Do/does/did is not used in questions 1. with forms of to be : Is he happy? Were they swimming? 2. with perfect and past perfect auxiliaries : Have you seen him? Had it already begun? 3. sometimes with have/has/had when the verb is in the

You can find more about only here. CB

Both the infintitive to run and the gerund running are correct after some verbs such as start, begin, hate etc. Some grammarians argue that the infinitive is better or should be used to refer to a single case of something happening and the gerund

Welcome to EF, badgrammar! I hope you'll soon be able to change your screen name to Good Grammar. It is correct to use the possessive form whose as a relative pronoun whenever a possessive form is needed: This house, whose windows are shut,

As far as I understand, a possessive adjective is placed before a noun : This is his car . A possessive pronoun cannot have a noun after it: This car is his . However, in many European countries terminology is different and the term possessive

Both positions are correct. You can put completely adverb after the subject (you) or at the end of the sentence. CB

Thanks for your reply. Could you also please tell me what "make landfall" or "landfall" means in this context? I have already done that: to reach the coast. CB

In casual speaking, I probably use the more common double possessive sometimes. Hi Philip I am sure you prefer the double possessive in cases like this: I'm a colleague of his . CB

I would say what CJ would say, but I know that I'm a colleague of Mr. Smith is also right. CB

As you can see from the ending in the word slated, it is a verb in the text. It means about the same as estimated or scheduled. People estimated that the storm would reach the coast late Wednesday night. CB