Write sentences with the -ing (gerund) or to do (infinitive) of the verb. Sometimes both forms are possible. 1 Dan / want / go / to the cinema 2 My great-grandmother / dislike / talk / on the phone 3 You / need / do / your homework 4 They / hate / do / the washing-up 相...
Rule 20:When the subject is a gerund (a verb ending in -ing), the verb is singular. Example:Singing is my favourite activity. Rule 21:In sentences beginning with here or there, the verb agrees with the subject that comes after the verb. Example:There are five cats in the yard,...
However, even in an SVO construction, using ‘was’ with a gerund verb form (+ing) will make it passive: Mary was punching John. There are many ways to make writing passive, but the most common uses ‘could + a sense verb,’ oftentimes combined with a gerund or OVS construction. To ...
The openingbutpreserves the link between the first two sentences–and emphasizes the change of direction. It’s more effective than the alternatives: combining the parts into a compound sentence joined by a comma (not enough punch), eliminating thebutand keeping two independent sentences (the logic...
restartingtheemailcommunication,itmaybeimpossibletoincludealineofthanks.Instead,beginbystatingyourpurpose.Forexample,“Iamwritingtoenquireabout…”or“Iamwritinginreferenceto…”Makeyourpurposeclearearlyonintheemail,andthenmoveintothemaintextofyouremail.Remember,peoplewanttoreademailsquickly,sokeepyoursentencesshort...
Write sentences with the -ing (gerund) or to do (infinitive) of the verb. Sometimes both forms are possible. 1 Dan / want / go / to the cinema 2 My great-grandmother / dislike / talk / on the phone 3 You / need / do / your homework 4 They / hate / do / the washing-up 相...