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Gradable Adjectives And Adverbs

Gradable adjectives and adverbs Some adjectives and adverbs refer to qualities which are gradable. For example, people can be more or less pleasing; jobs can be more or less difficult. Other adjectives and adverbs...

Adverbs Of Degree

Adverbs of Degree tell us about the degree or extent of an action, quality or manner. Examples are: almost, little, enough, much, too, partly, fully, so, rather, quite, nearly, just, too, hardly, scarcely, very etc. She is very beautiful. I am extremely sorry. She is quite strong....

Countable And Uncountable Nouns

Countable nouns are the names of separate objects, people, ideas etc which can be counted. They have plurals. Examples are: dog, tree, girl, book, occasion and book We can use numbers and the article a/an with countable nouns. a dog two...

Could | Modal Auxiliary Verbs

Could is a modal auxiliary verb. There is no –s in the third person singular. Could is used to indicate ability that existed in the past. It is followed by an infinitive without to. In my younger days I could run...

Correlative Conjunctions

Some conjunctions are used in pairs. They are called correlative conjunctions. Most of these are of the coordinating type. Either … or You must either follow my instructions or resign. He is either a fool or a madman. Either you or he will have to go. Either you...

Copular Verbs

We use a special kind of verb to join two parts of a sentence and to express either that the two parts denote the same thing or that the first has the property denoted by the...

Coordinating Conjunctions

Conjunctions are connecting words. There are mainly two types of conjunctions – coordinating conjunctions and subordinating conjunctions. Coordinating conjunctions connect two clauses of equal rank. Examples are: and, but, or, so, for, yet, nor...

Conversational Structures

Must to express inference or probability Read the following sentences. She must be about thirty years old. You must have been mad to do such a thing. In the examples given above, must does not express compulsion or obligation, but...

Conjunctions And Relative Pronouns

Just like conjunctions, relative pronouns also connect two clauses. However, there are some differences. A conjunction merely connects two clauses. It serves no other purpose in the sentence. He is an honest officer. He...