Gerund
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Some grammar books use the word " gerund " for -ing participles which act like nouns. For more details, please see -ing/-ing form , -ing clause . …
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Noun
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Nouns are the largest class of words (part of speech). They are the main words of noun phrases . Most nouns have a plural form in -( e ) s : ear ~ ear s , wi…
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Verb
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To find out about verbs, look up the words in small capitals in the following summary. Funny video about verbs in English. 1. Verbs are a word class divided…
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For
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For is either a preposition or a conjunction. When it acts as a preposition, it has two main uses: "length of time" and "purpose". In wri…
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Even
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What is the word class (part of speech) of "Even"? Even is either an adjective or an adverb. As an adverb it goes before the word, phrase, or clau…
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Concrete noun
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What is "concrete noun"? A concrete noun refers to something that you can perceive with your five senses—seeing, hearing, touching, tasting, or sm…
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Present Simple Tense
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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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