Adverb
Adverbs form a large and varied Word Class ( Part of Speech ). There're two main functions of adverbs: Adverbs add information to a clause (e.g. about …
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Adjective patterns
Image by Biljana Jovanovic from Pixabay Some adjectives are followed by special patterns which complete their meaning. We'll learn here the most important…
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Adjective
What is adjective? After nouns and verbs, adjective is the largest word class in English (some books use the term part of speech instead). They describe the …
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Actually
What is "actually"? Actually word class is an adverb. Actually means "in fact" or "in reality". It's used in two ways: (1…
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Across (preposition or adverb)
What is "across"? 1. Across as a preposition of place As a preposition of place, across means "on the other side of" or "to the othe…
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Accusative
What is "accusative"? Accusative in grammar is the term sometimes used for pronouns like me, her, him, them, us, which can act as object of a claus…
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Abstract noun
What is abstract noun? An abstract noun differs from a concrete noun . It refers to something which has no physical form, something which we can't see o…
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Above and below
Above and below are both adverb or preposition or adjective. They have the opposite meanings. 1. Prepositions of place When they are used as prepositions …
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About and around
About and around are both " prepositions " and " adverbs ". Their meaning is sometimes the same and sometimes different. Let's see…
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(Be) able to
Be + able to + verb is a verb idiom. It has the same meaning as "can", but it's less common. Example: My mother is at the market. I'm not…
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a-words
There're some common English words that begin with a- (pronounce [ə]) and have stress on the second syllable, for example, alike [əˈlaɪk], alone [əˈləʊn]. …
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Apologies
When we apologise, we say "sorry" for something we should not have done. Intonation is important when we apologise, as we'll see in the example…
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Apart from
Apart from is a preposition meaning "except for" or "in addition to". Ex: No one knew that one of the ship's engines had broken, a…
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Apposition
What is apposition ? Apposition is a relation between two noun phrases which describe the same thing, person, etc. One of the phrases is a modifier of the o…
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