The structure ‘have + past participle’ is called a perfect infinitive. Perfect infinitives can have the same kind of meaning as perfect or past tenses.… Continue reading
Using Perfect Infinitives
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Present progressive and simple present: differences
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Long lasting situations The present progressive is not normally used to talk about long lasting or permanent situations. Instead, we use the simple present. My… Continue reading
Punctuation: Colon
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The colon (:) marks a bigger pause than that is expressed by the semicolon. It is sometimes used with a dash after it. We cancelled… Continue reading
Comma – Part II
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To separate adjectives used in the predicative position Adjectives used in the predicative position are always separated by commas. He is tall, dark and handsome.… Continue reading
Comma
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The punctuation mark comma (,) has the following uses. To connect the items in a list Commas are used to connect the items in a… Continue reading