Singular And Plural
Singular A grammatical form used to talk about one person, thing etc. Examples are: cat, dog, boy, girl, tree, book etc. With an uncountable noun, the singular is usually the only form that exists...
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Punctuation
The conventional system of marks used in writing in order to display, and clarify the structure of the text. The principal punctuation marks used in writing English are the full stop, the question mark,...
Relative Clause
A relative clause is a clause introduced by a relative pronoun like who or which. Two common types of relative clauses exit: defining (or identifying) relative clause and non-defining (or non-identifying) relative clause. An...
Yes/No And Wh Questions
A sentence expressed in a form which requires an answer. Two common types of questions exist: Yes-No questions and WH-questions. Examples are: Are you coming with us? Who is she talking to? Other types...
Pronouns
The part of speech which includes words like it, you, they, he, somebody, anything and who. A pronoun is usually a single word, and it forms a complete noun phrase all by itself. Pronouns...
What Are Prepositions
A preposition is a word like on, in, off, about and over. It is normally followed by a noun or pronoun. There is a cat on the roof. He is fond of children. She...
Possessives
That form of a noun phrase which indicates that it represents a possessor. Possessives are normally made by adding –‘s to the noun. Examples are: my mother’s friends, my father’s house, children’s books and...
Phrasal Verbs And Idioms
Phrasal verb A complex verb consisting of a simple verb and an adverb particle. Examples are: make up, take off, turn on, do up, fill up, run over, take in and put away. The...
First Person, Second Person And Third Person
The way in which, in grammar, we show the difference between the person speaking, the person spoken to and the people or things spoken about. English distinguishes three persons – first person, second person...
Present And Past Participle
Present participle The verb form ending in –ing. The present participle combines with the auxiliary be to form the progressive verb forms. She was crying. Alice was knitting. It can also occur in a...