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Adjectives and adverbs quiz

April 15, 2011 -

Complete the following sentences using the answer choices given in the brackets. Answers 1. The fish tasted awfully. 2. It is bitterly cold. 3. This… Continue reading

The joining word whose

April 14, 2011 -

Whose is a relative possessive word. It is used as a determiner before nouns. Whose can refer to both people and things. In its clause… Continue reading

Non-assertive words

April 13, 2011 -

There are some words which are mainly used in affirmative sentences. Examples are: some, once, already, somebody, something, sometimes, somewhere, someone etc. These words are… Continue reading

Sentence Synthesis Exercise

April 12, 2011 -

Combine each of the following sets of sentences into one compound sentence. 1. Tom plays hockey. He plays cricket. 2. He knows English. He also… Continue reading

The joining words or, either…or and neither…nor

April 11, 2011 -

The conjunctions or, either…or and neither…nor can be used to combine two simple sentences into one. These are used when two alternative facts or statements… Continue reading