Category: Grammar

Kinds Of Adverb Clauses

There are different types of adverb clauses. In this lesson we will learn about them. Adverb clauses of degree or comparison Adverb clauses of degree tell us about the degree or extent of an...

How To Combine Two Or More Simple Sentences Into A Compound Sentence

A compound sentence contains two or more independent clauses connected by a coordinating conjunction. There are mainly four types of coordinating conjunctions: cumulative, adversative, alternative and illative. Cumulative conjunction The cumulative conjunction merely adds one statement with the other or one coordinate...

How To Join Two Sentences With A Present Participle

Joining two sentences with a present participle Consider the examples given below. The thief cut through the padlock. He opened the wooden door. Cutting through the padlock, the thief opened the door. The pilot banked sharply. She managed to...

Uses Of It

It is a pronoun used for lifeless things and animals. I have bought a table; it is made of teakwood. The dog is ill; it should be taken to the hospital. It is often used to refer to a young...

It As A Preparatory Subject And Object

When the subject is a phrase that includes a gerund, it is used as a provisional subject to begin the sentence. Instead of saying ‘Your trying to deceive us is no good’, we generally say ‘It...

Irregular Verbs

Most English verbs form their past and past participle by adding -ed to the infinitive. Examples are: talk, talked, talked,. Similarly, work, worked, worked. There are, however, some verbs that form their past simple...

Irregular Plurals

Some nouns change their spelling when they become plural. Child: childrenFoot: feetGoose: geeseLouse: liceMan: menMouse: miceOx: oxenTooth: teethWoman: women Some nouns have the same form whether they are singular or plural. Deer: deerMoose: moosePortuguese:...

Inversion Of Subject And Verb

The normal order of words in a sentence is subject, verb and object. But sometimes certain adverbs are put first and then this order is inverted, and the verb comes before the subject. Study...

Into, Out Of,

Into: a place inside We ran into the garden. Into: to change into; to become The frog changed into a handsome prince. He got himself into serious trouble. Out of The opposite of the preposition into is out of. She ran out of the room....