Verbs of incomplete predication
January 27th, 2012 in English Learning
Study the following sentences.
The baby is…
We were …
Neither sentence expresses a complete thought. Some word or words have to be supplied to complete their meaning.
January 27th, 2012 in English Learning
Study the following sentences.
The baby is…
We were …
Neither sentence expresses a complete thought. Some word or words have to be supplied to complete their meaning.
January 25th, 2012 in English Learning
A compound sentence can be converted into a simple sentence by reducing one or more main clauses into a word or phrase.
Study the following examples.
January 24th, 2012 in English Grammar
A complex sentence can be converted into a simple sentence by reducing a subordinate clause into a word or a phrase.
Study the following examples.
January 23rd, 2012 in English Learning
We often use the past perfect tense to express the idea that the first action had completed before the second one started.
The patient had died before the doctor arrived.
January 22nd, 2012 in English Quiz
Each sentence given below contains a mistake. Find the mistake and correct it.
Example
Sentence: ‘Could I ask you something?’ ‘Yes, of course you could.’
January 21st, 2012 in English Quiz
Each sentence given below contains a mistake. Find the mistake and correct it.
1. Because I was tired, so I decided to go home.