Material Nouns – Meaning and 50 Examples
A material noun is the name of the substance of which things are made of.
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Prepositions of Place and Direction With Examples
The prepositions convey a variety of meanings such as location or direction, time, agency, instruments, possession, manner, cause, origin etc. besides it must be noted that the same preposition can convey various meanings.
Mood in English Grammar| Examples and Types
What is mood ? The word “Mood†is derived from a Latin word “Modus†which means “mannerâ€. Thus in English grammar mood is the manner in which the action denotes by the verb is represented. There are four moods in English. These are: i. Indicative mood. ii. Imperative mood. iii. Subjunctive mood. iv. Infinitive mood. … Read more
What Are Participles and What Are Its Types
In the previous post we learned about gerund. In this post we shall learn about participles. Let’s start. Participles And Its Types A participle is a verbal adjective. It is by birth a verb, but mostly serves nouns and pronouns as an adjective does. Read the following sentences: a. Hearing the noise the boy woke … Read more
“Ing Form†(Gerund) Or Verbal Noun
“Ing Form†(Gerund) Let us look at the sentences: i. Gardening is my hobby. ii. We continued playing. iii. I prevent him from stealing. iv. The game was an exciting. In sentence (i) “gardening†is a non-finite verb ending in “ing†which works as a subject of “isâ€. In sentence (ii) “playing†is a non-finite … Read more
Finite and Non-Finite Verbs With Examples
Finite and Non-Finite verbs Look at the following sentences and find out the functions of the verbs given in each sentences: i. To err is him. ii. I have come to see you. iii. Painting is my favourite pass time. iv. To respect our teachers is our duty. v. I enjoy singing. vi. Guided by … Read more
Types of prepositions – Simple Preposition, Compound Preposition, Phrasal Preposition and Participial Preposition
Types of Prepositions Prepositions can be arranged in the following classes:- Simple prepositions:-These prepositions are usually monosyllabic words; as: At, by, for, from, in, of, off, on, out, through, to, up, with. Some example sentences: Davood drove the car on the race track. Jozy leaves for work at 8.00 am everyday. Saika brushes her hair … Read more
Absalom and Achitophel – Summary and Solved Questions
Absalomlom and Achitophel is a considerably very long poem consisting of a total of 1031 lines. Although a discussion of the whole poem is intended, for our convenience, we shall have a look at the first 179 lines so that you can have an idea of Dryden’s art of writing. However, we insist that you … Read more
DRYDEN AS A SATIRIST
DRYDEN AS A SATIRIST As you all know that Satire can be seen as the art of diminishing or derogating a subject by making it ridiculous and evoking amusement, contempt, scorn or indignation. It differs from the comic in that comedy evokes laughter as an end in itself, while satire uses laughter as a weapon. … Read more
Neoclassicism | Meaning, Characteristics and Neoclassical Poets
Meaning The word neoclassicism has been derived from Greek “neos†means “new†and Latin “classicus†means “relating to ancient Greek or Latin principles of the forms of art.†The neoclassicism was a movement against the too much use of individualism and imagination in literature as well as the violation of classical rules and regulations in … Read more
Prepositions Vs Adverbs – Rules and Examples
Prepositions Vs Adverbs The study of ‘appropriate prepositions’ and ‘adverbs’ belongs mainly to the province of English idiom. There are various words which work as preposition at certain places while as adverbs at other places, they do the function of adverbs; as: i. Have you seen a balloon go up? ii. The little boy climbed … Read more
What is a Preposition | Definition and Examples
Literary, the word Preposition means the word “that is placed beforeâ€. Grammatically, a Preposition is a word used to show the relation between a noun or pronoun, called its object, and some other words in the sentence.