Adjectives | Attributive Position
When adjectives go before nouns, they are used attributively. When they go after be (is, am, are, was, were) and other copular verbs, they are used predicatively. Some adjectives can only be used attributively....
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Preposition At
At is a preposition used to show the place, direction, time or manner of something. He works at the market. We live at home. Throw the ball at the stumps. We have breakfast at eight. She ran at top speed. After some verbs, at is used to...
Articles Exercise For Class 5
Complete the following sentences using appropriate articles. You can learn about the correct use of articles on this study page. Articles Exercise for Class 5 1. There is …………… spider on ……………. 2. Rohan...
Articles Worksheet For Class 5
A singular countable noun always takes an article. I have a pet dog. (NOT I have pet dog.) She has written a story. (NOT She has written story.) Have you got a brother? (NOT Have you got...
Using Articles
Articles are a kind of determiners. They go in front of nouns or noun phrases. There are two types of articles – definite article (the) and indefinite article (a/an) Generally speaking, a singular countable...
What Preposition To Use?
It is not always easy to know which preposition to use after a particular noun, verb or adjective. Here are some of the most common combinations. Note that alternatives are sometimes possible. Abide by You must abide by the...
Appositives
An appositive is a noun or pronoun that renames another noun or pronoun. Appositives are placed directly after the noun or pronoun they identify. She, my sister, is always late. (The appositive ‘my sister’ renames ‘she’.) Smarty, my cat, understands my moods. (The appositive ‘my cat’ renames ‘Smarty’....
And, But, Or, Because, So | Conjunctions Worksheet For Class 5
Conjunctions are words used to connect two clauses. Common examples are: and, but, or, so, because, as, since, when, while, if, whether etc. Test your ability to use conjunctions correctly with this class 5 conjunctions...
Analysis Of A Complex Sentence
Analysis of a complex sentence A complex sentence consists of one main clause and one or more subordinate clauses. The first thing we need to do to analyze a complex sentence is to find out the main or principal...
Against As A Preposition
Against means not in favour of There were twenty votes against the proposal and only fourteen in favour of it, so it was abandoned. We rowed hard against the current, but made little progress. Against can also mean hitting or touching. I hit my...