Reduced Adverb Clauses of Contrast An adverb clause of contrast can be reduced to an adverbial phrase expressing the same idea. Though she was beautiful,… Continue reading
Reduced adverb clauses – Part I
An adverb clause can be shortened to an adverb phrase. This can be particularly helpful when you want to express your ideas in a more… Continue reading
The relative pronouns which, whose and what
The relative pronoun which is used to refer to objects and animals. It cannot be used to refer to people. Which has the same form… Continue reading
State verbs and action verbs
There are mainly two types of verbs: action verbs and state verbs. Action verbs refer to an action. Examples are: write, work, break, kick, cook,… Continue reading
That instead of when and where
After common nouns referring to time, we often replace when with that. In some cases, the relative pronoun/adverb is dropped. You may come any time… Continue reading
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