Tammo Lotz from Germany writes: Could you please explain with the help of examples the difference between stative and dynamic verbs? Moreover, I would be interested in why the sentence 'I am ...

Is the phrase, “She is tasting your curry” an example of grammatically incorrect Indian English? My column in this week’s Mind Our English deals with “verbs of state”. No, these are not ...

In the exercise below, you are to distinguish between true passive voice constructions and stative passive constructions. After reading each sentence, record your choice by clicking on either the word ...

However, some state verbs can be used as action verbs in the present continuous form with a change of meaning. Here are some examples: ...