By Weddings, Constructions

The uses of be are numerous, Sunilghai:–verb (used without object) 1.to exist or live: Shakespeare's “To be or not to be” is the ultimate question. 2.to take place; happen; occur: The wedding was last week. 3.to occupy a place or position: The book is on the table. 4.to continue...

Hello Jan Sulc, and welcome to the forums. The sentence you have quoted is quite ungrammatical. There is a standard construction, soon-to-be. That person/thing will soon be whatever you write, but isn't yet. For example, when referring to your fiance the week before your wedding, you can say...

Using present progressive to indicate future action is very common in English. This may present some confusion to learners. “I am going to try to make it to your party”. This means from this minute to the whole time your party shall last, I’ll make an effort to show up. I am leaving for Paris...

Issue - "Tradition and modernization are incompatible. One must choose between them." Must we choose between tradition and modernization, as the speaker asserts? I agree that in certain cases the two are mutually exclusive. For the most part, however, modernization is compatible with...

All of your examples are gerunds if we stick to modern terminology. Forget about the terminology verbal noun. It's total garbage! It has many different definitions, depending on the author and when the grammar book was written. _____________ The modern definition is given at...

SUGAR AND BLOOD: SLAVERY IN TWO WORLDSBY: ROLANDO CASELLA Between the early 1790s and the early 1820s, there was a difference in the way that slaves from the US and Brazil were treated. The slaves developed lawsuits against their masters in which, they argued for their right to be free. This...

Anonymous wrote: Can someone please help pointing out the 'disputed usages' in the following sentences: 1) He was out at a meeting and couldn't be contacted all day. 2) His second plan is not as imaginative as his first but it is more credible. Thanks,Eva 1. He was out at a meeting and...

Another construction could be "The wedding will be at 4, and the reception two hours later."

1. Janet's and David's wedding or 2. Janet and David's wedding Both are correct Although the second construction is more common, not to say efficient. 3a. The dog's, cat's, pig's and rat's turnip. 3b. The dog, cat, pig and rat's turnip. Try adding even more turnip-owners to 3a, gets cumbersome...

EVOLUTION, NOT REVOLUTION: A paradigm of urban upgrading in Arab villages and refugees' cores in Israel PROLOGUE Like most of Arab localities in Israel, Kabul village has its unique history since Canaanite period. It is located fifteen kilometers to the east of Acre at north Israel. After...