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Question words exercise

April 28, 2014 -

Complete the following sentences using an appropriate question word. Answers 1. How I love weekends! 2. How you have grown! 3. Hold it in both… Continue reading

Adjectives exercise

April 27, 2014 -

Complete the following sentences using an adjective belonging to the categories specified. 1. We had to take a ……………. route to reach our destination. (Adjective… Continue reading

Commonly used idioms

April 26, 2014 -

An idiom is an expression that comes naturally to native speakers of a language. Every language has its collection of idioms. English is no different.… Continue reading

Direct and indirect objects

April 26, 2014 -

A transitive verb takes an object. Examples are: fill, take, break, write, read etc. Some transitive verbs take two objects – b and an indirect… Continue reading

Dangling participles

April 25, 2014 -

Adjectives and verbs ending in –ing are called present participles. They must be used carefully. Consider the following sentences: Standing at the gate, a scorpion… Continue reading