Grammar.com »
Found 1,236 articles matching: six verb tense Page #7
Font size:
| Prognosis vs. Diagnostic In the realm of medicine, terminology plays an essential role in understanding the processes involved in patient care. Among the myriad of medical terms, 'prognosis' and 'diagnostic' are two key word… |
| Historic vs. Historical The words historical and historic were synonymous to each other back in the 18th century meaning something that belonged to or is representative of the past. Historic was used as a shortened for… |
| Continuous vs. Continual The English language is full of words that are both similar in sound and similar in meaning. Many of these words are classified as homophones, but many others don’t quite fit under that label. The tw… |
| Deductive vs. Inductive Reasoning: Which is the Logical Choice? Are you a logical person? Do you weigh the facts before you decide? Do you trust your gut? Deductive and Inductive Reasoning In the branch of philosophy called logic, we study the laws of… |
| Resume vs. CV The terms **resume** and **curriculum vitae** (CV) are often used interchangeably in the job application process; however, they refer to two distinct documents that serve different purposes. Understa… |
| Forty vs. Fourty Forty vs. Fourty Derivation is one of the four means of word formation and probably the most important, using suffixes and prefixes to create new words. But at the same time, derivation can also b… |
| Serial-Comma Rule ‑ Red, White, and Blue (2) Comma, Comma, and Comma When you use a coordinating conjunction (usually and or or) to join two elements of a series, no comma comes before the conjunction. But w… |
| Hyphen Punctuation is the basic element of English grammar and without it a sentence is not only incomplete but also insensible. There are various marks of punctuation that are used in sentences to give the… |
| elliptical clause A useful power structure is the elliptical clause, also called a truncated clause. The structure consists of a subordinating conjunction (if, though, although, when, while, and many others) and one o… |
| misspelled - correct spelling misspelled - verb (past tense and past participle of the verb misspell) and adjective When the last letter of a prefix (mis) matches the first letter of the root word (spelled), you do not … |
| hurried - correct spelling hurried - adjective and verb (past tense and past participle of the verb hurry) Example: The hurried meal disappointed the guests. adjective Example: Sh… |
| exhausted - correct spelling exhausted adjective and verb (past tense and past participle of the verb exhaust) Example: He was exhausted after the race. adjective Example: The company exha… |
| dissatisfied - correct spelling dissatisfied adjective and verb (past tense and past participle of the verb dissatisfy) Example: She gave him a dissatisfied look. adjective Example: The movie… |
| controlled - correct spelling controlled verb (past tense and past participle of the verb control) and adjective Example: She controlled her staff with discipline and incentives. verb Example: |
| nauseated - correct spelling nauseated - adjective and verb (past tense and past participle of the verb nauseate) Note: For a discussion of the differences among nauseous, nauseating, and nauseated, se… |
| Imperative mood Mood Mood indicates the expression of a sentence – for example whether it a question, command, request or fact. Consider the following sentences – Go from here right now! I wish you could go from … |
| Aloud vs. Allowed This is one of the most common misspellings that appear in English grammar: “aloud” and “allowed”. These words are often confused, especially by those who aren’t sure what they mean. The main reason … |
| bushes - correct spelling bushes noun (plural of the noun bush), verb (present tense, third-person singular of the verb bush), and adjective (slang) Example: We planted some beautiful bushes. noun |
| Did vs. Deed Introduction The English language is rich with words that sound similar but have different meanings and usages. Two such words are did and deed. Despite their phonet… |
| future-perfect tense The perfect tenses are formed by using the auxiliary verb to have and adding the past participle of the main verb. Thus, the future perfect is formed by taking the future tense of to have (will have)… |
| permitted - correct spelling permitted - verb (past tense and past participle of the verb permit) and adjective Example: She permitted him to accompany her to the party. verb Example: |
| Linking Verbs In point of fact, the verb to be is also a linking verb. But I prefer to put be in a category all by itself and then treat linking verbs separately. We learned above that the verb to be can connect a… |
| Subject-Verb Agreement - Plural Subjects Watch Out Before winding up our discussion of conjunctions, we need to visit the notion of subject-verb agreement in number. When you write a plural subject, you must use a plural… |
| action verb An action verb denotes physical, mental, or even emotional activity. The word run is obviously an action verb. But so is think. Every action verb is either transitive or intransitive. A transitive… |
| Five Kinds of Verbs - An Overview F. Scott Fitzgerald is quoted as saying, “All fine prose is based on the verbs carrying the sentence.” Let’s look back and make certain we all understand the five kinds of verbs. Broadly, we have … |
