Countable And Uncountable Nouns
Countable nouns are the names of separate objects, people, ideas etc., which can be counted. Examples are: apple, child, pen, book, trees, rivers etc. A countable noun can have a plural form. It can...
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Conjunctions
Conjunctions are words that join clauses into sentences. Conjunctions not only join clauses together; they also show how the meanings of the two clauses are related. Examples are: and, but, although, because, when, if...
Subject And Object Complement
A part of sentence that gives more information about the subject, or, in some other structures, about the object. Subject Complement Some clauses consist of a subject, the verb be, and an expression that...
Common Noun
A common noun is one which denotes a class of things, such as dog, pencil, boy, tree or book. It does not refer to a particular person or thing. Solomon was a wise king....
Comma | Punctuation Mark
Commas reflect pauses in speech. A listing comma is used to separate items in a series or list. In British English, the last two items in a list are not usually separated by a...
Colon | Punctuation Mark
The punctuation mark colon (:) is almost always used after a complete sentence. Its function is to indicate that what follows is an explanation or elaboration of what precedes. We decided not to go...
Collective Noun
A noun which denotes a collection of individual persons or objects is called a collective noun. Examples are: crowd, mob, team, flock, herd, army, fleet, jury, nation, family, committee, government etc. In British English,...
Clause | What Are Clauses In English?
A group of words consisting of a subject and a predicate is called a clause. Examples are: The dog barks. The sun shines. Ann sang a song. There are two principal types of clause:...
Auxiliary Verbs
A verb like be, have and do which is used with another verb to make tenses, passive forms, questions and negatives. English auxiliaries are divided into two types: the primary auxiliaries be, have and...