Pronouns/Verbs Flashcards
That we fell in love gave us encourgement
Not wrong. But stylistically prefer placeholder it in place of a that-clause subject
It gave us encouragement that we fell in love
To resist temptation is futile
Not wrong. But stylistically prefer placeholder it in place of a infinitive-subjects
It is futile to resist temptation
To attract the most talented workers, some companies are offering a wider range of benefits, letting employees pick those most important to themselves. Correct?
No because of the use of reflexive pronoun “themselves”.
Using “themselves” means the subject is acting on itself.
employees pick to themselves misses the meaning of modifying “most important benefits to them”
How can you tell if a verb is in the progressive tense
ongoing nature
(to be) + present participle (-ing)
“ex. is playing”
Name the tense
is playing
present progressive. HAPPENING RIGHT NOW
name tense
will be playing
future progressive
name tense
was playing
past progressive
When should we not use present progressive
to indicate future actions
“is meeting with him tomorrow” use simple future
for general definitions -> use simple present
for verbs that express state -> use simple
“know” “signify”
Wrong. The inscription is signifying his birth
Form the Command Subjunctive Tense
Command Subjective Tense is the bare form of the verb (think infinitive minus “to”)
Form the subjunctive construction with a bossy verb
bossy verb + THAT + subject + Command Subjunctive
infinitive acting as an adverbial modifier. Look out for these infinitives that express purpose. Why?
the infinitive is going to modify both the action and specifically who’s doing the action. You need to check the main subject of the verb to see if the infinitive matches logically with that noun
