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This tag is for questions about verbs. Verbs are words that express an action, occurrence, or a state of being. Add this tag to single-word-requests if you are looking for a verb. Add the tag word-usage if you are asking about the usage of the verb.
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Verb tense/placement in an appositive/participle phrase
However, in (5), the "and" between the verbs effectively decouples "wrote" and "complained", making them independent actions. …
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"Improve" vs. "Be improved"
1. Correctness of Grammar
No, the grammar is incorrect. Your suggestion of "I should improve myself to be a better person." is grammatically correct.
2. When to use a reflexive pronoun with "improve …
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What is the predicate in "Is he happy?"
The equivalent of
Is he happy?
for grammatical analysis purposes is
He is happy.
The subject is "He".
The predicate, or full verb phrase, is "is happy".
(Or is this discussion beyond th …
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