My dear friends! Being a professional teacher of English grammar, I decided to start this group to help you improve your knowledge of the subject. Many members asked me to do it and I do feel like that! So, I am planning to start a few discussions where you will be able to ask me questions or to have some practice. I'd also like to involve my husband, a native speaker, who is supposed to be helpful. So, how do you feel about such a group?
Rewrite into a passive sentence: "You haven't given the gift to Pete"
Is it not "The gift hasn't been given to Pete by you" ? I was marked down for writing my answer as such instead of "The gift to Pete hasn't been given by you". How is it any different?
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Hi, dear Bet! It is easy to answer your question. My sentence "It might have been my last graduation" means it was posssibly my last graduation. I did say what I mean: I am not sure I am ready to quit. Now, let me explain. MAY/MIGHT express rather strong uncertainty. They are modal verbs and must be followed by the infinitive without "to". So, meaning the present or the future, we say:
She may be at home now.
He may come tomorrow.
Here, be and come are the simple forms of the infinitive. However, speaking about the past, we use the infinitive in the perfect form.
She might have been at home yesterday.
He might have come yesterday.
Is it clear now?
when we should say.....it might have been ? Yes, I took it from your blog! But, need to know, so please.
Dear Onee, I am sorry for not seenig your question. Well, we have only the registration certificate but the police never take it away. It revokes our driver's licenses. I understand what you mean. So, if you can't drive without that document, it was revoked. "Trial" is incorrrect. In the best case, it is a hearing. It might be an assize if your actions resulted in a crash. But it is not a trial, there is no jury, only you and a judge
Teacher Dan, ... :D I will tell completely later.
No, they didn't take my driver's licence, they took mmm... vehicle number certificate.
I'm not sure what to call that in English. There are two certificates of a vehicle. One is for ownership, one is for vehicle number/registration. What terms do you have there? Should I say 'revoke' instead of took. I must attend the 'trial' to take it.
Teacher, please correct my mistake. :(
Dear Onee, has it really happened with you? It is just a tragedy for any American!
Well your sentence is incorrect.
I drove through a red traffic light and my driver's license was revoked.
Teacher, I have one last qquestion today.
Is this a correct sentence? (grammar and word/terms)
When the traffic light is red, I crossed it. Since I made mistake of crossing the red traffic light, they took my motor certificate.
Dear Being Stranger, Tanya, my wife, is a little busy now, but we can talk if you like.
taniya, plz contact me, I want to be ur student.
Welcome, dear! Just try to write a few more sentences
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