Grammar: Past, Present and Future Tense Language Structure: Determiners Tenses Tenses are forms of a verb that show the time, continuance or completion of an action or a state that is expressed in connection with the moment at which a statement is made about it. The following tenses are commonly used: I. PRESENT TENSE Simple [...]
PUNCTUATION MARKS Punctuation is the system of signs or symbols given to a reader to show how a sentence is constructed and how it should be read. Punctuation is used to create sense, clarity and stress in sentences. You use punctuation marks to structure and organise your writing. We use a variety of punctuation marks, [...]
Homonyms Homonyms, or multiple meaning words, are words that share the same spelling and the same pronunciation but have different meanings. To put it another way, homonyms are both homophones and homographs! HOMOPHONE A homophone is a word that is pronounced the same as other words but differs in meaning, and may differ in spelling. A homophone [...]
English Language SS1 Second Term Week 6 Contents: Auxiliary Verbs: Will and Would Intonation Writing Skills A. AUXILIARY VERBS: WILL AND WOULD Helping verbs or Auxiliary verbs such as will, shall, may, might, would, need are used in conjunction with main verbs to express shades of time and mood. The combination of helping verbs with main [...]
English Language SS1 Second Term Week 5 Contents: Phrasal Verbs Comprehension A. STRUCTURE: PHRASAL VERBS Someone may put a question to you ‘What time did you get up this morning?’ “Get up” is an example of phrasal verb meaning ‘to rise’ (from one’s bed). Here are some more examples I put on my sleek jeans [...]