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Confusing Verbs and Their Forms Bind (bound, bound, bounden) Bind means to tie or secure. Past: I bound the package tightly. Past Participle: The ropes were bound securely. Adjective: The bounden duty of every citizen. Cleave (cleft/clove/cleaved, cleft/cleaved, cloven) Cleave means to split or adhere firmly. Past: He cleft the log in two. Past Participle: The rock had cleft . Adjective: The cloven hooves of the goat. Drink (drank, drunk, drunken) Drink means to consume liquid. Past: She drank the water quickly. Past Participle: He has drunk all the milk. Adjective: The drunken sailor sang loudly. Engrave (engraved, engraved, engraven) Engrave means to carve or etch. Past: She engraved his name on the ring. Past Participle: The names we...

Understanding Confusing Verbs in English Bear (borne, borne/born) Bear means to carry or endure. Past: borne Past Participle: borne (when referring to carrying) / born (when referring to birth) Examples: She bore the burden bravely. (Past) The message was borne by the courier. (Past Participle, carrying) He was born in Mumbai. (Past Participle, birth) Find (found, found) Find means to discover or locate. Past: found Past Participle: found Examples: I found my keys. (Past) She has found a solution. (Past Participle) Found (founded, founded) Found means to establish or create. Past: founded Past Participle: founded Examples: They founded the company in 1990. (Past) The city was founded centuries ago. (Past Participle) Hang (hung, hung) ...

Understanding Adjectives Adjectives: Attributive and Predicative Uses What is an Adjective? An adjective is a word that describes or qualifies a noun or pronoun. It provides more information about an object’s size, shape, age, colour, origin, or material. Attributive Use of Adjectives Definition : When an adjective is used directly before a noun to qualify it, it is called an attributive adjective. Structure : Noun + Adjective Ram is an honest man. India has a big army. This is a black book. Predicative Use of Adjectives Definition : When an adjective is used to qualify the noun or pronoun that is used as the subject in the predicate part of the sentence, it is called a predicative adjective. Structure : Noun/Pronoun + Verb + Adjective Ram is honest . India is big . The book is black . Comparison ...

Adjective Classification Adjective Classification Adjective Attributive Predicative Quality Quantity Number Definite Cardinal Ordinal Indefinite Proper Possessive Distributive Definite Indefinite Demonstrative Interrogative ...

Types of Sentence Structures and Conjunctions Types of Sentence Structures Type Structure Example Simple Independent clause I like coffee. Compound Independent clause + coordinating conjunction + Independent clause I like coffee and Mary likes tea. Complex Independent clause + dependent clause We missed our plane because we were late. Compound-Complex Independent clause + dependent clause + coordinating conjunction + Independent clause John didn't come because he was ill so Mary was not happy. Take Quiz Guide to Conjunctions A) Coordinating Conjunctions: Coordinating conjunctions serve to join elements of equal rank, including words, phrases, clauses, or sentences. Cumulative or Copulative Conjunctions: ...

Alphabet Chart Alphabet Chart Letter Read Sound Example A ay /æ/ Apple B bee /b/ Ball C see /k/ Cat D dee /d/ Dog E ee /ɛ/ Elephant F ef /f/ Fish G jee /ɡ/ Goat ...