Sometimes we need to add something to a verb, noun or adjective to complete its meaning. For example, if somebody says I want, we expect… Continue reading

Do has three main uses. Auxiliary verb As an auxiliary verb do is used with other verbs to form emphatic, interrogative, negative and shortened verb… Continue reading

When we report questions constructed with who / which / what + be + complement, be can be put before or after the complement. Direct… Continue reading

Orders, promises and requests are often reported with infinitives, or object + infinitive. Direct speech: Jane said, ‘I will write.’ Indirect speech: Jane promised to… Continue reading

When we report questions the indirect speech is introduced by verbs such as ask and inquire. Note that in reported questions the subject normally comes… Continue reading