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Anupam77 Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

present simple vs indefinite

I want to know the difference between these two sentence
1.this is a book
2. i read a book

why we used verb "is" in first sentence,and why did not in second one ?
  

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It isn't necessary in English. I presume from your picture that you are a speaker of an Aryan language. In Hindi, am I correct is saying that present tense constructions end with the word hai, which literally means is but is also necessary to signify present tense?

— Elanguest

  • It isn't necessary in English.
  • I presume from your picture that you are a speaker of an Aryan language.
  • In Hindi, am I correct is saying that present tense constructions end with the word hai, which literally means is but is also necessary to signify present tense?
  • In English, the present tense is formed in the verb itself.
  • The sentence you chose is a bit complicated because read is the same in the present and the past tense.
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It isn't necessary in English. I presume from your picture that you are a speaker of an Aryan language. In Hindi, am I correct is saying that present tense constructions end with the word hai, which literally means is but is also necessary to signify present tense?

In English, the present tense is formed in the verb itself. The sentence you chose is a bit complicated because
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1.phonograph invented by Thomas Edison 2.phonograph was invented by Thomas Edison which sentence is grammatically correct? we know that "invented "is past form of verb "invent" ,so is it necessary to use "was invented " instead of "invented" ? is there any difference in the meaning of these two ?
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anupam771.phonograph invented by Thomas Edison 2.phonograph was invented by Thomas Edison which sentence is grammatically correct? we know that "invented "is past form of verb "invent" ,so is it necessary to use "was invented " instead of "invented" ? is there any difference in the meaning of these two ?
Please start a new thread for a completely different que
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Fivejedjon, I think this question is actually along the same lines as the first one...

Anupam, the correct sentence would be The phonograph was invented by Thomas Edison. This is a passive voice construction, and therefore requires an auxiliary verb, in this case was. You can see an explanation about passive constructions here:
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Thanks a lot Elanguestnow i got the point. sometimes i get confuse with little problem,members of this site help a lot to one another to clear the confusion.Thanks again
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No problem. Emotion: smile Good luck!
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ElanguestAnupam, the correct sentence would be The phonograph was invented by Thomas Edison. This is..
Hi.

But phonograph invented by Thomas Edison is correct. I'm not sure what it's deemed in speech/grammar terms, but I believe it's simply a noun phrase.
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It can be used as a phrase, but not as a complete sentence.

This phonograph invented by Thomas Edison is the greatest invention since the mousetrap.
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ElanguestIt can be used as a phrase, but not as a complete sentence. This phonograph invented by Thomas Edison is the greatest invention since the mousetrap.
Not as a complete sentence, no, but it can stand as a definite expression in its own right, such it occurs as a news title. It's also possible (likely, in fact) that the asker used the word sentence
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SurferWanted Fellon Shot Dead by the Police.
Summit Meeting Pushed Back to December.
Ancient Tomb Discovered by Expedition Team.
One must kind in mind, the question in discussion ( about the phonograph invention) was whether it is a correct grammatical sentence. The answer is "no". It is a noun phrase with passive connotation. All of the examples poste
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