Questions tagged [verbs]
A verb is a word used to describe an action, state, or occurrence.
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“enter in my house” vs “enter my house”
From English animation Rich and poor Episode26(2:10) Sunshine English story
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvwwWc6hzDs)
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Judy's mother was at home alone. ( the bell rang) She was upset to ...
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Can a festival or a celebration like Halloween be "invented"?
I read a paragraph on Halloween:
On November 1, the souls of those who had died were believed to return to visit their homes, and those who had died during the year were believed to journey to the ...
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Using "Delight" Without a Preposition
Both the following are commonly used: "to take delight in" and "they delighted in"
Recently, I read in an article a usage that was different from these. The author had written,
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Is "fasten" transitive or intransitive in the sentence "He rose, his eyes still fastened on the piece of paper."?
Longman Online Dictionary gives out the following example sentence:
He rose, his eyes still fastened on the piece of paper.
Source: https://www.ldoceonline.com/dictionary/fasten-your-eyes-gaze-on-...
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Sub verb agreement
Father, mother and children (make/makes) a family.
Which verb should I use here, make or makes, as family is a collective noun in singular form?
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"Could" at the beginning of a non-question sentence
The sentence is the following:
Could we have found a buyer who would continue operations, I would have certainly preferred to sell the business rather than liquidate it.
I can guess the meaning of ...
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Are there any "ditransitive" ergative verbs in English?
By ergative I mean verbs that can undergo alteration such that the object becomes the subject (reducing the number of arguments by one). E.g.
She broke the vase. -> The vase broke.
Are there ...
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Any difference between dull and blunt in these contexts?
Okay, what I already know is that blunt is transitive verb (E.g. The setback blunted his desire to become an actor.) whereas dull can be both transitive and intransitive (E.g. The setback dulled his ...
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Subject + verb + personal object + bare infinitive: Can we follow this same formula for all subjunctive verbs?
My main question was prompted when I realized that there were other cases where subjunctive can be used with other verbs, such as with like, ask, etc.
Can we follow this same formula for all ...
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What’s the mood of “wish” in I wish sentences?
So, I have a task to identify the mood of bold verbs. As I understand “wish” in such sentences isn’t included in the Subjunctive mood? Pls help if I’m wrong
I wish you would pay attention. (wish – ...
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"Spreading of misinformation" OR "spread of misinformation "
Why is first one wrong .
The spreading of misinformation on social media is becoming a serious issue.
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The spread of misinformation on social media is becoming a serious issue.
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Most of the verbs keep the suffix "e" because were used with the first-person singular in the Middle English
I’m uncertain about the ending "e" in the final form of many verbs.From the ChatGPT response: "The main factor behind the retention of the final "e" in many verbs is indeed ...
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'have got to do' vs. 'have to do' with repeated actions
I still have questions about the difference between 'have got to do' and 'have to do' in case of repeated actions.
I understand that 'have got to' is informal spoken British. But there must be other ...
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'to+verb' vs 'to+be+verb-ing'
"Well, bout time for me to be hitting the ol' dusty trail" - Peter from Family Guy.
"Well, bout time for me to hit the ol' dusty trail" - me.
(1) Is the 2nd sentence correct ...
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Distancing/hedging expressions
I came across this question in an exam. I believe the option understood is the correct answer because I think after that we need a cluse and a clause cannot begin with to.
Am I missing something?
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