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Participles as adjectives

August 4, 2011 -

Participles can often be used as adjectives before nouns, or after be and other copular verbs. A fallen leaf A lost dog An interesting book… Continue reading

Would and should

July 28, 2011 -

Would is the past tense of will in indirect speech. He said, ‘I will come.’ He said that he would come. Should is the past… Continue reading

Talking about changes using turn and fall

July 25, 2011 -

We use turn to talk about visible changes of state. It is common before color words. Note that turn is more formal than go. Leaves… Continue reading

So much and so many

July 22, 2011 -

So is a degree adverb. It is mostly used in situations where very is also a suitable word. She is so beautiful. = She is… Continue reading

Words that can be left out

July 20, 2011 -

Unstressed words are often left out at the beginning of a sentence if the meaning is clear without them. Words that can be left out… Continue reading

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