By helping verbs, Constructions

Kekel wrote:Please, could you explain what does it mean??The bank has been robbed. And would it be right if I we don't use "been"??Thanks!!Been is the past participle form of the verb be, and be is used as a helping verb in passive voice construction. Without any form of the verb be, we cannot...

Bamtori wrote:Thanks for your reply, Marius. With "last night" it is definately "had". Then how about leave out "last night" in the sentence. Which should I use, "we (have/had) some guys come in here and ransack the place."?When will this ransacking take place? Will it be in the future? From...

What is the word sucks in "Homework sucks"? Is it a verb or an adjective? If it is a verb, what does homework suck?This brings up an excellent point, and a wonderful opportunity to discover the beautiful syntactic structure of the English language. The question at hand is "Does an English verb...

The construction of an interogative sentence according to a grammar book is likeQuetion word +helping verb (auxi. verb) +main verb +subject and the rest of the line This is incorrect, Hanuman, in cases...

Hello, The construction of an interogative sentence according to a grammar book is like Quetion word +helping verb (auxi. verb) +main verb +subject and the rest of the line+? But sometimes I have seen a few interogative sentences without a helping verb like Who broke the window? What...

Hi, "Before long they found the path; it was hidden in the underbrush." The key says that "was hidden" in the second clause is a helping verb and a main verb. It seems to me that "was" is a linking verb, and in this context "hidden" is an adjective describing "it." Well, I understand your...

Sir, 1.I prefer not to speak him. 2.It is better not to buy new car. I am a bit confused with these sentences. As this these are negative sentences but without any helping verb. What type of constructions are these? Please expain it to me. Thanks.

What does it mean? is a proper question. "what it means" is usually part of a statement, but that construction (not using the helping verb in a question) is commonly used by ESLers, since helping verbs aren't used in their languages. Example: - Explain to me what it means. It can be used as...