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Grammar Rules Explanation

The document explains various grammar rules including the use of past perfect continuous tense, past suggestions, passive voice, advice, past deduction, perfect infinitive, infinitives, and plural forms. Each rule is illustrated with examples to clarify their usage in sentences. The focus is on how these grammatical structures convey different meanings and intentions in communication.

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Grammar Rules Explanation

The document explains various grammar rules including the use of past perfect continuous tense, past suggestions, passive voice, advice, past deduction, perfect infinitive, infinitives, and plural forms. Each rule is illustrated with examples to clarify their usage in sentences. The focus is on how these grammatical structures convey different meanings and intentions in communication.

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Grammar Rules Explanation

The Use of 'Had Been' (Past Perfect Continuous Tense)


We use the past perfect continuous tense to express an action that was ongoing in the past
before another action or event occurred. For example:

'She had been very quiet until you came along.'


This means that her quietness was happening for a period of time before you arrived.

The Use of 'Ought to Have' (Past Suggestion)


When expressing regret or suggesting a better action that should have happened in the past,
we use 'ought to have'.

'I think you ought to have phoned him instead.'


This means the speaker thinks the better action would have been to phone him.

The Use of 'Being Taken' (Passive Voice)


The passive voice is used when the focus is on the action or the object of the sentence rather
than the subject.
For example:

'I remember being taken to a big mosque in Istanbul as a small child.'


Here, the focus is on the action of being taken rather than who took the speaker.

The Use of 'Should' (Advice and Suggestion)


'Should' is used for giving advice or making recommendations. It suggests something that is
good or appropriate to do.

'I think you should phone him instead.'


This implies the speaker's recommendation to phone him rather than doing something else.
The Use of 'Must Have Been' (Past Deduction)
'Must have been' is used for making a strong assumption about something that happened in
the past.

'The letter must have been addressed to the wrong person.'


This suggests a strong belief that the letter was indeed addressed incorrectly.

The Use of 'Having' in Perfect Infinitive


'Having' is used to indicate an action that was completed before the action of the main
clause.

'Having failed twice already, he didn’t want to try again.'


The failure happened before the second action (not wanting to try again), indicating prior
completion.

The Use of 'To' for Infinitives


Infinitives (the base form of a verb preceded by 'to') are used to express purpose or
intention.

'I’d rather you had done it now.'


The phrase 'had done' expresses the past action that was preferred to have been completed
earlier.

The Use of 'Ones' and 'Some' (Plural Forms and Indefinite Quantifiers)
'Ones' is used to refer to things previously mentioned or to replace a noun.
For example:

'I’ve heard that the pink ones are the best.'


The word 'ones' refers to the previously mentioned pink items.
'Some' is used when referring to an unspecified quantity or number, typically for countable
nouns.
For example, 'I’d like to buy some if you’ve got any left.'
This suggests a desire to buy a few of the remaining items.

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