Found 24 Articles for Sentence Structure: Elements of Grammar

Uses of Articles (A, An, The)

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Updated on 05-Dec-2022 11:32:24

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Introduction We will learn about articles and their uses in this tutorial. Articles specify and determine nouns. And it indicates the number of the nouns also. Images Coming soon Meaning of an Article in English language Article work as a determiner. There are three articles – 'a', 'an', and 'the' – in the English language. The uses of the articles in sentences are different. Examples Please give me the book I wanted. We have a cat at our home. Classifications of Articles There are mainly two types of articles in the English language: Definite article ... Read More

Pronouns and Possessive Adjectives

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Updated on 05-Dec-2022 11:24:13

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Introduction We will learn about pronouns and possessive adjectives in this tutorial. And we are also going to understand the relation between pronouns and possessive adjectives. What is a Pronoun? Images Coming soon Pronouns are the words that substitute nouns in sentences. Examples: She, he, you, this, I, someone, who, that, it, each, few, whoever, whose, everybody and so on. Examples in sentences Pooja is a good girl. She studies attentively. (In the second sentence, ‘she’ replaces the proper noun ‘Pooja’) Types of Pronouns It is important to know about the types of pronouns in the English ... Read More

Present Perfect vs. Present Perfect Continuous Tense

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Updated on 05-Dec-2022 11:18:48

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Introduction The function of the present perfect tense and present continuous tense in the English language are different. We will know about both present perfect and present perfect continuous tense in this tutorial. What is Present Perfect Tense? Images Coming soon The present perfect tense indicates something that happened in the past and carries its consequences in the present. It does not show any definite timeline. It also denotes a time in the past and its effect on the present time. Examples I have talked to him. (action of past with no timeline indication) He has become ... Read More

Irregular Verbs with Examples

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Updated on 05-Dec-2022 11:14:27

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Introduction Irregular verbs play a significant role in sentence construction. And there are certain irregular verb forms that need to be memorised. In this tutorial, we will understand essential facts about irregular verbs with related examples. What are Irregular Verbs? Irregular verbs do not accept the rules of English grammar while transforming to past participle and past forms. These verbs do not follow standard grammar rules while taking part in various tenses. For example, the irregular verb 'sing' becomes 'sang' and 'sung', respectively, after transforming into simple past and past participle forms. Images Coming soon How Are Irregular ... Read More

Adjectives

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Updated on 05-Dec-2022 11:09:45

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Introduction Adjectives are important parts of speech that refer to the quality, quantity and numbers of nouns or pronouns. Different types of adjectives show different kinds of uses in the sentences. We are going to know about adjectives in this tutorial. The importance of adjectives is vast in the English language. So, let's understand what an adjective is. Images Coming soon What is an Adjective? An adjective defines the state, quality and even quantity of the noun or pronoun, and it modifies nouns or pronouns. Example: They have an amazing mansion. We can get answers from adjectives in ... Read More

Modal Auxiliary Verb

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Updated on 05-Dec-2022 11:02:32

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Introduction Modal auxiliary verbs are unique types of verbs that accompany the main verb in a sentence to enhance its meaning. Simply put, these are words that assist in sentence construction. What are Modal Auxiliary Verbs? The modal auxiliary verb refers to any type of verb that expresses suggestions, advice, prohibition, consent, request, certainty, obligation, and numerous sentiments. The modal auxiliary verbs cannot be used independently in the sentence, which means there must be the presence of the main verb in the sentence to use a modal auxiliary verb. The well-known modal auxiliary verbs are can, may, might, could, ... Read More

What is an Antecedent? Definition, Meaning and Examples

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Updated on 13-Oct-2022 11:19:47

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Introduction An antecedent comes before its referent pronoun in a sentence. And it makes the meaning of the sentence clearer to the reader. The writer also gets the liberty to express in different writing styles with antecedents. Antecedents can be a noun, words or word phrases. Antecedent: Definition and Example An antecedent is a substantive word, clause or word phrase that is substituted with pronouns generally. An antecedent typically precedes a pronoun or its substitute word. Example The teacher could not find her book. Here, 'her' is the pronoun which refers to the antecedent 'teacher' in the sentence. Antecedent: ... Read More

Compound Antecedents: Definition & Examples

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Updated on 13-Oct-2022 11:19:47

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Introduction Antecedents are word, noun or word phrase that comes in the sentence earlier than the pronoun. The referent pronoun that replaces an antecedent later makes the sentence more readable. A compound antecedent is a type of antecedent that expresses a compound form of multiple antecedents. We can easily understand from the word 'compound' that there must be more than one antecedent. And one compound antecedent functions like a word phrase or group of words. Compound Antecedents: Definition with Examples Compound antecedents are a group of multiple antecedents that are joined with conjunctions. Such antecedents are typically joined with 'and', ... Read More

Degree of Comparison

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Updated on 13-Oct-2022 11:19:47

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Introduction Images Coming soon The act of evaluating two or more things to identify the important and relevant ones, comparing the features of each, and then deciding which traits are similar to the other, which are different, and to what degree they are similar or different from one another is the process known as comparison or comparing. The purpose of this tutorial is to offer the readers fundamental understanding on the topic degree of comparison, along with examples, so that they may more easily master the use of the English language. Comparing adjectives or adverbs that take on different ... Read More

Parts of Speech

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Updated on 13-Oct-2022 11:19:47

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Introduction Anyone who is interested in learning about language is likely to be aware that different words serve different purposes in various forms of writing. In this tutorial,  we are going to learn about the "Eight Parts of Speech, " in the English language, which refers to the eight different kinds of words that together cover major aspects of the language. The more you are aware of the distinctions, the more effectively you will be able to utilise language and the more engaging your writing will be. Parts of Speech Nouns, verbs, pronouns,  adjectives, adverbs, conjunctions, prepositions and interjections are ... Read More

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