... is a component of the computer.
In this section, however, we are going to focus solely on how English forms the possessive.
Before Shakespeare’s time the possessive form of nouns was spelled...
... been a divided city, is now open to everyone.
18. Our friends went to a museum where there was free admission on Mondays.
19. That was the moment when I knew we were in big trouble.
20. The ... a new coat of paint.
6. They had a big victory despite all the odds.
7. A new painting by the English painter Turner has just been discovered.
8. I had no illusions about my chances.
9. The...
... is human, to forgive is divine.
Infi nitive phrases differ from gerund phrases in one respect. English speakers often prefer to
move longer infi nitive phrases to the end of the sentence, putting...
... before we get it all poured.
2. Hopefully, the snow plows clear the roads before we leave the freeway.
3. We starve to death before the waiter bring us our order.
4. Jane walk back home...
... 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 ... verb is the actual
historical source of the do used in yes-no questions and negatives in modern English. )
This intermediate sentence now contains an auxiliary verb that can be inverted in the ... very busy?
She had returned his e-mail. Had she returned his e-mail?
3. Main verbs: In American English, the only main verb that can be used to form yes-no
questions is be (am, is, are, was,...
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1. I asked the new worker you hired to come to my offi ce.
2. The car that he ... electrical workers went on strike.
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1. Building a snowman is a fun winter pastime.
2. She found running a large ... you asked for fi nally came in.
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8. Aunt Sally is my father’s sister who lives in Canada.
9. What do you call...