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Adverbs

An  adverb  is a word that can modify or describe a verb, adjective, another adverb, or entire sentence.  Adverbs are usually formed by adding  -ly  to the end of an adjective                quick----------------quickly              slow------------------slowly              terrible--------------terribly              easy----------------easily              heavy-------------heavily               An adverb is a word that describes a verb,an adjective or another adverb. There are five types of adverbs.
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Verbs : essential part of speech.

  Definition of a Verb The Oxford Learners’ Dictionary defines a ‘verb’ as “a word or group of words that express an action (such as  eat ), an event (such as  happen ) or a state (such as  exist )”. According to the Cambridge Dictionary, a ‘verb’ is defined as “a word or phrase that describes an action, condition, or experience”. The Collins Dictionary provides a much more elaborate definition of a verb. According to them, “A verb is a word such as ‘ sing’, ‘ feel’, or ‘ die’ which is used with a subject to say what someone or something does or what happens to them, or to give information about them”. Types of Verbs  Verbs can be classified into numerous types according to their function or role in a sentence or context.   Auxiliary Verbs/Helping Verbs Auxiliary verbs  or  helping verbs , as the name suggests, is a verb that is used to help another verb sound sensible and meaningful. It is used to change the other verb’s tense, mood or voice. So,...

Pronouns

  What Is a Pronoun? A pronoun is used in the place of a noun. It substitutes the noun in a paragraph or piece of writing to avoid repetition of the noun. Pronouns can be used in singular and plural forms. The verb used in the sentence should be used agreeable with the particular form of the pronoun used. Pronouns are generally classified into three main kinds. Person Singular Pronoun Plural Pronoun First Person Pronoun I, Me We, Us Second Person Pronoun You, Your You Third Person Pronoun He, She, It, Him, Her They, Them, Their Types of Pronouns with Examples Pronouns can be classified into different types based on their functions Relative Pronouns  are pronouns that are used to relate one part of the sentence to another. Some examples of relative pronouns are that, which, ...

Singular & plural

  In the  English language , nouns are divided into  singular  and plural nouns based on their number. Table of Contents Definition of a Plural Noun Changing a Singular Noun to a Plural Noun Adding ‘s’ Adding ‘es’ Adding ‘ves’ for nouns ending with an ‘f’ or ‘fe’ Adding ‘oes’ to nouns ending with an ‘o’ Adding ‘ies’ to words ending with a ‘y’ preceded by a consonant Adding ‘s’ to words ending with a ‘y’ preceded by a vowel Changing ‘us’ to ‘i’ Changing ‘is’ to ‘es’ Changing ‘on’ to ‘a’ Nouns with a common singular and plural form Irregular nouns Plural form for hyphenated nouns and relationships Plural Noun Examples Test Your Knowledge Definition of a Plural Noun a noun can be classified as plural if it refers to or consists of more than one person, place, or object. Changing a Singular Noun to a Plural Noun A common noun can be made plural by adding an ‘s’, ‘es’, ‘ies’, ‘ves’; by changing ‘us’ to ‘i’, ‘is’ to ‘es’, ‘on’ to ‘a’ and so on. There are some common nouns...

Verb to have يملك

Verb to have               have-------has               I          have              You      have              He        has              She      has              It          has             We        have             You       have             They     have  Examples:             I have a shower every day.             Nabil has breakfast with his family at home.            Sama has got a soft voice.            Th...

verb to do يفعل

 Verb to do      يفعل  (do----does)  I                 do You             do He              does She            does It               does We            do You           do They         do

Verb to be

  Verb to be in the present simple I               am You          are He            is  She           is  It             is We          are You        are They      are