Write five sentences in which should is used independently, and five in which should is used dependently.
Write five sentences in which would is used independently, and five in which would is used dependently.
Write five sentences in which should is used in questions, and five in which would is used in questions.
69. Use of May and Might, Can and Could. May, with its past tense, might, is properly used to denote permission. Can, with its past tense, could, refers to the ability or possibility to do a thing. These two words are often confused.
Exercise 51
Fill the blanks in the following sentences:
- —— I go home?
- —— we get tickets at that store?
- —— the mountain be climbed?
- —— we come into your office?
- You —— stay as long as you wish.
- —— you finish the work in an hour?
- How —— you say such a thing?
- Several people —— use the same book.
- We —— afford to delay a while.
- —— John go with me?
- You —— often hear the noise.
- What —— not be done in a week?
- That —— be true, but it —— not be relied on.
- What —— he do to prevent it?
- When —— we hand in the work?
70. Participles and Gerunds. The past participle has already been mentioned as one of the principal parts of the verb. Generally, the participles are those forms of the verb that are used adjectively; as, seeing, having seen, being seen, having been seen, seen, playing, having played, etc. In the following sentences note that the verb form in each case modifies a substantive: He, having been invited to dine, came early, John, being sick, could not come. The verb form in all these cases is called a participle, and must be used in connection with either a nominative or objective case of a noun or pronoun.
The Gerund is the same as the participle in its forms, but differs in that, while the participle is always used adjectively, the gerund is always used substantively; as, I told of his winning the race, After his asserting it, I believe the statement.
71. Misuses of Participles and Gerunds.