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1 a/an (the indefinite article) The form a is used before a word beginning with a consonant, or a vowel with a consonant sound: a man a hat a university a European a one-way street The form an is used before words beginning with a vowel (a, e, i, o, u) or words beginning with [...]
13. Some verbs can be followed by a gerund or an infinitive, but with a difference in meaning. Examples: Nancy remembered getting married. Nancy has a memory of getting married. Fred remembered to bring sunblock to the beach. Fred remembered that he needed to bring sunblock. 14. Some verbs can be followed by a gerund [...]
7. Gerunds can often be modified with possessive forms such as his, her, its, your, their, our, John’s, Mary’s, the machine’s, and so on. This makes it clearer who or what is performing the action. Examples: I enjoyed their singing. They were singing. She understood his saying no to the offer. He said no. Sam [...]
1. A gerund is a noun made from a verb by adding “-ing.” The gerund form of the verb “read” is “reading.” You can use a gerund as the subject, the complement, or the object of a sentence. Examples: Reading helps you learn English. subject of sentence Her favorite hobby is reading. complement of sentence [...]
The present continuous is used to talk about present situations which we see as short-term or temporary. We use the present simple to talk about present situations which we see as long-term or permanent. In these examples, the action is taking place at the time of speaking. It’s raining. Who is Kate talking to on [...]
There are two special forms for verbs called voice: Active voice Passive voice The active voice is the “normal” voice. This is the voice that we use most of the time. You are probably already familiar with the active voice. In the active voice, the object receives the action of the verb: active subject verb [...]
Comparative: the second or middle degree of comparison in adjectives or adverbs Superlative: the third or highest degree of comparison in adjectives or adverbs The comparative and superlative degrees are formed by adding the -er and -est suffix to adjectives and adverbs with a single consonant for an ending. Word Comparative Superlative big bigger biggest [...]
Interjections are words or expressions which are inserted into a sentence to convey surprise, strong emotion, or to gain attention. Interjections are usually placed at the beginning of a sentence. They have no grammatical connection to the sentence in which they occur; therefore, interjections may stand alone. In addition, if an interjection is mild, it [...]
Conjunctions are grammatical connectors that link words, phrases, or clauses. A conjunction can indicate the relationship between the elements that it connects in the sentence. Without these, we would not see the relationship. There are three types of conjunctions: coordinating, correlative, and subordinating. :: Coordinating Conjunctions A coordinating conjunction connects words, phrases, and clauses that [...]
10.1 Usage: At, on, in: At, on and in are prepositions of place and show the position of people, places and things: e.g. at the cinema on the wall in the shop 10.2 Structure: At: at + the + place: the cinema, theatre, school, cross roads etc.. e.g. at the bank. at + specific place: [...]