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Alphabetical list of words and meanings

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When used as subjects in present tense sentences, count nouns require the –s form of the verb in the singular and the base form of the verb in the plural.

Non-count nouns have only one form. When used as subjects in present tense sentences, non-count nouns require the –s form of the verb.

Some nouns can be either count or non-count.

Both count and non-count nouns can be quantified. That is, they can be used with expressions which divide them into parts or groups which can be counted. For example,

Sometimes a non-count noun is used to indicate a “group” of items, whereas individual items within the group are countable. For example,

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Pronouns in the possessive case can be used as adjectives to modify nouns or stand alone as subjects, objects or complements. For example,

See the table below.

The possessive is formed by adding ‘s to singular nouns and plural nouns not ending in s. Such possessives can be used as modifiers, or they can stand alone.

It is John’s bicycle.
Those are the children’s toys.
Jack’s is the white one.
I’m going to Joe’s.

With plural nouns ending in –s, only an apostrophe (‘) is used to form the possessive.

The girls’ bicycles are in the repair shop.
All the students’ books were stolen.

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Examples of collective nouns are:

Be careful when using collective nouns with pronouns.

The Jones family is having a reunion this Sunday. It meets every summer.

The Jones family are going home on Monday. They all live in different states.

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Specific articles are used with nouns which have been identified previously. (The speaker and the listener both know which thing/person/substance/idea is being referred to.)

The teacher is coming up the stairs.

(Both listener and speaker know which teacher and which stairs.)

Give me the red shirt. (I know which one you are talking about.)

Non-specific articles are used with nouns that have not been identified previously (by both the speaker and the listener.) They are used with items that have not been singled-out yet. (Note: As soon as the items are identified, they require a specific article.)

I want a candy bar. (Any candy bar will do.)

Which one do you want? (Asking for specification)

The one on the right. (I choose that one.)

Give me some milk. (Any milk is fine.)

I need some new shoes. (But I haven’t decided which ones to buy yet.)

I bought some shoes at Valmart. (I know which shoes, but you don’t.)

These are the shoes that I bought. (Now we both know which ones.)

Non-count and plural nouns are used without articles in the genericsense.

Cats are afraid of dogs. (in general)

Water is necessary for survival.

*However, singular count nouns cannot stand alone in a sentence, so an article (usually a or an) is used.

Oranges contain Vitamin C. (generally)

Orange contains Vitamin C. (incorrect)

An orange contains Vitamin C. (okay)

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A horse is bigger than a dog.
He is shorter than his brother.
I’m busier today than I was yesterday.
I can run faster than you can.

My house is smaller.
It’s the lesser of two evils.

Use more or less to compare most other adjectives and adverbs.

She is more helpful than her sister.
Mr. Gallant is more courageous than his cousin.
Craig is less practical than Kay.

Celine sings more beautifully than Barbara.

For better or worse

Use better and worse for comparisons with good or well.

That’s a good movie, but this one is better.
Actually, I think that one is worse.

Use as . . . as to show similarity

He’s as quick as his brother.
This chair is not as comfortable as that one.

Superlatives

Use the …-est to indicate the superlative of one-syllable adjectives andadverbs as well as two-syllable adjectives ending in –y.

He’s the fastest man alive.
That’s the funniest clown I’ve ever seen.
Ben works the hardest of them all.

Use the best or the worst as the superlative of good or well.

This is the best deal I can offer you.
That was the best time I’ve ever had.
It was the worst dinner I’ve ever cooked.
I like this one (the) best.

Use the most + adjective/adverb to indicate the superlative of longer adjectives and adverbs.

He’s the most wonderful man I’ve met.
That was the most difficult exam I’ve ever taken.
Chris sings the most beautifully of them all.

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We usually eat breakfast before my father leaves for work.

Simple Past

Before my father left for work, we ate breakfast.

We ate breakfast before my father left.

After my father left for work, we ate breakfast.

When my father left for work, we ate breakfast.

As soon as my father left for work, we ate breakfast.

When my father left for work, we were eating breakfast.

While we were eating breakfast, my father left for work.

We ate breakfast until my father left for work.

Past Perfect/Past Perfect Continuous

We ate breakfast after my father (had) left for work.

We (had) eaten breakfast before my father left for work.

We had been eating breakfast when my father left for work.

Future/Future Continuous/Future Perfect

We will eat breakfast after my father leaves for work.

We will be eating breakfast when my father leaves for work.

When my father leaves for work, we will have eaten breakfast.

Present Perfect/Present Perfect Continuous

We have (not) eaten breakfast since my father left for work.

We have been eating breakfast since my father left for work.

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