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is of a preposition

Am I correct to say that the word "of" in the the following sentence is a Preposition? - Her greatest fear is that the world will end before she finds a comfortable pair of panty-hose.

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would be

I need to identify which one of the following the words "would" & "be", in the below sentence, are: Verb/Noun/Pronoun/Adjective/Adverb/Preposition/Conjunction

- She thought that the twenty zucchini plants would not be enough so she planted another ten.-

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In case or In case of?

Average: 4.1 (51 votes)

These two expressions are very similar, they both basically mean if something happens. The main difference in use is grammatical.

The meaning of these two sentences is the same.

She took an umbrella, just in case it rains.
She took an umbrella in case of rain.

In both cases, she took an umbrella because it may rain later.

Adverbs of manner

Average: 3.6 (297 votes)

Adverbs of manner are used to tell us the way or how something is done.

An adverb can be added to a verb to modify its meaning.

"She plays piano." - An adverb of manner can be added to the verb (play) to modify its meaning and give us more information on how she plays piano.

"She plays piano beautifully."

"She plays piano softly."

Happen to be

How exactly we can use this form? Is it correct to say: Ben met John who happens to be his chief.

haven't got and don't have

Hi everyone !
I need to do an exercise where I have to fix the wrong verb some phrases

but first I need to know when I have to use "haven't/ hasn't got" and when I have to use " don't/ doesn't have"

first of the exercise there's a box where is wrote " When we markw the negative with "have got" we use "haven't/hasn't got" or "don't/doesn't have" in the present tense and didn't have in the past tense.

can someone help me ? Big Grin

Have or Has

Which is correct, " Owning our books have always been this easy and affordable" or "Owning our books has always been this easy and affordable"?

Is this correct

Is it correct the sentence,"I wanted somebody who loves me" or should it be "I wanted somebody who would love me"

Be and Auxiliary Verbs in Simple Questions

Average: 3.9 (43 votes)

Simple Questions are questions that can be answered with Yes or No.

For example:

Are you happy?

The form of this question is: be + subject + adjective

The adjective can be changed to different words but the be + subject stays the same:

Be + subject + other form

Is she here?
Am I right?
Is James coming with us?
Was David listening?

has/have clarification

Hi friends,

Please help me on below.Please suggest which one is perfect.

Changes for the ticket #34 have been validated ?. or
Changes for the ticket #34 has been validated ?.