Search Results for: subject verb

Adverb clauses

March 5, 2011 -

Study the following sentences. They started in the morning. (Started when? – in the morning) They started before the sun rose. (started when? – before… Continue reading

Common Errors with verbs – Part 2

January 10, 2011 -

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

Verb patterns with it

January 8, 2011 -

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

January 8, 2011 -

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

Position of frequency adverbs

December 31, 2010 -

Frequency adverbs (e.g. often, always, never, sometimes, generally, seldom, rarely, ever, frequently etc.) usually go in the following positions: before the main verb after the… Continue reading