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Verbs

Uses of shall and will

December 9, 2010 pdf

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?

November 15, 2010 pdf

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

November 10, 2010 pdf

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

September 3, 2010 pdf

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

Uses of anomalous finites

September 2, 2010 pdf

Anomalous finites are the only verbs in modern English which can form their negatives by the simple addition of not. Compare: He will come. He… Continue reading

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