Find the verbs in the following sentences and state whether they are in the active voice or the passive voice. 1. The tiger killed the… Continue reading
Synthesis of sentences
Synthesis means the combination of a number of simple sentences into one new sentence – simple, compound or complex. The following are the chief ways… Continue reading
Common errors in the use of tenses
Incorrect: It is raining for two days. Correct: It has been raining for two days. Incorrect: The baby is sleeping for three hours now. Correct:… Continue reading
Repetition of the article
Read the sentence given below: I have a black and white cow. This sentence means that I have a cow which is partly white and… Continue reading
Omission of the articles
Before uncountable nouns We do not use articles before uncountable and abstract nouns used in a general sense. Honey is sweet. (NOT The honey is… Continue reading
