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Determiners and Quantifiers
Determiners Determiners modify nouns by setting a limitation over the nouns to indicate how specific or general they are. A determiner usually appears at the beginning of the noun phrases and works as an adjective to modify the nouns. However, determiners are not necessary for every noun phrase. Determiners include: a. The definite article: the Example: Give me the book I read to you…
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Transformation of sentences
There are three types of Transformation of sentences. Those are – Simple Sentences Complex Sentences and Compound Sentences What is Clause? The clause is where there will be a subject and a predicate as a group of words, but that will not be considered as a full sentence. The clause can be of two types. Those are…
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Punctuation
There was no punctuation in any languages of ancient times. With the advancement of civilization, punctuation was introduced in the written form of the language to help a reader distinguish words and ideas from each other and to mirror the natural rhythms of the spoken language. This article will cover proper usage of some of…
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Conditionals
Normally conditional sentences are called conditionals. These sentences usually contain the conjunction IF. Sometimes they are called ‘if clauses’. Types of Conditionals There are mainly two types of conditionals: The Real Conditionals and The Unreal Conditionals The real conditionals The real conditionals express factual or habitual conditions which have the possibility to occur in the future or generally occur in the…
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Suffixes
Suffixes are the letter/s which are added at the end of a stem to make new words. The affixes used in the suffixed words are different from the affixes used in the prefixed words, and they make different kinds of words. Most of the affixes that are used in the suffixed words have no meaning of…
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Prefixes
Prefixes are the letter/s which sit before a stem to make new words. These letters are also called affixes. Affixes generally have no meaning by their own but can form meaningful words by sitting before/after the stems. In the case of prefixed words, affixes sit before the stems of the words. “A prefix is an affix which is placed before…
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Clauses
What is a Clause A clause is comprised of a group of words that include a subject and a finite verb. It contains only one subject and one verb. The subject of a clause can be mentioned or hidden, but the verb must be apparent and distinguishable. A clause is “a group of words containing a subject and predicate and functioning…
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Subject-Verb Agreement
The subject and verb are the most important elements of a sentence. The relation between the subject and verb depends on two issues: person and number. The verb of a sentence must be in agreement with the subject in regard to person and number. The number of the subject can be singular and plural. The verb must be singular if the subject is singular and…
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Modal Auxiliaries
Modal verbs are a kind of auxiliary verb. They facilitate the main verb for suggesting potential, expectation, permission, ability, possibility, and obligation. When used with the main verb, modal verbs do not end with –s for the third-person singular. Modal auxiliary verbs never change form, but they have a different form for past tense. The modal auxiliaries…
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Number
In grammar, the number refers to the count of a noun or pronoun.Example: Boy-boys, wife-wives, my-our, ox-oxen, it-they, etc. Types of Number: Two types exist Singular Number Plural Number Singular Number It refers to the count of only one of a noun or pronoun. Example: pen, table, aunt, father, goose, etc. Plural Number It refers to the count…