Category: Parts of Speech
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Proper Adjectives
Proper adjectives are the adjective form of proper nouns. When proper nouns modify or describe other nouns/pronouns, they become proper adjectives. ‘Proper’ means ‘specific’ rather than ‘formal’ or ‘polite.’ A proper adjective allows us to summarize a concept in just one word. Instead of writing/saying ‘a food cooked in Chinese recipe’ you can write/say ‘Chinese food’.…
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Quantitative Adjectives
A quantitative adjective provides information about the quantity of the nouns/pronouns. This type belongs to the question category of ‘how much’ and ‘how many’. Examples: I have 20 bucks in my wallet. (How much) They have three children. (How many) You should have completed the whole task. (How much) Definition of Quantitative Adjective: A word that modifies a noun by indicating a…
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Descriptive Adjectives
A descriptive adjective : is a word which describes nouns and pronouns. Most of the adjectives belong in this type. These adjectives provide information and attribute to the nouns/pronouns they modify or describe. Descriptive adjectives are also called qualitative adjectives. Participles are also included in this type of adjective when they modify a noun. Examples: I have a fast car.…
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Definition
An adjective describes or modifies noun/s and pronoun/s in a sentence. It normally indicates quality, size, shape, duration, feelings, contents, and more about a noun or pronoun. Adjectives usually provide relevant information about the nouns/pronouns they modify/describe by answering the questions: What kind? How many? Which one? How much? Adjectives enrich your writing by adding precision and originality to it. Example:…
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Different Types of Verbs
Base Verb The base verb is the form of a verb where it has no ending (-ing, -ed, -en) added to it. It is also called the Root Verb since it is the very root form of a verb. Examples: I go to school every day. You run a mile every morning. Do your homework. Regular Verb The Verbs that follow the…
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Definition
A verb is a word or a combination of words that indicates action or a state of being or condition. A verb is the part of a sentence that tells us what the subject performs. Verbs are the hearts of English sentences. Examples: Jacob walks in the morning. (A usual action) Mike is going to school. (A condition of action) Albert does not like to walk. (A…
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Interrogative Pronouns
Interrogative pronouns produce questions. They are what, which, who, whom, and whose. Who, whom, and whose refer to questions related to a person or animal; what refers to an idea, object, or event; and which can indicate either a person/s or a thing/s. Example: What was the name of your dog? Which is your favorite movie? Who works for you? Whom do you prefer…
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Demonstrative Pronouns
Demonstrative pronouns normally indicate the closeness of or distance from the speaker, either literally or symbolically. This, these, that, and those are the demonstrative pronouns. They also work as demonstrative adjectives when they modify a noun. However, demonstrative pronouns do not modify anything rather replace the nouns/noun phrases. Sometimes neither, none and such are also used as demonstrative pronouns. Example: That is a long way to go.…
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Relative Pronouns
Relative pronouns introduce the relative clause. They are used to make clear what is being talked about in a sentence. They describe something more about the subject or the object. The relative pronouns are: Subject Object Possession Uncertainty Which Which Whose Whichever That That (for both things & people) Who Whom Whose Whoever/whom../whos.. Example: The…
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Intensive Pronouns
Intensive pronouns add emphasis/importance but do not act as the object in the sentence. They can appear right after the subject. Example: I will do it myself. (Here, ‘myself’ is not an object) I myself saw the missing boat into the harbor. We intend to do all the work ourselves. You yourselves are responsible for this mess.