The following is the most usual form of short answers to questions beginning with an auxiliary verb: Yes + pronoun + auxiliary No + pronoun… Continue reading
Short answers
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Common Errors with verbs – Part 2
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The subject of a sentence should have a verb. The following sentence, for example, is incorrect because the subject is left without a verb. Incorrect:… Continue reading
Common errors in the use of verbs
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Study the following sentences. Incorrect: She told to me an interesting story. Correct: She told me an interesting story. The verb tell is followed by… Continue reading
Verb patterns with it
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When the real subject is a gerund or an infinitive or a clause, it is used as a provisional subject to begin the sentence. Different… Continue reading
It as a provisional subject
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When the subject is a phrase that consists of a gerund (-ing form), it is used as a provisional subject to begin the sentence. Instead… Continue reading