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Dangling participles

April 25, 2014 -

Adjectives and verbs ending in –ing are called present participles. They must be used carefully. Consider the following sentences: Standing at the gate, a scorpion… Continue reading

Gap fills exercise – tenses

April 24, 2014 -

Complete the following sentences using appropriate verb forms. 1. The major said that it ……………… him great pleasure to be there that evening. a) gives… Continue reading

Phrasal verbs with be and some other verbs

April 22, 2014 -

Bang up To bang somebody up is to put them in prison. The expression lock up has the same meaning. He was banged up for… Continue reading

Need as an auxiliary verb and an ordinary verb

April 19, 2014 -

Need is used both as a principal verb and as an auxiliary: When need is used as a principal verb, it means ‘require’. He needs… Continue reading

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