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English Grammar plays very important role to learn English. In this category we will explore all the posts related to English grammar. You can dive into various untouched concepts discussed in detail here. You will get opportunities to test your English Grammar with various exercises.
We use since and for to refer to time. They are used to refer to an event that began in the past and continues to the present. Since In English, we use since to refer to a point of time. Since can refer to a point after a specific time or event in the past. Since refers to a […]
Irony is a literary device and the most widely known figure of speech in which contradictory statements or situations reveal a reality that is different from what appears to be true. The definition of irony as a literary device is a situation in which there is a contrast between expectation and reality. It can be
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Here is a Grammar Quiz based on the most common grammatical mistakes. Test your Grammar by attempting these questions. You will get 10 questions with 2 or 3 options. Choose the correct answers for all the questions. Check your score. One point for each correct answer. Press “Answer” button to get the correct answer. 1.
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Question Tag A question tag is used at the end of a statement and changes that statement into a question. Question tags are mainly used in spoken English or informal English. We don’t use question tags in written or formal English. We can use them in writing to quote somebody’s words.In this post , I’ll
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Euphemism Euphemism – a figure of speech in English in which a word or phrase is used to avoid saying an unpleasant or offensive word.It is used to replace phrasing that can be considered harsh or impolite. A person can say something indirectly by using euphemism without using literal language. So it is an indirect word or expression that you use
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Cacophony Cacophony – a literary device in English is a combination of words that sound harsh or unpleasant together. As a literary device, cacophony refers to the usage of several unharmonious or dissonant sounds in a line or passage. These unharmonious and dissonant sounds usually include the explosive consonants k, t, g, d, p, and b. Other consonants that can have
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September 4th, 2020Sept.4 20204, September, 20204th September, 20204th of September, 2020September 4 2020 You might have seen various date formats in English. But you cannot use any format to write a date in formal writing. You will be surprised to know that there are grammar rules to write a date correctly in formal English writing.
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Assonance is the repetition of the same or similar vowel sounds within words, phrases or sentences. The words have to be close enough together for the repetition to be noticeable. Assonance is a figure of speech similar to alliteration, because it also involves repetition of sounds. Examples of Assonnance “I might like to take a flight
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Here is a grammar test based on very important grammar rules. There are 10 questions with two options for each question in this test. Choose one correct option. Check your score out of 10. You will get all the answers and rules explained by clicking Answer button. Q.1.He and I ____ going to the market.
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Hello Everyone! English Grammar plays very important role to construct sentences correctly. Sometimes it becomes difficult for many people to follow all grammar rules correctly that is why they do mistakes. Today in this post, I’ll discuss common grammatical mistakes which people usually do. Check it out whether you know about these mistakes or not?
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She used to sleep late at night.She is used to sleeping late at night. Do you know the difference between these sentences? Why are they expressed in different ways?Today in this post, I’ll explain how to use used to and be used to. They look similar but they have different uses. Used to We use used
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In this post I’ll discuss about the subjunctive verbs and mood in English.The subjunctive is a verb form or mood used to express things that could or should happen. It is used to express wishes, hopes, commands, demands or suggestions. We use the subjunctive mainly when talking about events that are not certain to happen. For example, we use the subjunctive when talking
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Homonyms, homophones and homographs can be confusing but if you know about their meaning and differences, there won’t be any confusion.
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What is Alliteration: Alliteration in English is a figure of speech. In alliteration, there is a close repetition of the same consonant sound or syllable, usually at the beginning. The use of alliteration makes the language musical. Alliteration is similar to Assonance which is another figure of speech. Read about Assonance also. For example: “A
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Lie Vs Lay Lie, lay, lied, laid, these words can create a lot of confusion. Using incorrect form of these words can cause a lot of misunderstanding.In order to avoid any kind of misunderstanding, it’s very important to know the difference between lie and lay which is not so difficult once you know the
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Indefinite Articles A and an are called the indefinite articles because they do not point out any particular person animal or thing.e.g. I met a friend. There is a cat on the table. Here in these sentences we are not talking about particular friend or cat, so we use ‘a’ as indefinite article before
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What are Common misused words in English English is a tricky language. It is very natural to make mistakes when you learn a language. Everybody who learns from his mistakes has a winning mindset. There are various words in English which are misused commonly. Many people get confused and do mistakes while using
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Correct Use of these Confused words People, Persons or Peoples These words are considered as confused words in English. These three words can create a lot of questions in your mind. Like: If you are asked the plural for the word person would be people or persons? The fast answer will be that people is correct and persons is wrong. If
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Difference between it’s and its There are many words in English which sound similar but they have different meaning. It’s and its are the most confused words used incorrectly. It’s and Its sound the same when spoken but they have different meaning and they are written in different ways.I have observed many people get confused
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Opposites can also be confusing People often think that by merely adding prefixes (un, dis or im) to a word, they can change its meaning. For example:In (prefix) + visible (word) = invisibleIn + secure = insecureMis + lead = mislead But there are exceptions
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