Past continuous tense – English editing.
This tense is formed by was or were followed by the Present Participle of the main verb: He was writing.…
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Passive voice – English editing.
Transitive verbs can be used in two different ways, called voices: active and passive. Active: A vicious Rottweiler dog attacked…
Ought – English editing.
A Modal Auxiliary Verb used to refer to possible, rather than actual, events. It expresses a view about how desirable…
Omission marks – English editing.
A number of dots, usually three, which are used to show that something has been missed out from a sentence.…
Object complement – English editing.
Part of a clause that completes the Object. In statements it follows the object and refers to the same person,…
Object – English editing.
In a statement the object:  Normally comes after the Verb.  Is governed by the verb.  Refers to…
Noun phrase – English editing.
A group words built up round a single noun, which is called the Headword of the phrase. The noun phrases…
Noun clause – English editing.
A subordinate clause in a complex sentence forming one of the following elements:  Subject: What they want to do…