How To Emphasise A Word
To put an emphasis on a particular word we can try placing it first. Consider the examples given below. Though he was hurt, he played well. Hurt though he was, he played well. (emphasis on the word...
Category: Grammar
Cases Where We Leave Out Words
We often leave out words to avoid repetition. Words are also left out in cases where the meaning can be understood without them. This is called ‘ellipsis’. Replies In replies we do not usually repeat...
Down As A Preposition
Down means from a higher part to a lower part of something. The rain came down heavily. We ran down the hill. Down can mean at a lower part of. They live down the road. Down can also mean along. She walked down the...
Double Negatives
In some languages, a negative word like nothing, nobody or never has to be used with a negative verb. In English, these words are themselves enough to give a negative meaning. It is not necessary to use not with these...
Using Do And Does For Emphasis
Do and does are used to form questions and negatives in the simple present tense. Does is used with singular nouns and third person singular pronouns (he, she, it). Do is used with plural nouns and plural pronouns (they, we and...
Do As An Ordinary Verb And An Auxiliary Verb
Do has three forms – do, does and did. As an auxiliary verb, do is used to make questions and negatives. She works hard. (Statement) Does she work hard. (Question) She does not work...
Distributive Pronouns
Distributive pronouns refer to people or things taken one at a time. Examples are: each, either and neither. Since they refer to a single person or thing at a time, distributive pronouns are always singular and are followed by singular...
Distributive Adjectives
Each, every, either and neither are determiners. They are also called distributive adjectives. They are followed by singular nouns and singular verbs. Every guest has arrived. (NOT Every guests have arrived.) The hostess received...
How To Change Direct Speech Into Indirect Speech
There are two main ways of reporting people’s thoughts, words, beliefs etc. Direct speech We can repeat or quote the exact words spoken. This kind of reporting is called direct speech. She said, “I am...
Determiners
Determiners are words like a, my, this, those, each, either, some, few, all and both. They come at the beginning of noun phrases, but they are not adjectives. a new book every week some rice enough trouble my mother English grammar recognises two main groups of determiners – Group...