Last
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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
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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
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Azora Koice
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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
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Azora Koice
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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
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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
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A tag question is a little question that we add to the end of a statement .
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Vowels
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Azora Koice
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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
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Azora Koice
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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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