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Simple Adverbs

February 4, 2011 - 1:31 pm

Tags: adverb, adverbs, adverbs of place, adverbs of time, kinds of adverb, kinds of adverbs, place adverb, time adverb
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The vast majority of adverbs are simple adverbs. Adverbs of time Adverbs of time answer the question when? Examples are: late, early, tomorrow, today, last year, before, ago, now, never, soon, already, lately etc. He came very late. Let’s start tomorrow. I will go there now. He left a few minutes ago. I haven’t read [...]

Adverbs

February 3, 2011 - 11:29 am

Tags: adverb, adverbs, interrogative adverb, kinds of adverbs, relative adverb, simple adverb
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Look at the following sentences. She walked slowly. The girl sang sweetly. He spoke fluently. In sentence 1 slowly expresses the manner in which she walked. In sentence 2, sweetly expresses the manner in which the girl sang. In sentence 3, fluently expresses the manner in which he spoke. Slowly, sweetly and fluently are examples [...]

Future tense Quiz 1

February 2, 2011 - 11:00 am

Tags: future tense, future tense quiz, future tenses quiz
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Fill in the blanks with appropriate verbs in the future tense. 1. He ——————- certainly come. a) will b) will be c) will have been 2. They —————— having a nap in the afternoon. a) will be b) will c) will have been 3. I ——————- my work by the end of February. a) will [...]

Uses of be

February 1, 2011 - 12:25 pm

Tags: am, are, auxiliary be, auxiliary verb, be, be uses, is, was, were
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Be has different forms: is, am, are, was and were. Be is a joining word. It joins a subject to its complement. The world is round. This is a dictionary. Man is mortal. She is beautiful. Who are they? It is I. (Informal: It is me.) Note that the contracted form of am I not? [...]

Past tense: Quiz 1

February 1, 2011 - 10:55 am

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Fill in the blanks with appropriate verbs in the past tense. 1. I ——————- to the library yesterday. a) went b) would go c) had gone 2. The priest —————— very eloquently. a) spoke b) had spoken c) was spoken 3. It —————— raining when we went out. a) was b) had c) would 4. [...]

Phrasal verbs with back

January 31, 2011 - 11:46 am

Tags: back, back down, back off, back out, phrasal verb, phrasal verbs
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The adverb back means to or at the rear. The policeman held the mob back. She sat back in the chair. Back somebody up: support He had to give up because there was no one to back him up. Back down: give up a claim etc. Back out ( of a promise or undertaking): escape [...]

Phrasal verbs with away

January 30, 2011 - 11:38 am

Tags: away, far and away, right away, straight away
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Away = to or at a distance. The sea is two miles away. Keep the oil away from the water. Take these clothes away. (= remove them) Away can mean ‘continuously’ or ‘vigorously’. The children are working away at their lessons. Away can also indicate loss or disapperance. The milk has all boiled away. The [...]

Phrasal verbs with ask

January 29, 2011 - 11:34 am

Tags: ask, ask after, ask for, phrasal verb, phrasal verbs
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Ask = seek an answer to a question Ask for = ask somebody to give something. I asked his name. He asked for help. Ask for the menu. Ask after: make inquiry about the health etc., of somebody. I asked after her ailing father when we met.(= I inquired about her ailing father’s welfare when [...]

Idioms and phrasal verbs with arm

January 28, 2011 - 4:50 pm

Tags: arm, arms, idioms, idioms with arm, phrasal verbs
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Arm means one of the two upper limbs, from the shoulder to the hand. The plural arms means weapons. In arms: having weapons; ready to fight Bear arms: serve in the army. We all should be ready to bear arms and protect the frontiers of our country. Armed with patience etc: When you are armed [...]

Difference between when and if

January 27, 2011 - 2:15 pm

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When referring to the future when shows certainty that something will happen. If is used when a person is unsure whether it will happen or not. Compare: I will see you in June when I come to Chicago. (I am certain that I will be in Chicago in June.) I will see you in June [...]