In this section, readers can find lessons regarding grammar topics.
It is the knowledge of grammar that can teach us how to write correctly and speak correctly. Flowery expression or effective expression may not be grammatically correct. So grammar is the root and expression is the fruit. In this section you will find the posts that have been introduced to make the subject more comprehensive and grammar oriented
List of Most Important Adverbs Adverbs are a paramount part of speech. An adverb is a word that describes or indicates the degree of action verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs. They tell us more about a verb, adjective, clause, or another adverb. An adverb indicates manner, time, place, cause or degree and it usually answers…
They are used to introduce subordinate clauses and join them to principal clauses/main clauses. There are three kinds of subordinating conjunctions: A) Simple subordinating conjunctions:after, although/though, as, because, before, if, however, once, since, than, that, till/until, unless, when, where, while, whether He came after I had left. B) Compound Subordinating conjunctions: I. as far as,…
Idioms In every language including English, there are many wise sayings. We use the wise sayings time and again to refer to a certain situation or to offer advice about how to lead a life and sometimes to convey some principles, values, and underlying ideas. These sayings are passed on from generation to generation and…
Abbreviations An abbreviation is the short form of shortened form of any lengthy word or phrase. It is formed from a group of letters taken from the word or phrase. In fact, the word abbreviation can be denoted by different abbreviations such as abbr., abbrv., or abbrev. It is applied in nearly all discipline and…
Whom, Whose and Who’s “Whom,” “Whose” and “Who’s,” are confusing words. The problem with them is that it is hard to understand which word will be used for what. Now, to understand the uses of the above-mentioned words, there are certain things that you need to understand first. Subject, Possessive and Object The words “Whom,”…
Prepositions of Time “Prepositions of Time” help in indicating a particular time period when something has happened. It helps in discussing a time period of any incident. It allows in discussing about dates (weekly/yearly/days) or about the actual time when something takes place. There are some common preposition words in “Prepositions of Time” and “Prepositions of Time.”…
Prepositions of Movement Prepositions that are used for describing the movement to or from a place are called prepositions of movement and direction. The preposition word such as “to, into, and onto” act the same way as “in, at, and on” in the case of prepositions of place and time. Prepositions of movement or direction indicate movement…
What is a preposition? Prepositions are words in English Grammar that are usually placed before or in front of a noun or pronoun. It helps to express a relationship between the noun or pronoun to other words present in the sentence. It is one of the important Parts of Speech and plays an important role…
Preposition A Preposition is a word used before a noun, or a pronoun to show its relation with the other words of the sentence. Example: The watch is on the table. In the above sentence the preposition ‘on’ has been used before the nouns ‘table’. It shows its relation with ‘table’ as well as with ‘watch’….
Interjection Interjections there the word which expresse sudden feelings and emotions of heart such as joy, grief, wonder, fear, anger, surprise, approval and disgust etc. List of Common Interjections O!, Oh!, Ooh!, Aye!, Hello!, Well!, Ha!, Ho!, Hurrah!, Ah!, Alas!, Hush! etc. There are certain groups of words that are also used as Interjections Examples Ah me!, …
Essential Features of a Sentence Hello and welcome back to another important post. In this post, we are going to talk about the main features of a sentence. A sentence is an ordered string of words that gives us a complete thought. It main features are: 1. A sentence must be a collection of words….
Adjectives with no comparative or superlative forms Some English adjectives which were once used in the comparative degree have lost their comparative meaning. They are now used as positive adjectives. Examples are: former, latter, elder, upper, inner, outer and utter. The former part of the story is more interesting than the latter part. He has an elder brother. I think we should…
