Adverbs are the words which add to the verbs i.e. they give more information about the action in terms of how it happened, where it happened, when it happened and so on.There are different kinds of adverbs: * Adverb of manner– describes how the action took place e.g. happily, beautifully, quickly etc note: some words […]
Always Plural
Certain words in English are used in plural forms only. Pants, pyjamas, trousers…. Scissors, binoculars, spectacles, glasses, scales… These words consist of two parts and are always used in plural. They are followed by plural verbs too. My pants are dirty. Your glasses are smart. Certain words are used as plurals but are considered singular […]
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Plurals- compound words
Compound nouns are made of two nouns put together like girl-friend, travel agent and so on. When we make plural of such words we add ‘s’ or ‘es’ in the end: Girl friends, travel agents, house wives… However, when first noun is ‘man’ or ‘woman’ then these nouns are also made plural: women drivers, men […]
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Using The- 3
Today we will take a look at the last set of rules explaining use of ‘the’. ‘The’ is used before: * certain proper names of seas, rivers, mountain ranges, island groups, deserts and countries. the Himalayas, the Yamuna, the Sahara desert, the Netherlands * names consisting of noun + of + noun the Bay of […]
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Using ‘the’-2
Let us today see a few more places where ‘the’ is used: ‘The’ is used before: * superlatives ( third degree of adjectives ) the best day, the happiest moment, the most amazing experience * numbers used as adjectives the first row, the last week, the twelfth man * ‘only’ used as an adjective the […]
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