Direct And Indirect Questions

Direct and indirect questions

If we want to make direct questions in the English language, we can do it by changing the word order (Is he your brother? Was she there? Have you been to Australia?) or by using the auxiliary do 

(Do you know my brother? Does he work with you? Did they enjoy it?)

The indirect questions are not normal questions. They have the same word order as statements and we do not use the verb do to form a question. They usually come after introductory phrases combined with interrogative pronouns and adjectives (who, whom, what, which, whose), adverbs (when, where, how, why) or if, whether.

On the other hand, when you ask a direct question, like "What time is the meeting?" you're being quite informal, some might even say abrupt, or even rude. You can make it more polite by adding please, "What time is the meeting please?", but to be even more polite we rephrase it into an indirect question: " Do you know what time the meeting is?", or " Could you tell me what time the meeting is?" and if you want to be really OTT "Could you tell me what time the meeting is, please?

But they're all the same question as "What time is the meeting?". 

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English Proverbs

English Proverbs

A proverb is a simple and concrete saying, popularly known and repeated, that expresses a truth based on common sense or experience. They are often metaphorical. A proverb that describes a basic rule of conduct may also be known as a maxim. Proverbs fall into the category of formulaic language.

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Verbs And Prepositions

Verbs And Prepositions

Some verbs need a preposition before an object or another verb. The preposition is only grammatical, so it doesn't change the meaning of the verb.

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Prepositional Phrases

Prepositional Phrases

Every prepositional phrase is a series of words made up of a preposition and its object. The object may be a noun, pronoun, gerund or clause. A prepositional phrase functions as an adjective or adverb.Here are some sample prepositional phrases: by the ocean, near the window, over the cabinet, with us, in your ear, under your hat.

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Relative Clauses

Relative Clauses 

We use relative clauses to give additional information about something without starting another sentence. By combining sentences with a relative clause, your text becomes more fluent and you can avoid repeating certain words.

A relative clause is one that’s connected to the main clause of the sentence by a word such as who, whom, which, that, or whose. 

There are two types of relative clauses, defining relative clauses, and non-defining relative clauses. 

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The Passive Voice

The Passive Voice 

The Passive Voice is a type of a grammatical voice in which the subject is acted upon by the verb. In passive voice sentences, the subject is the receiver of the action.Passive voice verbs are always preceded by the auxiliary verb "be" and are in their past participle forms. While the receiver of the action comes before the verb, the person or thing performing the action (agent) comes after the verb and preceded by the preposition "by" to form a prepositional phrase.

COLLOCATIONS - ENGLISH

                                                 COLLOCATIONS 

A collocation is two or more words that often go together. Learning collocations is essential for making your English sound fluent and natural. These combinations just sound "right" to native English speakers, who use them all the time. On the other hand, other combinations may be unnatural and just sound "wrong". Look at these examples:

Tag Questions

Tag Questions

Tag questions (or question tags) turn a statement into a question. They are often used for checking information that we think we know is true.

Parts of a sentence

A sentence - It is a group of words that are put together to mean something.

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