Hello dear reader, I am quite sure you have heard about Adjectives. But let me show you, by this post, 5 Things to Know about English Adjectives. Here we go… What is an Adjective? Adjectives are words that describe or give more information about nouns or pronouns in a sentence. In other words, adjective describes … Read more
What is a Conjunction? This post ‘What is a Conjunction’ discusses extensively the different types in English with copious examples . A conjunction is a word that connects or joins words, phrases, clauses and sentences. It belongs to the Closed group of the Parts of Speech as all the conjunctions in English can be listed … Read more
This post on What is an Adverb discusses another major member of the English Parts of Speech. Adverbs belong to the Open Class in the Parts of Speech. Here, you will learn the definition of an adverb, its forms and formation and other Parts of Speech it modifies. What is Adverb? This is one the … Read more
Regular and Irregular Verbs are yet another Types of Verbs that need to be closely examined in relation to how we make use of them in our day-to-day linguistic activities. Regular Verbs The regular verbs are the verbs whose past tense end with the ‘ed’. E.g. jump/jumped, talk/talked, look/looked, expect/expected, shout/shouted, etc. The regular form … Read more
It would interest you to know that of all the English Parts of Speech, Verb is the most versatile and most dynamic. In some context, we can use it to represent a whole sentence like you have in: Go! Sit! Get out! There are different types of verbs in English and this post specifically examines … Read more
This post, Modal Auxiliary Verbs (Types, Uses And Examples), discusses modal auxiliary verbs as one of the main divisions of Types of Verbs. It identifies examples of modal auxiliary verbs and their various uses with examples. Definition of Modal auxiliary Verbs In English, we use Modal auxiliary verbs to indicate the mood of the speaker. … Read more
Introduction Here we will examine an important Part of Speech which I personally consider the most important one – verb. What is a Verb? Before we get to answer that, consider this short pithy lines by R. Buckminster Fuller, a U.S. architect, designer and inventor in his work, ‘No More Secondhand God’… Here is God’s … Read more
I welcome you to this post on pronouns. We have seen what Parts of Speech are but here we want to answer the question: What is a Pronoun? In answering the question, we will consider the definition of a pronoun, its different types, the functions of pronouns and we will provide illustrative examples for the … Read more
What is Grammar? The word ‘Grammar’ is a word used by many who have not actually cared to know what the word means. The word Grammar belongs to one of the levels of language study. There are three (3) basic levels of language study. These are: Phonology, which deals with the spoken forms and sound … Read more
In looking at Nouns and their plural forms, it is imperative to note that the English Language comprises words derived from many other languages of the world such as Greek, Latin, French, German, Italian, etc. In most cases, plural endings of nouns are formed with the addition of any of the following suffixes: Watch the … Read more