Dangling participle The term dangling participle refers to a participle which is not grammatically linked to the rest of the sentence. For example, in the… Continue reading
Grammar Terms – Part I
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Interchange of active and passive voice
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A sentence in the active form can be changed into the passive form. Similarly a sentence in the passive form can be changed into the… Continue reading
Interchange of degrees of comparison – part II
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Study the given sentence: Iron is more useful than any metal. The sentence given above doesn’t make sense because it means that iron is more… Continue reading
Interchange of the degrees of comparison
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It is possible to change the degree of comparison without changing the meaning of a sentence. Study the following examples. Positive: I am as strong… Continue reading
Distributives
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Each, every, either and neither are distributive adjectives. These are normally used with singular nouns. Position Distributives are placed immediately before the nouns they qualify.… Continue reading