Determiners | The Use of Determiners
Determiners
Determiners
Determiners
Mind the italicized words in the following sentences:
1. I have a cow.
2. It gives much milk.
The word ‘a’ in the first sentence qualifies the noun ‘cow’ and indicates its number. In the second sentence,...
Some Commonly Used Similes | Comparison
Some Commonly Used Similes | Comparison
(Some Commonly Used Similes)
Some Commonly Used Similes | Comparison
The word ‘Simile’ has come from the Latin word 'similis' which means likeness. Literary a Simile is an explicit statement of...
Collective Nouns
Collective Nouns
Collective Nouns
Collective Nouns
The Collective Nouns are nouns that refer to a collection or group of things, persons or beings considered as one undivided whole. A collective noun always takes a singular verb. Mind...
Spelling Direction
Spelling Direction
Spelling Direction
Spelling Direction
English is one of the richest languages in the world. Its vocabulary is also enviously rich. It has so many words which almost pronounce the same with the other word though...
Use of Prefix and Suffix
Use of Prefix and Suffix
Use of Prefix and Suffix
Use of Prefix and Suffix
A. PREFIX
A Prefix is a syllable or syllables placed at the beginning of a word to make a new word. It adds...
The Same Words Used as Different Parts of Speech
The Same Words Used as Different Parts of Speech
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The Same Words Used as Different Parts of Speech
The Same Words Used as Different Parts of Speech
In English, a word is used as different parts of...
Word Order
Word Order
Word Order
Word Order
The grammatical arrangement of words in a sentence is called Word Order. The grammatical arrangement of words in a sentence is the logic of the English Language---because the inappropriate (ungrammatical) placing...
Formation of Compound Words
Formation of Compound Words
Formation of Compound Words
Formation of Compound Words
The Words formed by joining two or more simple words are called Compound Words. For Example :
Black + bird = black-bird
Holy + day = holiday
Milk...
Formation of Parts of Speech | Word Formation
Formation of Parts of Speech | Word Formation
(Formation of Parts of Speech Word Formation)
Formation of Parts of Speech | Word Formation
When a word is formed from another word by adding something either before or...
Foreign Words and Phrases
Foreign Words and Phrases
Foreign Words and Phrases
Foreign Words and Phrases
English is an omnivorous language as it borrows words and phrases from other languages and naturalizes them as its own. It has already borrowed many...
The Conditionals
The Conditionals
The Conditionals
The Conditionals
A. Types of Conditionals
Mind the following expressions:
1. He will attend the meeting if we invite him.
2. He would attend the meeting if we invited him.
3. He would have attended the meeting...
Diminutives
Diminutives
Diminutives
Diminutives
A diminutive is a form of a word that is used to mean the smallest Shape (form)Â of a thing. It is also used to mean affection or contempt.
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A. List of some Diminutives
Words -------...
One Word Substitution
One Word Substitution
One Word Substitution
One Word Substitution
One-word substitution is the art of using a single word for many. There are many phrases and clauses for which only one word can be used. The use...
Antonyms
Antonyms
Antonyms
Antonyms
Anonym is a word that is opposite in meaning to another word in the same language.
Antonyms are formed in different ways as:
Antonyms
1. By substituting a different word, as
Words ----- Opposite words
After ------- before
Above------- below
Begin-------...
Homonyms and Paronyms
Homonyms and Paronyms
Homonyms and Paronyms
Homonyms and Paronyms
Homonyms are words that are similar in sound but different in meaning. Paronyms are words that are similar in form or origin but different in meaning.
A list of...
Transformation of Sentence
Transformation of Sentence
Transformation of Sentence
Transformation of Sentence
Transformation of a sentence means changing a sentence from one grammatical form to another without altering its meaning. The language changes but the sense remains the same. Practically...
Kinds of Phrase
Kinds of Phrase
Kinds of Phrase
Kinds of Phrase
We have already known that a phrase is a group of words that makes a sense, but not a complete sense.
Phrases are of six kinds, as -
(1) Noun...