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1.0 -- Pronouns & Infinitives
2.0 -- Pronouns & Gerunds
3.0 -- Pronouns & Linking Verbs
4.0 -- Pronoun Agreement
4.1 -- Indefinite Pronouns, Agreement
4.2 -- Collective Noun Antecedents
4.3 -- Compound Noun Antecedents
5.0 -- The Sexist Pronoun
6.0 -- Relative Pronouns
6.1 -- Who & Whom as Relative Pronouns
6.2 -- Who & Whom as Interrogative Pronouns
6.3 -- Elliptical Relative Pronouns
6.4 -- Restrictive & Nonrestrictive Pronouns
6.5 -- What & Which in Inquiry ...
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'- ING' FORM
INTRODUCTION
The '-ing' form of the verb may be a present participle or a gerund.
The form is identical, the difference is in the function, or the job the word does in the sentence.
The present participle:
This is most commonly used:
as part of the con ...
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THE PASSIVE VOICE
PASSIVE, FUNCTION
The passive voice is used to show interest in the person or object that experiences an action rather than the person or object that performs the action, e.g.
The passive is used ...:
We are interested in the passive, not who uses i ...
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TO GET
TO GET + direct object = to obtain, to receive, to buy:
To obtain
She got her driving license last week.
They got permission to live in Switzerland.
To receive
I got a letter from my friend in Nigeria.
He gets £1,000 a year from his father.
To buy
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TENSES
FUTURE FORMS
Introduction
There are a number of different ways of referring to the future in English. It is important to remember that we are expressing more than simply the time of the action or event. Obviously, any 'future' tense will always refer to a time ...
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TENSES
Introduction
It is important to understand the meaning and use of tenses in English. The form may be like that of a tense in your own language, but the meaning may be different, so be very careful!
Summary of Verb Tenses
Present tenses
Simple present
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English Online > Professional > A Handbook for Teachers > Word Class: Verbs
Exploring Language
Word Class: Verbs
As far as we know, verbs are a word class found in all languages. In Latin, the word verbum means "word", which shows the importance of verbs. Verbs have traditionally been called "doing words".
Verbs give information about whether they are happening in the present, past, or future.
The Mona Lisa smiles. The Mona Lisa smiled.
The different forms of the verb - smiles ...
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Parts of Speech
Chapter 3 - Verbs
A verb is often defined as a word which shows action or state of being. The verb is the heart of a sentence - every sentence must have a verb. Recognizing the verb is often the most important step in understanding the meaning of a sentence. In the sentence The dog bit the man, bit is the verb and the word which shows the action of the sentence. In the sentence The man is sitting on a chair, even though the action doesn't show much activity, sitting is the ...
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Red List: Irregular Verbs
The past tense of verbs is normally formed by adding -ed to the base form of the verb:
ask-->asked
However, many common verbs have irregular past forms. Here is a list of some of these verbs. It is useful to memorize this list.
Base formPast tense Base formPast Tense
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beginbegan letlet
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Verbs - Doing Words
What is Petu doing?
Petu is eating sugar cane.What is Miss Kitty doing?
Miss Kitty is knitting a sweater.
Note the following
In the first picture the noun Petu is eating.
In the second picture the noun Miss Kitty is ...
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SUBJECT VERB AGREEMENT
Subject verb agreement can be one of the more challenging aspects of writing. While short clauses provide for an easily identifiable subject, longer clauses with extensive phrases can make proper subject verb agreement more of a challenge.
The first and most important rule in subject verb agreement is that the verb must agree with the intended number of the subject.
To accomplish that task, follow two occasionally not so simple tasks.
Identify the real subject
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Questions on Verbs
Question (From a software company): Okay, we all agree that to boldly go splits the infinitive to go with an adverb, which is bad, and that one is supposed to go boldly. Fine so far.
But I find myself being bothered by phrases of the form could boldly go, preferring could go boldly instead. But could go (or might go or would go) isn’t an infinitive per se, is it? (I believe it would be referred to as the conditional form of the verb to go.)
Is it permissible to ...
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Verb Tense
Verb tenses give information about when an action took place. Choose the right tense to indicate your meaning in your sentences. Change verb tenses only when there is a real change in time. When you are writing about an idea, stay with the same tense.
Examples:
Incorrect: When I open the door, my dog greeted me.
Correct: When I opened the door, my dog greeted me. (past tense)
When I open the door, my dog greets me. (present tense)
Types of Verb Tenses:
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