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Hanuman_2000 Posted 22 years ago
Grammar
Verb
Sir,
I have to undeline the every verb in given paragraph.
Then a thought occurred to him, and he hesitated, 'Coconuts should not cost so much here,' he felt. 'Three rupees should be more than enough.' He tried to bargain with coconut sellers, but none of them was prepared to cut his price. 'The coconuts are from a farm four kilometres away. The may be cheaper there,' they agreed, 'But we have to spend on the transport. As a result we must sell ours for five rupees each. Else we should make no profit at all.'
I have underlined the following.
occurred(thought occurred), hesitated(he hesitated), cost(should not cost), felt(he felt), be(should be), tried(he tried) , prepared(was prepared), be(may be),agreed(they agreed), have('have to spend'), sell (must sell), make( should make).
Now I have some problems. Shall I underline the helping verb(should,may) , as well as infinitives, like
to bargain, to cut , to spend ?
I have to undeline the every verb in given paragraph.
Then a thought occurred to him, and he hesitated, 'Coconuts should not cost so much here,' he felt. 'Three rupees should be more than enough.' He tried to bargain with coconut sellers, but none of them was prepared to cut his price. 'The coconuts are from a farm four kilometres away. The may be cheaper there,' they agreed, 'But we have to spend on the transport. As a result we must sell ours for five rupees each. Else we should make no profit at all.'
I have underlined the following.
occurred(thought occurred), hesitated(he hesitated), cost(should not cost), felt(he felt), be(should be), tried(he tried) , prepared(was prepared), be(may be),agreed(they agreed), have('have to spend'), sell (must sell), make( should make).
Now I have some problems. Shall I underline the helping verb(should,may) , as well as infinitives, like
to bargain, to cut , to spend ?
Top answer
You missed one in the initial list: 'the coconuts are from a farm'. It's hard to judge what your teacher expects. In 'prepared to cut', the only temporal verb is 'prepared'; however, the infinitive 'to cut' is certainly a verb form too.
- You missed one in the initial list: 'the coconuts are from a farm'.
- It's hard to judge what your teacher expects.
- In 'prepared to cut', the only temporal verb is 'prepared'; however, the infinitive 'to cut' is certainly a verb form too.
- On the other hand, 'prepared to cut' is not a verb phrase in the sense that (aux + v) 'should be' or 'must sell' are.
- These latter should be underlined in their entirety.
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You missed one in the initial list: 'the coconuts are from a farm'.
It's hard to judge what your teacher expects. In 'prepared to cut', the only temporal verb is 'prepared'; however, the infinitive 'to cut' is certainly a verb form too. On the other hand, 'prepared to cut' is not a verb phrase in the sense that (aux + v) 'should be' or 'must sell' are. These latter should be u
It's hard to judge what your teacher expects. In 'prepared to cut', the only temporal verb is 'prepared'; however, the infinitive 'to cut' is certainly a verb form too. On the other hand, 'prepared to cut' is not a verb phrase in the sense that (aux + v) 'should be' or 'must sell' are. These latter should be u
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