The Old Gnomo's Guide For English Grammar

Former Habit vs. Accustomed Activity USE Used (to)  expresses that an activity was a past habit; it was occurring at an earlier stage of life but not now. It focuses on the past habit, not duration or frequency. (used + infinitive) It is a lexical verb limited to past tense. LECIAL VERB INFINITIVE CLAUSE We  used to go  camping every spring.   We  used to wake up  early to go fishing.   My parents  used to tell  stories before bedtime.   BE USED TO Used to  expresses something that you are accustomed to; are familiar with and accept as normal.  Also, in Amer. Engl   get used to   (become accustomed gradually). The verbal expression is followed by a gerund. VERBAL EXPRESSION GERUND CLAUSE We  are used to going camping  every spring.  We  got   used to waking up early  to go fishing.  We  were used to telling stories  before ...

How to Identify a Transitive Verb Transitive verbs are not just verbs that can take an object; they demand objects. Without an object to affect, the sentence that a transitive verb inhabits will not seem complete. Please bring coffee. In this sentence, the verb bring is transitive; its object is coffee, the thing that is being brought. Without an object of some kind, this verb cannot function. Please bring. Bring what, or who? The question begs itself because the meaning of bring demands it. Here are some more examples of transitive verbs and their objects. The girls carry water to their village. Juan threw the ball. Could you phone the neighbors? I caught a cold. She loves rainbows. Lila conveyed the message. Each of the verbs in these sentences have objects that complete the verbs’ actions. If the objects were taken out, the results would be illogical and questions would be raised in the mind of the reader; for example, Lila conveyed. ...

Active voice In most English sentences with an action verb, the subject performs the action denoted by the verb. Because the subject does or "acts upon" the verb in such sentences, the sentences are said to be in the  active voice. Passive voice One can change the normal word order of many active sentences (those with a direct object) so that the subject is no longer  active , but is, instead, being  acted upon  by the verb - or  passive.     Note in these examples how the subject-verb relationship has changed. Because the subject is being "acted upon" (or is  passive ), such sentences are said to be in the  passive voice . If you want to read about more, go to this webpage and you will found the all explanation about this topic.  The Passive The Active Voice Active vs Passive Voice Basketball Game ╔══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ As you know,...

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Comparison Chart. What is a defining relative clause? While both types of relative clauses add extra information to the sentence, a defining relative clause clearly adds detail about a specific noun that is defined. Examples: “My brother who finished university this summer is spending the year travelling.” “The house whose doors are shuttered is rumoured to be haunted!” In both the examples above, you can see an extra clause in the middle of the sentence following the words “who” or “whose” which contain additional information. They relate to a specific noun that has been pointed out uniquely identified: “my brother” or “the house”. So how do you put together a defining relative clause? You’ll need to use a relative pronoun such as “who”, “whose” or “which”. An important point to note is that without the additional clause, the sentence would not retain the same meaning. What is a non-defining relative clause? N...

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What are relative clauses? Relative clauses describe or provide information about something or someone that we have have already specified. As you can see in the examples, relative clauses have their pronoums. Relative Pronouns. Relative pronoun Use Example who subject or object pronoun for people I told you about the woman  who  lives next door. which subject or object pronoun for animals and things Do you see the cat  which  is lying on the roof? which referring to a whole sentence He couldn’t read  which  surprised me. whose possession for people animals and things Do you know the boy  whose  mother is a nurse? whom object pronoun for people, especially in non-defining relative clauses (in defining relative clauses we colloquially prefer  who ) I was invited by the professor  whom  I met at the conference....