English Grammar

Conjunction

Definition Conjunction can be defined as “A word used to connect words, clauses, phrases, or sentences or to coordinate words in the same clause”. Explanation Conjunction is one of the parts of speech which acts as glue and connects words, sentences, phrases, or clauses together (both dependent and independent). It may be placed at the …

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Interjection

Definition Interjection can be defined as “An interjection or exclamation is a word used to express a particular emotion or sentiment on the part of the speaker (although most interjections have clear definitions).” Explanation An interjection is one of the parts of speech used to express a particular emotion or sentiment (strong feeling or sudden …

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Determiner

Definition Determiner can be defined as “A modifying word that determines the kind of reference a noun or noun group has, for example a, the, every.” Explanation Determiner is an important parts of speech and called as the noun modifier. It provides further information about the noun in the sentence by the use of articles, …

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Verb

Definition Verb can be defined as “A word used to describe an action, state, or occurrence, and forming the main part of the predicate of a sentence, such as hear, become, happen.” Explanation Verb is a parts of speech. It is a special word which tells us about an action or a state in the …

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Irregular Verb

Definition We can define irregular verbs as “Irregular verbs are those verbs that do not add ‘-d’ or ‘-ed’ at the end like regular verbs”. The past simple and past participle forms of most of the irregular verbs become same such as fed, cut, put, had, hurt, bet, bid, shut, sold, let, etc. Explanation Irregular …

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Regular Verb

Definition We can define regular verb as “Regular verbs are those whose past tense and past participles are formed by adding ‘-d’ or ‘-ed’ to the end of the verb”. Explanation Regular verbs are those verbs that forms their past tense and past participles by adding ‘-d’ or ‘-ed’ to the end of the verb. …

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Nonfinite Verb

Definition We can define nonfinite verb as “A nonfinite verb is any of several verb forms that are not finite verbs; that is, they cannot serve as the root of an independent clause”. Explanation Nonfinite verb differs from the finite verb in many ways. It cannot be used in the sentence as root of an …

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Finite Verb

Definition We can define finite verb as “A finite verb is a form of a verb that has a subject (expressed or implied) and can function as the root of an independent clause; an independent clause can, in turn, stand alone as a complete sentence”. Explanation Finite verbs have a subject and used in the …

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Stative Verb

Definition We can define stative verb as “A stative verb is one that describes a state of being. Stative verbs are static and remain unchanged throughout their entire duration.” Explanation Stative verbs are used to express a state rather than an action in the sentence. They express thoughts, relationships, states of being, emotions, senses, and …

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Dynamic Verb

Definition We can define it as “A dynamic or fientive verb is a verb that shows continued or progressive action on the part of the subject”. Explanation The world Dynamic is an adjective which means movement or change. It has duration and occurs over time (with or without defined endpoint). Dynamic verbs are like to …

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