The label number refers to the grammatical category which relates to the number of countable objects in the world. In English, number is important with… Continue reading
Singular and plural nouns
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Imperative
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The label imperative refers to the formal sentence type which has the following distinctive sentence pattern: Keep quiet! This pattern commonly expresses a command. In… Continue reading
Double negatives
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In some languages, a negative word like nobody, nothing or never has to be used with a negative verb. In English, these words are themselves… Continue reading
Parts of Speech
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On the basis of their grammatical behavior the words of a language are divided into several classes. These different classes of words are called the… Continue reading
Negative questions
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Contracted and uncontracted negative questions have different word order. Uncontracted negative questions are usually used in a formal style. Aren’t you coming? (Contracted – auxiliary… Continue reading