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English Grammar Basics

Clause

Clause vs Phrase There is sometimes confusion between a phrase and a clause but once the definition is understood, it is much easier to distinguish between the

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Phrase

What is a Phrase? A phrase is a group of words in a sentence that does not have a subject nor a verb. A phrase cannot express a complete thought

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Suffix

What is a Suffix? You find suffixes at the end of the root word, A suffix forms from a letter or group of letters. When

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Prefix

What is a Prefix? A prefix consists of one or more letters placed at the beginning of a stem word. Prefixes provide an easy way

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Guide to Verbs

What is A Verb? Verbs, in theory, are pretty straightforward. But, not everybody would be able to provide a definition, even if they know how

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Guide to Prepositions

Preposition Definition In the most simple terms, a preposition is a word that can link verbs, nouns, and pronouns together. In many cases, it might suggest

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Synonym

What is a Synonym? As we’ve already mentioned before, synonyms are the opposite of antonyms, because synonyms are words with the same meaning. That means

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Synonyms – An Overview

Synonyms  A synonym is a word containing the same or nearly the same meaning as another word in specific contexts. The adjective form of synonym is synonymous. Synonymy is

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Antonym– An Overview

Antonym An antonym is a term that represents the opposite of another word. For example, the antonym of ‘hot’ maybe ‘cold.’ The root words for the word

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Important English Grammar Rules

Remembering everything can be a massive task, especially when you’re also trying to learn pronunciation, recognize different regional dialects, and master punctuation and spelling. Inventing

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Adverb Clause

A sentence may make its meaning fully obvious yet still require a little further explanation. Use an adverb when you come across a statement like

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Adverb Phrase

An adverbial phrase is a collection of words that clarify the meaning of a verb, adjective, or adverb. Adverbial phrases, like adverbs, alter other words

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Relative Pronoun

A relative pronoun is a word that introduces and connects a dependent (or relative) clause to an independent clause. A clause that begins with a

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Auxiliary Verb

An auxiliary verb is also called a “helping verb” that helps the main verb in different aspects of tenses, voices, and moods by being placed

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Possessive Pronoun

Possessive Pronoun: An Overview A possessive pronoun is a pronoun that is used to represent ownership or possession. For instance, the word hers is a possessive pronoun in the

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Phonetics

What Are Phonetics? Phonetics is essentially concerned with the physical aspects of the spoken interaction, the way in which sounds are produced and transmitted from speaker

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Modal Auxiliary Verbs

Auxiliary verbs are verbs that help in forming voices of verbs, moods, and different tenses. The type of auxiliary verb called the modal auxiliary verb

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Antonyms

What are Antonyms? Opposite words are antonyms. Words with contradictory meanings can enrich your vocabulary. The antonym of “right” is “wrong” and “light” is “dark”.

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Parts of Speech

Eight Parts of Speech with Examples Noun A noun is a word that denotes a person, place, thing, or idea. Nouns have gender, number, and

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Tenses in English

The tenses in English can help you to understand the nature, quality, and characteristics of the verb used in the sentence. The tense denotes the

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Synonyms

Synonyms in English denotes the words or phrases that have a similar or nearly similar meaning to other words in the same language. For instance,

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Articles

Determiners Determiners are words that determine or identify a person, or a thing or specify a quantity or amount. Determiners include articles and words traditionally

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Adverb

An adverb is a word that modifies or gives more information about a verb, an adjective or another adverb. They express when, where, why, how

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Continuous Tense

The continuous tense exhibits an action that is was or will be in progress at a particular time. The continuous tense is formed with the

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Collective Nouns

What are Collective Nouns? Collective nouns are words for single things that are made up of more than one person, animal, place, thing, or idea. According

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Interrogative Sentence

What is an Interrogative Sentence? An interrogative sentence is a sentence that asks a question. Interrogative sentences can be direct or indirect, begin with or

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