Gerunds

Gerunds 

Although the term, gerund might sound foreign, it is a common part of speech that most of us use every day. The term "-ing" is often used in English to refer to gerund specifically. Gerunds are not easy to identify. The problem is that all present participles also end in "ing".

In generally present participles complete progressive verbs or act as modifiers. But gerunds function as nouns. Thus, gerunds will be subjects, subject complements, direct objects, indirect objects etc.   

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Possessives In English

When we want to show that something belongs to somebody or something, we can use possessives.

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"ing" Adjectives And "ed" Adjectives

"ing" Adjectives And "ed" Adjectives

Some past participles (ending in -ed) and present participles (ending in -ing) can be used as adjectives. These are used in a slightly different way from normal adjectives. 

We usually use the past participle to talk about how someone feels.

E.g.- I was really bored during the flight. (not boring) 

We usually use the present participle to talk about the person, thing, or situation which has caused the feeling.

E.g.- It was such a boring flight. (not bored) 

The meaning of "I am boring" is different from "I am bored". "I'm boring" means I cause other people to be bored.

These participle adjectives make their comparatives by using "more" (but not -er) and their superlatives by using "most" (but not -est)

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English At The Airport

English At The Airport

Today we’re going to go through the airport, learning important vocabulary and useful phrases along the way.

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Unusual "Singular - Plural" List

Unusual "Singular - Plural" List 

Although most nouns have plurals formed according to regular rules, some nouns have unusual, or irregular plurals.  This page will introduce you some of them so that you can learn them. Today we commonly use these world in English. But some words are originally from other languages such as French, Spanish etc. 

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Adjectives and their comparative and superlative forms

Adjectives and their comparative and superlative forms

An adjective is a word that describes, identifies or further defines a noun or a pronoun. There are thousands of adjectives available to describe how something feels, looks, sounds, tastes, and acts.

Most adjectives have three different forms, the simple form, the comparative form, and the superlative form. The comparative form is used for comparing two people or things and the superlative form is used for comparing one person or thing with every other member of their group

To make the comparative form of adjectives and the superlative form, first, we need to know how many syllables are in the adjective.

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Compound Words

Compound Words

A compound word is a combination of two or more words that function as a single unit of meaning.

There are three different types of compound words:

Closed form: Two words are joined together to create a new meaning (flowerpot, softball, keyboard, makeup, notebook).

Hyphenated form: Words are joined together by a hyphen (daughter-in-law, over-the-counter, merry-go-round).

Open form: Words are open but when reading together, a new meaning is formed (school bus, post office, real estate, full moon).

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