More Functions of Auxiliary Verbs | Special Verbs
More Functions of Auxiliary Verbs | Special Verbs
More Functions of Auxiliary Verbs
More Functions of Auxiliary Verbs
You have already learned that the Verbs which help other verbs to form other tenses than the Simple Present...
Relatives and Conjunctives
Relatives and Conjunctives
Relatives and Conjunctives
Relatives and Conjunctives
Relatives
Mind the underlined words in the following sentences:
The girl who came here is my sister.
The boy whom you helped is my younger brother.
This is the book that I...
Voice Change
Voice Change
Voice Change
Voice Change
Voice is a grammatical category that applies to the verb in a sentence. It shows the relationship between the doer of an action (Subject) and the receiver of that action (Object)....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Parts of Speech
Parts of Speech
Parts of Speech
Parts of Speech
Mind the following sentence:
George is a good boy.
In the above sentence, there are five words as: George, is, a, good and boy. These words are the parts of...
Appropriate Prepositions
Appropriate Prepositions
Appropriate Prepositions
Appropriate Prepositions
Mind the underlined words in the following sentences:
1. I abide by the advice of my parents.
2. I abide with your uncle.
3. I abide in Guwahati.
If we mind the italicised words (verbs)...
Distinction Between Groups of Synonyms
Distinction Between Groups of Synonyms
(Distinction Between Groups of Synonyms)
Distinction Between Groups of Synonyms
1. Able (it is a general term and does not mention any special quality or merit): Pandit Jawaharlal was an able politician.
Capable...
Classification of Sentence According to Pattern
Classification of Sentence According to Pattern
Classification of Sentence According to Pattern
Classification of Sentence According to Pattern
You have already learned that English sentences, according to their purpose and meaning, are divided into five classes- Assertive...
Correlatives
Correlatives
Correlatives
Correlatives
The conjunctions which are generally used in pairs, such as: either........ or, neither .......... nor, both ....... and etc. are called Correlatives. In other words, to say, paired connective words are called Correlatives. Let...
Phrases and Idioms
Phrases and Idioms
Phrases and Idioms
Phrases and Idioms
Phrases and Idioms are peculiar expressions of a language. They are made up of two or more words giving rise to a special meaning. Their rightness and wrongness...
Group Verbs
Group Verbs
Group Verbs
Group Verbs
A Group Verb is a verb which combining with a preposition or an adverb expresses a new meaning. Group verbs are also called Phrasal Verbs as they express a sense like...
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...
Preposition
Preposition
Preposition
Preposition
Mind the underlined words in the following sentences:
The book is on the table.
God is in heaven.
We work with our hands.
Mind that each of the underlined italicized words in the above sentences is placed before...