Uses Of Prepositions
Prepositions are words that link a noun or a pronoun to another word in the sentence. Here is a list of some of the most common prepositions: about, between, above, beyond, across, but, after, by, against, despite,...
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Commonly Confused Prepositions
Though the prepositions are small words, they are very important ones, and their correct usage is a test of your mastery of the language. This article explains the correct usage of some prepositions that...
What Are Prepositional Phrases?
Prepositional phrases Prepositional phrases begin with a preposition and end with a noun or pronoun. Examples are: By the lake By the ocean Near the window Over the cabinet With us On the roof Under the bed There are two...
Predicative Position Of Adjectives
When adjectives go after be or other copular verbs, they are being used predicatively. Adjectives used in the predicative position describe the subject. He is clever. (Here the adjective clever goes after the verb...
Precis Writing Samples
Summarize the given passage. We all know what we mean by a “good” man. The ideally good man does not drink or smoke, avoids bad language, converses in the presence of men only exactly...
Possessive Pronouns
There are mainly two types of words expressing possession. They are possessive pronouns and possessive adjectives. Possessive adjectives go before nouns. Examples are: my, his, her, your, their, our, its Possessive pronouns stand on...
Possessive Nouns
Follow these rules to create possessive nouns. With singular nouns, add an apostrophe (’) and s. girl: girl‘s manuscript student: student‘s ideas With plural nouns ending in s, add an apostrophe (’) after the s. girls: girls’ manuscript students: students’ ideas...
Possessive Adjectives
Possessive adjectives are words like my, our, your, his, her and their. They express possession and goes before nouns. She is my daughter. That was your mistake. It is our car. Where is his...
Comparison Using Positive Adjectives And Adverbs
Positive adjectives and adverbs can be used for comparing. Several different grammatical structures are possible. As … as … This structure is used to say that people, things, actions or events are equal in a particular way. A car is as...
Adverbs of Place
Adverbs of Place tell us where something happens. Examples are: upstairs, here, there, nearby, everywhere, in, out etc. Fill in the blanks with an adverb of place. (indoors, outside, everywhere, downhill, somewhere, outdoors, in, away, nearby,...