Perfect Verbs and Past Participles
Perfect verbs show actions that are finished, like “I have eaten”. To use the perfect tense, we need the past participle of a verb.
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Sentence Types by Structure
Today, we explore sentence structures, which range from simple to compound-complex. Sentence structures come in four main types.
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Comparative and Superlative Adjectives
Comparative adjectives show the difference between two things (like faster). Superlative adjectives help us see who’s at the top or bottom.
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Gerunds vs Infinitives
Gerunds end in “-ing” and act like nouns. For example, “Swimming is fun.” Infinitives are the basic form of a verb and start with “to”.
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British vs American English
British and American English are like siblings from the same language family. They share a lot, but they also have their unique quirks.
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Imperative Verb Tense
The imperative verb tense is like the boss of the verb world. They tell us to do things. For example, “Listen!” or “Sit down.”
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Homophones and Near Homophones
A homophone is a word that sounds like another word but has a different meaning. For example, “mail” and “male” sound the same.
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8 Types of Nouns
Nouns are the building blocks of language. They name everything: people, places, and ideas. Let’s look at the eight types of nouns.
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Contractions in English
Contractions are short ways of writing two words as one. For example, “don’t” is short for “do not”. They make sentences sound more natural.
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Present Continuous Verbs
Present continuous verbs are all about actions happening right now. They show what someone or something is doing at this moment.
