Passive voice
adminMice are eaten by cats.Although the passive voice is less common than the active voice, there are several good reasons to sometimes use the passive.How do we make the passive?The…
Active voice
Cats eat mice.The active voice is the "normal" voice of an English sentence. Intransitive verbs (verbs with no direct object) are always in the active voice. Transitive verbs are usually…
Appropriate prepositions
Abide by (obey): Students should abide by the rules of the school.Abide in (live): His uncle abides in LondonAbstain from (refrain): We should abstain from smoking.Accused of (convicted): The man…
Furthure use of some prepositions
At:a) They left home at dawn.b) I reached home at night.c) He is now at home.d) They came at noon.Similarly- (at school, at the door, at a distance, at present,…
Use of prepositions
Prepositions are short words (on, in, to) that usually stand in front of nouns (sometimes also in front of gerund verbs).Even advanced learners of English find prepositions difficult, as a…
Phrases idioms
ABC (the rudiments): He does not know the ABC of science.Above all (chiefly): Nazrul was above all a good poet.Above board (without any secret) His dealings are open and above…
Simple phrases idioms
A phrase is a group of words that works as a single part of speech having neither a subject nor a predicate.Phrases are of seven kinds :Noun Phrase : It…
Linking words
A linking word words as a conjunction to joint two or more words, phrases and clauses together.Let's know more about words used as linking words:ThatI am glad that you have…
Tag questions
A Tag Question is the question asked by the speaker after a negative or affirmative statement during conversation. Through a Tag Question the speaker wants to have an answer in support…
Exclamatory sentence
Stucture:The reporting verb is changed into exclaim, cry, shout etc. according to the sense.New words and phrases like. with joy/in joy, with sorrow/ in sorrow, in wonder etc. are used…