Because infinitives generally do not have explicit subjects the way other, main verbs do, users of English must infer the logical, or understood, subject of an infinitive in accordance with certain ...

Sometimes you can guess the meaning of a phrasal verb because it is related to the main verb. Look at this example again. Shall we give away all the old books in the office? The meaning is clearly ...

Modal verbs close modal verbA verb used with another verb to express an idea such as possibility that is not expressed by the main verb such as can might, must and should. affect the meaning of ...