Mir Afzal Conditionals Conditionals or the ‘if clauses’ as they are commonly called are sentences (or rather a part of a sentence) which introduce a probable or hypothetical condition which is followed by a certain consequence. For example- If you burn paper, it becomes ash. If the dog barks, the neighbours will wake up. If I were you, I would … Read more
Auxiliary Verbs Auxiliary Verbs also called the helping verbs, are used with the main verb where the main verbs helps to form the semantic content of the clause. For example, I have finished my homework for today. In this example, the main verb “finished†and the auxiliary verb “have†together combine to form the perfect aspect. There … Read more
Articles Articles – An Introduction Articles are a special case of demonstrative determiners or demonstrative adjectives that assign specificity to a noun or pronoun. Like any other determiner or adjective, articles are used exclusively for nouns, and are influenced by them alone, save for some examples where an adjective precedes a noun. At the end of this article, the reader will be … Read more
Adverbs – Definition and Concept An Adverb is a part of speech that describes or provides additional information about a verb, adjectives or another adverb. Adverbs generally are used to describe verbs and adjective, and very seldom used to describe other adverbs. (Why?) In this article we see the extent of the reach of an adverb and … Read more
Adjectives – Definition and Concept An adjective is defined as the part of speech that describes or modifies a noun or a pronoun. This is the longest flight of stairs I have ever seen. We wish that your time here be The video footage was dismissed as circumstantial The adjective longest describes the collective noun flight, the adjective productive describes the common noun time and the adjective circumstantial describes the noun evidence. Adjectives … Read more
Participles, Gerunds and Infinitives English language and grammar can be confusing, if the fundamentals of the usage of certain things aren’t understood in depth. Participles, Gerunds and Infinitives fall under the category of “verbals†or “non-finite verbsâ€. The above mentioned words contain verbs but these verbs do not act like verbs in the given sentence. Another important … Read more
Determiners Among all the parts of speech a student is expected to study, “determiner†is the chapter which is always left more or less neglected. Often it is left or sometimes taught incorrectly. So read through this chapter to know “All about determiners.†A determiner is often called as the noun modifier which gives an … Read more
Verb – Introduction Verb is defined as a part of speech or a word class that defines an action performed or a state of being of the noun or pronoun of the sentence. Unlike other parts of speech, a verb is a necessary part of every sentence. Without it, no sentence can have a meaning. Verbs are … Read more
Collective Nouns Hello and welcome back again. In this post we are going to talk about Collective Nouns. Every day we come across many collective nouns during regular conversations, speech, etc. Words that denote more than one person, thing or place are changed into its plural form in the English Language, but the exception to … Read more
Homophones Hello there and welcome back to another post. In this post, we’ll go through homophones in great detail. This article will teach you about homophones, their meanings, and the importance of using them with examples. There are some confusing words in English that are pronounced same, but they have different meanings. These confusing words … Read more
COMPLEXITY THEORY IN SECOND LANGUAGE ACQUISITION By Gavin Lamb PhD Hello and welcome. Let’s talk about Complexity Theory in Second Language Acquisition (SLA). “The act of playing the game has a way of changing the rules.†– James Gleick (1987) The main proponent of this theory in its application to how we think about how people learn … Read more
Tips On Improving Handwriting Hello and welcome to another post. In this post, we will provide you with some valuable tips to help you improve your handwriting. Better penmanship Improving your handwriting is a time-consuming and tedious task, therefore gaining enough motivation is the first step. Handwriting is the style and method of writing that … Read more