though.

The word laugh is either a noun or a verb, never an adjective or adverb. If it follows a possessive pronoun (which could be substituted with the definite article) it must be a noun. Words with the "ly" suffix are adverbial.

I have two cars -in this context, "have" is a verb which means to be in possession of .I have known John for 10 years. -"have" is a a modal word which helped the verb "known" to form present perfect tense. She has a good job- being possessive of She has done a good...

Your instinct is right--the phrase refers to "last year's figure" but the word "figure" is understood and so dropped. So grammatically the spelling should be year's. However, it has become common especially in conversationto drop the 's, and that has slipped into...

1. The possessive of a plural noun ending in s is formed by adding: A. another s and an apostrophe. B. another s only. C. an apostrophe only. D. none of the above I think the answer is C. 2. Which of the following shows the correct possessive form of a plural noun? A. three dogs bowls B....

.1.-- I would guess that there are several ways to approach this; here's mine: I - Subject got - verb used - predicate adjectiveto - preposition your - possessive adjective being - gerund (object of preposition) here - noun complement 2. Is 'used to' a prepositional verb?-- No, it...

Nouns are words that refer to something. car, desk, butter, person, rock, vinegar, pencil, pin, love, virtue, paper, book, ... They are most frequently used with articles a, an, the, or possessive adjectives. a car, my desk, the butter, a person, the rock, ... Adjectives are words that...

1. You need the past participle in these sentence opening constructions with by. Driven by anger, Disappointed by the results, Frightened by a gunshot, ...2. The syntax you're looking for is not Verb + Prep + Possessive + Body Part.You want Verb + Person + Prep + the + Body Partslapped...