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Showing posts with label P. Show all posts
Participle
This is the term we often use for two forms of the English verb: The - ing participle (or - ing form), for example: working , learning (sometimes ca…
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Group noun
A group noun describes a set or group of people, animals, or things. A group noun , like other nouns, can be singular or plural . Group nouns are also some…
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Participle clause
A participle clause is a subordinate clause in which the - ing participle or the past participle is the main word. Participle clauses are found particular…
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People
People is the irregular plural form of person . Ex: Many people agree with me. Only one person disagrees with me. Note: There is also a regular plural o…
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Prepositional adverb
Many word forms which are prepositions are also adverbs. We call them prepositional adverbs . Most of them are adverbs of place. They are used to form PHRASAL…
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Phrase
A phrase is a unit of grammar. We build clauses and sentences out of phrases . A phrase may consist of one word or more than one word. There are five kin…
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Phrasal verb
A phrasal verb consists of verb + adverb, for example, give up . The two words form an idiom; it's called a phrasal verb only if the adverb changes the …
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Prefixes
A prefix is an element which we place at the front of a word. In English, prefiexes add something to the meaning of a word, but they do not usually change …
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Positive
This is a grammatical term for "the opposite of negative". Ex: Question: Do you like roses? Answer: (1) Positive Statement: Yes, I do. (…
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Person
Person is a grammatical term. We talk of "1st person ", "2nd person ", and "3rd person ". Personal pronouns change according t…
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Present Continuous Tense
Present Continuous Tense is the tense which shows any actions happening at the time of speaking. This is a general definition.
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Past Simple Tense
When we use a past tense main verb and no auxiliary verb, the form of the verb is called the Past Simple . Most verbs form their Past Tense with - ed . The …
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Pronoun
A pronoun is a grammatical word which we use instead of a NOUN or NOUN PHRASE. Pronouns can be subject , object , or complement in a sentence. They can al…
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Preposition
A preposition is a word which typically goes before a NOUN PHRASE or PRONOUN. Let's see some examples below: (1) of the world (2) with my best fri…
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Present Simple Tense
When we use a Present Tense main verb and no auxiliary verb, the form of the verb is called Present Simple , for example, come , comes . The Present Simple …
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