British and American Spellings (Variations and Examples)

British and American Spellings (Variations and Examples)

There is an old saying that America and Britain are “two nations divided by a common language.” Most Britons do not believe Americans speak English; rather, they believe they speak American. Between British English and American English, there are variations when it comes to pronunciation, spelling, vocabulary and grammar. But this does not significantly affect … Read more

Branches of Linguistics (with Definitions, Explanations and Examples)

Branches of Linguistics (with Definitions, Explanations and Examples)

This post, Branches of Linguistics (with Definitions, Explanations and Examples), sheds light on what linguistics, as a field of study, is. Linguistics is the scientific study of language. In order to study language at a closer level, scholars have broken down linguistics into various branches for easy study. We also refer to this as levels … Read more

Non-Modal Auxiliary Verbs: Forms, Uses and Examples

Non-Modal Auxiliary Verbs

Hello, a lot of people are not so familiar with the non-modal auxiliary verbs, that is why this post presents a detailed discussion on Non-Modal Auxiliary Verbs: Forms and Uses. Non-modal auxiliary verbs are a vital part of the divisions of Types of Verbs in English. The three (3) Non-Modal Auxiliary Verbs are identified and … Read more

Order of Adjectives in English with Examples

Order of Adjectives in English with Examples

In the English rank scale, Adjectives come under the category of Words, the unit above morphemes and below Phrase or Group. An adjective is one of the Parts of Speech in English. (See the post on Adjectives). But the order of Adjectives in English confuse a lot of people. This post (Order of Adjectives in … Read more

Types of Sentences in English with Definitions and Examples

Types of Sentences in English with Definitions and Examples

Introduction Welcome here! I want to show you the Types of Sentences in English with Definitions and Examples. The sentence is the largest grammatical unit there is in the English. Sentences comprise clauses and clauses comprise phrases or groups. Groups or phrases comprises words while words comprise morphemes. The morpheme is the smallest indivisible but … Read more

Types of Clauses in English with Functions and Examples

Types of Clauses in English with Functions and Examples

I welcome you to this platform again. This post gives a synopsis of all the Types of Clauses in English with Functions and Examples. Before we look at the various clause types, let us attempt a definition of the clause. Definition of a Clause A clause is a major unit of grammar and we define … Read more

What is a Minor Sentence? Definition, Types and Examples

What is a Minor Sentence? Definition, Types and Examples

Welcome here! There are different kinds of sentences in English. Minor sentence is one of them. What is a Minor Sentence? Definition, Types and Examples is a post that focuses on the unique type of sentence. Minor sentences do not belong to either structural or functional classification of sentences but they can have expressions in … Read more

What is a Coordinator? Semantic Implications with Types and Examples

What is a Coordinator? Semantic Implications with Types and Examples

Coordinators have some semantic implications in the sentences of English in which they appear. There are three of them: and, but, or. All these have implications when it comes to making meaning of utterances. The post (What is a Coordinator? Semantic Implications with Types and Examples) consider each of the semantic implications of these coordinators. … Read more

What is Subordination and Coordination? Types and Examples

What is Subordination and Coordination? Types and Examples

Glad to find you reading this post. I am sure you are familiar with the term co-worker or subordinates. The former talks about colleagues at work while the latter refers to junior staff at work. It is also the same with linguistic elements or structures. Some play subordinate roles while others have equal standing. The … Read more

Imminent vs Immanent: Correct Usage with Examples

Imminent vs Immanent: Correct Usage with Examples

Hello there! Glad to know you are here again. On our Common Error Series, there are lots of issues to be addressed and I will share one of them with you in this post. I call it: Imminent vs Immanent: Correct Usage with Examples. The two words are exactly the same in orthography, save for … Read more