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Emma_09 Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Grammar Questions
Hello everyone,
Would anyone mind having a read through my answers below to see if i'm on the right tracks? I'm looking at the meaning/function and form of the sentence/underlined words!
With many thanks!!
Fiona is very sociable - Present simple to describe a friends character/ Subject + be in present + adverb + adjective (adjective phrase)
I wish it would stop raining – I know ‘wish’ and ‘would’ are the key to the construction - but I don’t know what the tense is… Subject + wish + it (what is it?)+ would (modal auxiliary verb) + verb + gerund
Fadouma has worked here for 2 years – present perfect to describe something that began in the past and continues now. Subject + have (3rd person singular) + verb (past participle) + adverb + time marker
You should go to see the doctor – present simple to give advice on future action (?) subject + modal auxiliary + verb (infinitive?) + object.. (?)
He takes after his father – Subject (3rd person singular) + inseperable transitive phrasal verb (or is it a non-phrasal preposition verb?) + object
Johanna walks to work everyday – present simple to describe an everyday routine. Subject + verb (3rd person singular) + object/place? + time marker/frequency marker (??)
Would anyone mind having a read through my answers below to see if i'm on the right tracks? I'm looking at the meaning/function and form of the sentence/underlined words!
With many thanks!!
Fiona is very sociable - Present simple to describe a friends character/ Subject + be in present + adverb + adjective (adjective phrase)
I wish it would stop raining – I know ‘wish’ and ‘would’ are the key to the construction - but I don’t know what the tense is… Subject + wish + it (what is it?)+ would (modal auxiliary verb) + verb + gerund
Fadouma has worked here for 2 years – present perfect to describe something that began in the past and continues now. Subject + have (3rd person singular) + verb (past participle) + adverb + time marker
You should go to see the doctor – present simple to give advice on future action (?) subject + modal auxiliary + verb (infinitive?) + object.. (?)
He takes after his father – Subject (3rd person singular) + inseperable transitive phrasal verb (or is it a non-phrasal preposition verb?) + object
Johanna walks to work everyday – present simple to describe an everyday routine. Subject + verb (3rd person singular) + object/place? + time marker/frequency marker (??)
Top answer
)+ would (modal auxiliary verb) + verb + gerund Hi, You are almost perfect! The " I wish + I would / could " construction is one type of conditional sentence that describes conditions of non-factual or imaginary natures. I wish I could have graduated from college a few years earlier....
- )+ would (modal auxiliary verb) + verb + gerund Hi, You are almost perfect!
- The " I wish + I would / could " construction is one type of conditional sentence that describes conditions of non-factual or imaginary natures.
- I wish I could have graduated from college a few years earlier....
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Emma_09Hello everyone,
I wish it would stop raining – I know ‘wish’ and ‘would’ are the key to the construction - but I don’t know what the tense is… Subject + wish + it (what is it?)+ would (modal auxiliary verb) + verb + gerund
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