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“There are several reasons proposed for the collapse of the bridge.”

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There are several reasons proposed for the collapse of the bridge. Is this present simple tense or the present perfect tense? I thought it might be the latter since there is a retrospective aspect to the sentence. However, I am quite unsure. Answer The main verb is are — the Present Tense Third Person Plural … Read more

What is a noun modifying clause?

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This is actually a question that came up when I was studying Japanese. Unfortunately my grasp of the technical language of syntax is very limited, and I never fully comprehended the idea of a noun modifying clause. The phrase given in my Japanese study guide to demonstrate the difference is (without) I took a photograph. … Read more