Last
Last is either an ordinal or adverb. It refers to anything or anyone that comes at the end of a series. 1. Last is the opposite of first 1.1. As an ordina…
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Yes-no question
The two most common kinds of question are yes-no questions and wh- questions . Yes-no questions ask for an answer yes (positive) or no (negative).
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Yes and Yeah
Yes is a word used for giving a positive answer to quesions. Yeah is more casual and less correct than yes , but is actually more frequent in conversation.…
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Intransitive verb
Intransitive verbs are those that are not followed by an object or a complement . Let's see some examples below: Rain : The sky is cloudy, and it looks…
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Transitive verb
Transitive verbs are those that need an object to complete their meaning. Example: 1. She loves this dog. 2. He teaches English. 3. I write a blo…
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Tag Question
A tag question is a little question that we add to the end of a statement .
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Vowels
The basic vowel letters of the alphabet are a , e , i , o , and u . But there're many more vowel sounds in English. You can find out more in this blog.
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Voice
Voice is a grammatical term. Verbs have an active voice and a passive voice . Example: Active voice: A cat bit a mouse. Passive voice: A mouse was…
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Very
Very is either an adverb of degree or adjective. As an adverb it means "to a high degree", and it comes before the word it applies to. Example: …
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Consonants and Vowels
The table of consonant sounds of English: /p/ as in p art /f/ as in f ood /h/ as in h as /b/ as in b ed /v/ as in v oice…
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Had better
Had better is similar to a modal auxiliary. It doesn't change its' form for tense or person etc., and is followed by the basic form of the verb. Ha…
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Zero That-clause
A subordinate clause normally begins with a subordinating conjunction or some other introductory words. Example: It's strange that everyone didn't c…
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Zero relative pronoun
We often omit the relative pronoun " that " at the beginning of a relative clause. Example: He missed a girl ( that ) he used to love. OR He miss…
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Zero plural
Some nouns have a zero plural. Their plural form is exactly the same as the singular. Example: a sheep => three sheep a deer => five deer one fish =>…
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Once
Image by Eduardo • Subscribe to my YT Channel❤️ from Pixabay Once has two uses: as an adverb of frequency ( = on one occasion ) as an adverb of time ( = a…
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Often
Image by Dimitris Vetsikas from Pixabay Often is an adverb of frequency. It means " many times ". Usually, it goes in middle position. Example…
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Deduction
What is "deduction"? Deduction is a grammatical structure used to make an inference or draw a conclusion based on available information. Here are s…
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Decimal numbers
What are "decimal numbers"? Decimal numbers are numbers that have a decimal point, which separates the whole number part and the fractional part. …
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A or An
A or An a /ei/ (weak form: /ə/ is usual) / an /ən/ weak form: /æn/ is usual) (determiner) A / an is called the "indefinite article". [See Articles…
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Dates
Dates usage 1. The month of the year January February March April May June July August September October November December Note : Always write the names of mo…
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Dare
What is "dare"? The word “dare” can be used as both a main verb and a semi-modal verb. As a main verb, it means “to challenge someone to do somethi…
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Coordination
What is "coordination"? Coordination is the way of linking clauses, phrases, and words. [see " Conjunction "]
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Contrast
What is "contrast"? There're two types of contrast: where fact 2 is surprising in the light of fact 1. where fact 2 is the opposite of fact 1.
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Congratulations
What is "congratulations"? Image by Rosy from Pixabay This word is used to congratulate somebody.
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Common noun
What is "common noun"? Common nouns are the opposite of proper nouns. [see Names ]. They're words for a kind of person, thing, substance, etc.…
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Comment clause
What is "comment clause"? A comment clause is a small clause which adds a comment to what is said in the main clause or in the rest of the sentence…
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Collocation
What is "collocation"? Collocation refers to the way words pattern together in speech and writing. For example, we prefer to say: a bunch o…
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Clause
Clauses are the main structures of which SENTENCES are built. A sentence contains at least one MAIN CLAUSE. It may also contain SUBORDINATE CLAUSES. See Ver…
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Certainty and uncertainty
What is certainty? Certainty is ... What is uncertainty? Uncertainty is ...
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By
By is either a preposition or an adverb. There are four important uses of by : place, means, after a passive, and time .
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But
Bu t is nearly always a coordinationg conjunction. (Its' uses as a preposition and as an adverb are not common .) The conjuntion but indicates a contras…
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