Common Expressions With Give
Some verbs referring to sounds made by people (e.g. cough, laugh, cry, scream, shout, chuckle) are often replaced by a structure with give and a noun. Common expressions are: Give a cry Give a...
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Difference Between To And For
Both for and to can be used to talk about somebody’s purpose in doing something. The structures are different. For is used to talk about purpose only when it is followed by a noun....
Common Errors In The Use Of Nouns And Noun Phrases
Expressions that take singular verbs Some common expressions take singular verbs even though they may contain a plural noun. Examples are: bacon and eggs; cheese and biscuits; fish and chips etc. Bacon and eggs...
Verb
The part of speech which contains words like see, arrive, sleep, discuss, ask, play, can and take off. Verbs are distinguished from other parts of speech by a number of properties. 1. A verb...
Subjunctive
The subjunctive is a special kind of present tense which has no –s in the third person singular. In a formal style, it is sometimes used in that-clauses after words which express the idea...
Subject And Predicate
The subject is the noun or pronoun that comes before the verb in an ordinary affirmative sentence. The subject often says (in an active sentence) who or what does the action that the verb...
Singular And Plural
Singular A grammatical form used to talk about one person, thing etc. Examples are: cat, dog, boy, girl, tree, book etc. With an uncountable noun, the singular is usually the only form that exists...
Punctuation
The conventional system of marks used in writing in order to display, and clarify the structure of the text. The principal punctuation marks used in writing English are the full stop, the question mark,...
Relative Clause
A relative clause is a clause introduced by a relative pronoun like who or which. Two common types of relative clauses exit: defining (or identifying) relative clause and non-defining (or non-identifying) relative clause. An...
Yes/No And Wh Questions
A sentence expressed in a form which requires an answer. Two common types of questions exist: Yes-No questions and WH-questions. Examples are: Are you coming with us? Who is she talking to? Other types...