2 Questions from MGMAT Foundations of Verbal

Hi sweetlyimproved


"Would" is a modal verb, and the verb following it must be in the infinitive form.
"The editor would make" is correct, not "the editor would makes"
"later" is just an adverb, so don't get confused

other modal verbs include: must, shall, will, should, would, can, could, may, and might.



lets find the subject and the verb of the sentence, and it will be clearer.
the subject is "Company"
the verb is "purports" and this verb needs a proposition "to"

if we remove the modifiers and focus only on the main construct of the clause, it will be:
A companythat specializes in the analysis of body language purports, from a one-minute video of a person's speech, to be able to ascertain numerous truths about the person

A company purports to be able to ascertain truths

what is the role of the other parts? the role is to add more meaning and definition (called modifiers):
"that specializes in the analysis of body language" ----> answers the question: which company we are talking about?
"from a one-minute video of a person's speech" ----> answer the question: how the analysis is done?
"numerous" and "about the person" ---> answers more details about "truths"

If you are building your fundamentals, I recommend you watch this playlist and try to write down notes of what you learn from it:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-S-JhQYmqE&list=PLl_SEUnzNDIqMKDuyl4OJdesS1MzdxDTV

this playlist is not everything, but a good start (in my opinion)