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English Fluency

Homonyms and Homophones

Homonyms are words that sound alike but have different meanings. Homophones are a type of homonym that also sound alike and have different meanings, but have different spellings.

Tenses Rules

Verbs come in three tenses: past, present, future. The past is used to describe things that have already happened (e.g. earlier in the day, yesterday, last week, three years ago). The present tense is used to describe things that are happening right now, or things that are continuous.

Possessive Adjectives

Possessive adjectives are used to show possession or ownership of something. While we use them when we refer to people, it is more in the sense of relationship than ownership. The possessive adjective needs to agree with the possessor and not with the thing that is possessed. The possessive adjectives in English are as follows.

Modal Verbs

Modals (also called modal verbs, modal auxiliary verbs, modal auxiliaries) are special verbs which behave irregularly in English. They are different from normal verbs like “work, play, visit…” They give additional information about the function of the main verb that follows it.

Past Tense

Tense of a sentence gives you an idea of the time when the incident mentioned in a statement takes place. At the same time, it is that critical factor that can most commonly leads people to mistakes while framing a sentence or while identifying the time of events. With your knowledge of tenses strong, fluent …

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Future Tense

Expressing the future time in English is particularly fraught with problems not only because there are so many different forms to choose from, but also because the distinction between them is not always clear. This tip can come in handy when you have to judge where to use future tense !

Types of Sentences

As we know sentences are a group of words which make sense. Not just strings but they are thoughts, ideas and stories. If someone speaks only words we’ll not be able to understand what he’s trying to say. Forming sentences is not a tedious task. Anybody and everybody can try to frame catchy and creative …

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Future Tense

You need to be aware of what tense to use when referring to events in the past, present or future while speaking. English grammar is all about understanding the usage of the various forms and tenses. Keep handy the following tips and experience how to make grammar fun to learn!