Indirect speech Should is the past tense of shall in indirect speech. The officer said, ‘The scoundrel shall be given a good beating.’ The officer… Continue reading
Uses of Should
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Uses of shall and will
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With first person pronouns With first person pronouns shall simply expresses the strong possibility or near certainty of an action or event which is to… Continue reading
What are copular verbs?
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A copular verb is a special kind of verb used to join an adjective or noun complement to a subject. Common examples are: be (is,… Continue reading
Verbs with two objects
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Many English verbs take two objects – one direct object and one indirect object. The direct object usually refers to an object. The indirect object… Continue reading
Uses of anomalous finites – part II
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The anomalous finites are used to form inverted sentence patterns. I had no sooner got into the train than it steamed off. No sooner had… Continue reading