CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO MUCKRAKE
PRESENT
Present
I muckrake
you muckrake
he/she/it muckrakes
we muckrake
you muckrake
they muckrake
Present continuous
I am muckraking
you are muckraking
he/she/it is muckraking
we are muckraking
you are muckraking
they are muckraking
Present perfect
I have muckraked
you have muckraked
he/she/it has muckraked
we have muckraked
you have muckraked
they have muckraked
Present perfect continuous
I have been muckraking
you have been muckraking
he/she/it has been muckraking
we have been muckraking
you have been muckraking
they have been muckraking
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The
present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.
PAST
Past
I muckraked
you muckraked
he/she/it muckraked
we muckraked
you muckraked
they muckraked
Past continuous
I was muckraking
you were muckraking
he/she/it was muckraking
we were muckraking
you were muckraking
they were muckraking
Past perfect
I had muckraked
you had muckraked
he/she/it had muckraked
we had muckraked
you had muckraked
they had muckraked
Past perfect continuous
I had been muckraking
you had been muckraking
he/she/it had been muckraking
we had been muckraking
you had been muckraking
they had been muckraking
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will muckrake
you will muckrake
he/she/it will muckrake
we will muckrake
you will muckrake
they will muckrake
Future continuous
I will be muckraking
you will be muckraking
he/she/it will be muckraking
we will be muckraking
you will be muckraking
they will be muckraking
Future perfect
I will have muckraked
you will have muckraked
he/she/it will have muckraked
we will have muckraked
you will have muckraked
they will have muckraked
Future perfect continuous
I will have been muckraking
you will have been muckraking
he/she/it will have been muckraking
we will have been muckraking
you will have been muckraking
they will have been muckraking
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would muckrake
you would muckrake
he/she/it would muckrake
we would muckrake
you would muckrake
they would muckrake
Conditional continuous
I would be muckraking
you would be muckraking
he/she/it would be muckraking
we would be muckraking
you would be muckraking
they would be muckraking
Conditional perfect
I would have muckrake
you would have muckrake
he/she/it would have muckrake
we would have muckrake
you would have muckrake
they would have muckrake
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been muckraking
you would have been muckraking
he/she/it would have been muckraking
we would have been muckraking
you would have been muckraking
they would have been muckraking
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you muckrake
we let´s muckrake
you muckrake
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Past participle
muckraked
Present Participle
muckraking
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The
present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The
past participle shows the action after completion.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MUCKRAKE»
Discover the use of
muckrake in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
muckrake and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Killing the Messenger: 100 Years of Media Criticism
The. Man. with. the. Muckrake. THEODORE ROOSEVELT Over a century ago
Washington laid the cornerstone of the Capitol in what was then little more than a
tract of wooded wilderness here beside the Potomac. We now find it necessary to
...
THEODORE. ROOSEVELT. The. Man. with. the. Muckrake. OVER A CENTURY
ago Washington laid the comerstone of the Capitol in what was then little more
than a tract of wooded wilderness here beside the Potomac. We now find it ...
Arthur Weinberg, Lila Shaffer Weinberg, 1961
3
American History Lessons for the Stuff That's Hard to Teach: ...
To. Muckrake,. or. Not. To. Muckrake. Background: What is the role of journalists
and newspapers? To inform the people? To check the power of government and
expose corruption in politics? To make money? Newspapers and ...
Social Studies School Service, 2006
4
Watergate's Legacy and the Press: The Investigative Impulse
1 (January/February 2008): 13; Chalmers, The Muckrake Years, 21–24. 42.
Chalmers, The Muckrake Years, 38–42. 43. Ibid., 61. 44. Charles Edward Russell
, “The Tenements of Trinity Church,” Everybody's 19 (July 1908): 47 in Chalmers,
The ...
5
Pilgrim's Progress in Modern English
[14] Another individual stood over his head with a celestial crown in his hand and
offered to trade him the crown for his muckrake, but the man neither looked up
nor regarded it, but raked to himself the straw, the small sticks, and dust of the
floor ...
6
More Than a Muckraker: Ida Tarbell's Lifetime in Journalism
In Pilgrim's Progress the Man with the Muckrake is set forth as an example of him
whose vision is fixed on carnal instead of spiritual things. Yet he also typifies the
man who in this life consistently refuses to see aught that is lofty, and fixes his ...
Robert C. Kochersberger, Jr., 1996
7
The Pilgrims' Progress: From this World to that which is to ...
This done, anil after those things had been somewhat digested by Christiana and
her company, the Interpreter takes them apart again, and has them first into a.
room, where was a man that could look no way but downwards, with a muckrake
...
8
Lincoln Steffens: A Biography
There is filth on the floor, and it must be scraped up with the muckrake; and there
are times and places where this service is the most needed of all the services that
can be performed. But the man who never does anything else, who never ...
9
The pilgrim's progress from this world to that which is to ...
Interpreter takes them apart again, and has them first into a room, where was a
man that could look no way but downwards with a muckrake in his hand : there
stood also one over his head with a celestial crown in his hand, and proffered
him ...
10
Campaigns and Conscience: The Ethics of Political Journalism
By 1906, he was angry with them, and in a famous speech dubbed them "
muckrakers," a term he meant to be anything but complimentary: In Bunyan's
Pilgrim's Progress you may recall the description of the Man with the Muckrake,
the man ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MUCKRAKE»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
muckrake is used in the context of the following news items.
FL Rep. Grayson announces run for Rubio's Senate seat
The key is Murphy should not muckrake, he said. “Even more so if this dyed-in-the-wool liberal and Democratic version of Todd Akin ultimately ... «Lid Time - Weird News, Entertainment, News Headlines, Jul 15»
Which Patrick Murphy will show up in US Senate race against Alan …
The key is Murphy should not muckrake, he said. Schale added having to win a primary might be good for Murphy because it would give him ... «TCPalm, Jul 15»
For Mumia and Us, All The Writing Is On The Wall
So we're asking supporters to continue to muckrake, to continue to be vigilant on this issue, but also to call the Department of Corrections of ... «The Real News Network, Jul 15»
Why Voting Matters
To put it in perspective, there were no Muckrake articles written about the e-board election this year. The election that will define our leaders for ... «Amherststudent, Apr 15»
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In 1906, President Theodore Roosevelt first likened crusading journalists to a man with "the muckrake in his hand" in a speech to the Gridiron ... «KWTX, Mar 15»
Three-Minute Briefing: Boehner Saves a Step, Runs to Pelosi First
At the 1906 Gridiron Club dinner in Washington, President Theodore Roosevelt first likened crusading journalists to a man with "the muckrake ... «U.S. News & World Report, Mar 15»
Today in History: March 17
In 1906, President Theodore Roosevelt first likened crusading journalists to a man with "the muckrake in his hand" in a speech to the Gridiron ... «WHDH-TV, Mar 15»
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In 1906, President Theodore Roosevelt first likened crusading journalists to a man with "the muckrake in his hand" in a speech to the Gridiron ... «Madison.com, Mar 15»
Whoopi Goldberg blasts NYT for 'The View' article
... displeased by the newspaper's decision to go into the back hills to "muckrake" rather than concentrating on what the show currently offers. «NYC Today, Mar 15»
Today in history: Michael Jordan buys Charlotte's NBA team
In 1906, President Theodore Roosevelt first likened crusading journalists to a man with "the muckrake in his hand" in a speech to the Gridiron ... «Gaston Gazette, Mar 15»
