Hi. I am not sure of the grammatical meaning of the following sentence: It was beginning to rain. A native speaker of English told me that means the speaker was experiencing a process of raining from no rain drops to more and more rain drops. But

Hello friends. I have difficuly with the following sentence: No sooner had Kim started his speech than he was interrupted by some intruders. Does it mean Kim succeeded in saying something (however little he might have said) or he in fact said

Hello friends. I have difficulty with the meaning of the following sentence. No sooner had Kim started his speech than he was interrupted by the intruders. Does it mean Kim succeeded in saying something(however little he might have said) or he in

Thank you, Fandorin. I want to make my question clearer. In my question, the three sentences are conjoined. what I am not sure about is whether they sound ok in a string.

Hi, could anyone tell me whether the following sentences are ok? And if they are, do they sound awkward? She was sad, she is sad and she will be sad. Many thanks.

Thank you for your help. In the first one, it seems a gradual process. He wasn't initially impatient, but got more and more so. As each minute passed, he grew increasingly impatient. In the second one, something happened to make him impatient.

Hi, I am wondering about the meaning of the following three sentences: 1. The tall man grew impatient. 2.The tall man became impatient. 3.The tall man was impatient. Do they have the same meaning? Please help. Thanks a lot.

Hi, thank you for your help. I have a further question. If the phrase "On hearing this" is removed, which understanding shall I take? Thanks.

Will anybody kindly help me with this sentence: On hearing this, he was happy . 1) He was in the state of happiness. 2)He became happy( that is, he changed to the state of happiness) Which is the correct understanding? Thanks a lot.

Hi, I had difficulty in understanding this sentence: He was happy. Does it mean "he was in the state of happiness" or "he became happy", or both readings are ok? Any help will be appreciated.