It can be used in ‘cleft sentences’ with who- and that-clauses to emphasize one part of a sentence. Study the following sentence. My mother took… Continue reading
What is a phrase? (Beginner level)
We have already learned that a word is a group of letters arranged in such a way that they make sense. Examples are: flower, book,… Continue reading
Collocations
Collocations are common word combinations that sound ‘right’ to native English speakers. Examples are: chain smoker and burning desire. There are numerous collocations in English.… Continue reading
Some prepositional phrases
A prepositional phrase is a group of words introduced by a preposition. There are quite a few prepositional phrases in English and these set phrases… Continue reading
The qualifying infinitive
The qualifying infinitive may be used: 1) to qualify a noun like an adjective Give me something to drink. Give me a chair to sit.… Continue reading
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