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This tag is for grammar questions, but only if you're not certain what other tag to use. If possible, tag as tense, verb, articles, prepositions, or some other more specific tag or tags instead.
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Two verbs in one sentence
Yes, it is correct. "dressed in a fine black suit" is called a reduced adjective clause. A clause is a basic sentence containing a subject and verb. So we could consider this as 2 sentences put togeth …
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Meet/fullfil promise/commitment
This a rather broad topic coming under the general description of collocations (Def. placement). There are verb-noun, verb-adverb,verb-verb, etc. They are idiomatic and there are no real rules, only g …
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Continuous after when?
In EFL, we usually dictate:
While + progressive
i.e.
While I was walking, I suddenly realized I had left my keys at home
This emphasizes the idea of 'continuous action' interrupted by a 'sudden acti …
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Cannot understand the grammar used in the sentence "I'd love to have lived in the 19th century"
There are two ways of looking at this:
#4 expressing a past irrealis
I would have loved to live in the 19th century
#1 expressing a present wish about a past situation
I would love to have lived in …