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Capitalisation Capital letters are used for two main purposes in English: to show the beginning of a sentence to show that a noun is a proper noun. The first letter of every new sentence is capitalised. For example:- The postman delivered the parcel. It was very heavy. The pronoun I is always capitalised. For example:- My name is [...]
Plural Noun Forms Regular Plurals The plural form of most nouns is created simply by adding the letter ‘s’ to the end of the word . For example:- minute – minutes | horse – horses | bag – bags Nouns that end in -ch, -x, -s, -sh, z or s-like sounds, the plural is formed by adding ‘es‘ to the end of [...]
What is a prefix? A prefix (affix) is a word, or letter(s) placed at the beginning of another word (a base word) to adjust or qualify its usage or meaning. The opposite of prefix is suffix. List of English Prefixes Prefix General Meaning Example a(n)- not , without atonality , asexuality , amoral , anarchy ab- [...]
Punctuation means making points. It means putting the right kind of points in the right place so as to mark the exact length and meaning of sentences. Proper punctuation is essential in written English to enable the reader to understand what it is you are trying to say. Spacing with punctuation is also important to [...]
We say things in the active voice when we want to show who or what has done something. In the active voice the agent (the person or thing that does something) is the subject of the sentence. For example: “She cleaned the office.” (Who cleaned the office? She did=the subject) “He crashed into my car.” [...]
Discussing the future using going to We say something is going to happen when it has already been planned. For example:- Q) Are you going to fly to Germansy? A) No, we’re going to drive. We also use it to show something has already been decided. For example:- “We’re going to buy a new car next year.” [...]
Auxiliary verbs are used together with a main verb to give grammatical information and therefore add extra meaning to a sentence. Information that is not given by the main verb. They are used to form the passive voice. They are used to form the continuous tense. They are used to form the perfect tense. Be, Do and Have are auxiliary verbs, they are irregular verbs and [...]
The possessive case is used to show ownership. (Lynne’s website.) The good news is that the genetive case is used less and less in English today. Hooray! You may still hear someone say something like “The mother of the bride,” but it could equally be; “The bride’s mother.” However, the possessive pattern (‘s) is generally used when [...]
A noun or pronoun is in the objective case when it is used as a direct object, an indirect object, or an object. A noun which is directly affected by the action of a verb is put into the objective case. In English we call this noun the “direct object” which is a little more [...]
Describing people height and build type of hair complexion Appearances Height How tall is he? He is tall. He is short. He is medium height. + He is very tall. He is quite short. – Build She is skinny. (negative) She is fat. (negative) She is thin. (negative) She is overweight. . (negative) She is slim. (positive) She is plump. (neutral) She is slender. (positive) She is stocky. [...]