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...
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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’....
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...
The Adverb Too | Join Two Sentences With Too…To
The adverb too shows undesirable extremes. She is too short. The exam was too hard. The soup was too salty. I am too tired. She was too nervous to speak. It is too late...
Position Of Adverbs Worksheet
Adverbs are words used to modify verbs. Adverbs can go in different places in a sentence. See also: Position of adverbs Answers The girls sang beautifully. (When there is no object, the adverb usually...
Adjective vs. Adverb | Confusing Cases
Most words ending in -ly are adverbs. Examples are: kindly, cleverly, eagerly, stupidly, foolishly, pleasantly etc. There are also some adjectives ending in -ly. Examples of such adjectives are: costly, deadly, cowardly, friendly, lonely,...
Formation Of Adverbs
Most adverbs are formed by adding -ly to their corresponding adjectives. Examples are: kindly (kind), slowly (slow), hardly (hard), sweetly (sweet) etc. She is very beautiful (adjective). She is beautifully (adverb) dressed. He is...
Comparison Of Adverbs
Just like adjectives, adverbs also recognise three degrees of comparison. Adverbs of one or two syllables form their comparative and superlative forms by adding -er and -est to the positive. fast, faster, fastest late,...