... object, and complement of linking verbs. For example:
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Pronouns 73
Of the two solutions, the second alternative is usually better even though ... should allow her students time to fi nish their work.
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Pronouns 69
Object
Him: I signaled to the waiter who had taken our order.
I sign...
... boys
Plural possessive: boys’
Remember, the y is part of the spelling of the vowel and therefore nothing happens to it.
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14 Noun Phrases
Of course the ... slow has three characteristics that the does not have:
2
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16 Noun Phrases
Exercise 1.6
Fill in the following chart with all of t...
... coat at the mall.
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Post-Noun Modifi ers 51
We interviewed the parents whose children participated in the study.
We interviewed them.
Did you fi ... rst year here.
They are all in their fi rst year here.
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Post-Noun Modifi ers 53
In this sentence, whom is the object of the verb admired—as...
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Gerunds and Infi nitives 85
main object
verb gerund of verb
Gerund: My big concern was getting enough sleep.
Fortunately, there are two reliable ways of telling them apart. ... general terms, how can we tell when some form of be ϩ a present participle is a progressive
tense (be as a helping verb ϩ a present participle verb) or be as a main verb followed by a gerund?...
... furnish the apartment by the time we move in.
Progressive tenses
The progressive tenses are all formed by the helping verb be in some form immediately followed
by a verb in the present participle ... tense
and write stative above the verb.
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Verb Tenses 145
12. The design consist of three main elements.
13. The clerk confi rm you...
... alike both inverted with the subjects.)
There is no standard name in traditional grammar for the verbs in modern English that can
be inverted to form yes-no questions. The verbs that can be inverted ... later?
You would like them. Would you like them?
Note: In traditional grammar will is singled out from the other modal auxiliary verbs as part of
the future tense. Actually, there i...
... The water is cold. The water is not cold.
The game was over. The game was not over.
Exercise 13 .12
Change the positive statements in the left column into negative statements in the right column.
Positive ... by the outcome.
6. They have ignored the problem.
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242 Sentences
8. They came to a satisfactory agreement.
9. The manag...
... the electrical workers went on strike.
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278 English Grammar Drills
1. Building a snowman is a fun winter pastime.
2. She found running a large ... book you asked for fi nally came in.
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276 English Grammar Drills
8. Aunt Sally is my father’s sister who lives in Canada.
9...
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