An indefinite pronoun does not refer to any specific person, thing or amount. It is vague and “not definite”. Some typical indefinite pronouns are: all, another, any, anybody/anyone, anything, each, everybody/everyone, everything, few, many, nobody, none, one, several, some, somebody/someone Note that many indefinite pronouns also function as other parts of speech. Look at “another” […]
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English learners often feel confused about how to address people properly. Many feel uncomfortable asking the question, “What should I call you?” Even native English people find this question awkward. For example, many women don’t know how to address their boyfriend’s mother. On the other hand, some parents don’t know what to call their children’s
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We use question words to ask certain types of questions. We often refer to these words as WH words because they include the letters WH (for example WHy, HoW). question word function example sentence what asking for information about something What is your name? asking for repetition or confirmation What? I can’t hear you. You did what? what…for asking for
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Synonyms A synonym is a word or phrase that means the same (or very nearly the same) as another word or phrase. Words that are synonyms are described as synonymous. Easy Examples of Synonyms He is happy /glad. (Happy and glad are synonymous.) Actress Kate Beckinsale studied / read French and Russian literature at Oxford. (Studied and read are synonymous.) Bear in mind that synonyms in one context
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Table of Ordinal Numbers Ordinal Numbers from 1 through 1,000,000 1 st first 11 th eleventh 21 st twenty-first 31 st thirty-first 2 nd second 12 th twelfth 22 nd twenty-second 40 th fortieth 3 rd third 13 th thirteenth 23 rd twenty-third 50 th fiftieth 4 th fourth 14 th fourteenth 24 th twenty-fourth
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ankle – topuk arm – gol back – arka belly – garyn blood – gan bone – süňk bottom – otyrýer brain – beýni calf – baldyr cheek – ýaňak chest – döş chin – eňek ear – gulak elbow – tirsek eye – göz eyebrow – gaş eyelash – kirpik eyelid – gabak finger
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We can describe numbers smaller than one by using fractions or decimals. Today, the decimal system is more common than fractions. To indicate a decimal number we use a point (.) and this includes money such as dollars and cents. Look at these decimal examples: We write: We say: 0.3 nought point three zero point three 3.45 three point four five (NOT three point forty-five) 98.4
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A a little/little (adjectives) are used before uncountable nouns: a little salt/little salt a few/few (adjectives) are used before plural nouns: a few people/few people All four forms can also be used as pronouns, either alone or with of: Sugar? ~ A little, please. Only a few of these are any
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Affixes and roots Adding affixes to existing words (the base or root) to form new words is common in academic English. Prefixes are added to the front of the base (like dislike), whereas suffixes are added to the end of the base (active activate). Prefixes usually do not change the class of the base word, but suffixes
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There are four types of sentences. Declarative sentence Imperative sentence Interrogative sentence Exclamatory sentence And there are only three punctuation marks with which to end a sentence: Period Question mark Exclamation point Using different types of sentences and punctuation, students can vary the tone of their writing assignments and express a variety of thoughts and
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