big‚ great‚ high‚ large or tall Word | Explanation | Example | big | large in size‚ degree or amount | a big stone | great | much bigger than average | a great success a great time | high | measurement from the bottom to the top; greater than normal | a high mountain a high level | large | big in size and quantity | a large country a large number of people | tall | greater height than average | a tall man | Note: We use high or tall when we talk about buildings. | borrow or lend
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Reporting verbs When introducing references[->0] into the text (citing) you should choose suitable ’reporting’ verbs as these can: · strengthen the arguments you are presenting · help the reader understand why the source is relevant. Some verbs are neutral: · Smith describes... · Jones states... · Green defines... Some verbs draw attention to the author’s viewpoint: · Harris argues... · O’Neill disputed... · Jackson conceded... Some verbs give information about the author’s work: · Holmes
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DIFFICULT VERBS VERB Sew PAST Sewed PAST PARTICIPLE Sewn MEANING to use a needle and thread to make or repair clothes or to fasten something such as a button to them. to get rid of something that you no longer need or want. to kill someone - used especially in newspapers. to move smoothly over a surface while continuing to touch it‚ or to make something move in this way. to throw or put something somewhere with a careless movement and some force. to have a strong and very unpleasant smell. to damage
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Multi-word verbs Phrasal verbs Prepositional verbs Phrasal-prepositional verbs Multi-word verbs compared to verb + PP combinations Intransitive verbs Intransitive vs. causative verbs Copula constructions Different phrase types used as complement Refrences Verb complementation types A clause consists basically of the predicate verb and its complements (additional expressions needed to ‘complete’ the sense of the main verb). The relationship between the main verb and its
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Regular Verbs and Irregular Verbs English verbs are tricky. Even the regular verbs are not always so regular‚ but what makes a verb regular exactly? Regular verbs can be written in the past tense by adding either -d or -ed to the base verb form (jump‚ jumped). Irregular verbs‚ however‚ have different spellings to change a verb to the past tense. Sometimes the change is as simple as one letter (know‚ knew)‚ and other times the change is more complicated (go‚ went). Most irregular verb forms come
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Modal verbs A modal verb is a verb‚ for example ‘can’‚ ‘might’‚ or ‘must’ that is used before another verb to show that something is possible‚ necessary‚ etc. Here are some of the uses and meanings of modal verbs. For a more detailed description‚ use a good grammar book. Here are the main modal verbs of English: can could may might must ought shall will would Expressing degrees of certainty In the speaker’s opinion‚ John has the car: The car’s not here – John must have taken it. The speaker
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Examples: cowboy‚ theatre‚ box‚ thought‚ tree‚ kindness‚ arrival Verb A verb is a word which describes an action (doing something) or a state (being something). Examples: walk‚ talk‚ think‚ believe‚ live‚ like‚ want Adjective An adjective is a word that describes a noun. It tells you something about the noun. Examples: big‚ yellow‚ thin‚ amazing‚ beautiful‚ quick‚ important Adverb An adverb is a word which usually describes a verb. It tells you how something is done. It may also tell you when
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SUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENT 1.When a singular and plural subject are connected by either/or or neither/nor‚ put the plural subject last and use a plural verb. Example: Neither Jenny nor the others are available. 2.Sometimes the subject is separated from the verb by words such as along with‚ as well as‚ besides‚ or not. Ignore these expressions when determining whether to use a singular or plural verb. Examples: The politician‚ along with the newsmen‚ is expected shortly. Excitement‚ as well
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Communication is the exchange of thoughts‚ messages‚ or information‚ as by speech‚ signals‚ writing‚ or behaviour. Derived from the Latin word "communis"‚ meaning to share. Communication requires a sender‚ a message‚ and a recipient‚ although the receiver need not be present or aware of the sender’s intent to communicate at the time of communication; thus communication can occur across vast distances in time and space. Communication requires that the communicating parties share an area of communicative
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Subject Verb Agreement The Basic Rules To ensure subject and verb agreement‚ the basic rules to follow are: 1.Identify the real subject. The subject is the person or object that is described by a verb‚ or that performs the action of a verb. 2.Determine whether the subject is singular or plural. 3.Use the matching form of the verb (singular or plural). We will now go to specific cases and the corresponding rules o Subject-Verb Agreement. 1.When the Subject and verb are separated Find
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