Adjectives and Adjectival Phrase
An adjective is a part of speech that qualifies a noun or tells us more about the noun.
English PADI
Adjectival Group
Adjectival group (also adjectival phrase) is a word or a group of words that acts like an adjective.
Types of Transitive Verbs
There are three types of transitive verbs. They are monotransitive verbs, ditransitive verbs and complex transitive verbs.
Concord in English
Concord relates to the agreement between grammatical items. It therefore means that the feature or the characteristics of one grammatical item affects the other. Let’s give a rundown on some of the rules of concord in the English Language.
Types of Lexical Verbs
Lexical verbs are arranged along the lines of regular versus irregular verbs; transitive versus intransitive groups; stative versus dynamic verbs; and, finite and non-finite verbs.
Types of Auxiliary Verbs
Verb BE has eight forms. They are: “is”, “am”, “are”, “was”, “were”, “be”, “being”, and “being” – altogether five finite and three non-finite verbs. There are two primary functions of the verb BE: (a) To show progressive aspect; and (b) To show passive voice.
Basic Writing Techniques
There are basically four factors important to qualify any writing as good: grammaticality, acceptability, semantics, and elegance.
Common Errors in English
The English Language is a widely spoken language, used in different contexts for different purposes. The users of the language vary from native speakers to Read More
Subfields of Linguistics
The subfields of linguistics include ethnolinguistics, applied linguistics, forensic linguistics, neurolinguistics, psycholinguistics, sociolinguistics, computational linguistics, and discourse analysis. Ethnolinguistics or Anthropological Linguistics has to do Read More
Linguistics
Linguistics is the scientific study of human languages. In its study of the nature of languages, it puts into account the scientific processes of observation, formulation of hypothesis, experimentation and formulation of theory.
Varieties of English Language
All languages appear in forms (variants). Every language is an army of dialects. The two dominant varieties of English are the British English (BrE) and Read More
Clausal Elements
Clausal elements are linguistic items that make up the clause and allow for the breakdown of a clause into “syntactic elements”.
Main and Subordinate Clauses
Both coordination and subordination involve the linking of units; however while the two units being linked in coordination are equal and at the same level, in subordination, one of the units being linked is subordinated to the other.
Commands or Imperative Sentences
Commands or imperatives are sentences primarily used to instruct someone to do (or not to do) something.
How to Know a Direct or an Indirect Object
To distinguish between direct and indirect objects, you should subject the sentence to a TO or FOR transformation.
The Nominal Group
A nominal group (also known as noun phrase) is a group that has a noun or a noun equivalent as its headword. The structure of a nominal group is usually “(M) H (Q)”. “M” stands for modifier, “H” for headword and “Q” for qualifier. The items in bracket are optional. Besides, the structure is unidirectional (“M” comes before “H” and “H” before “Q”).
Types of Yes or No Questions
There are three main subtypes of “Yes/No Questions” distinguished according to the different ways they are formed from the corresponding statements.
Word Formation Processes in the English Language
Word formation is the creation of new words and it involves processes such as derivation, conversion, blending, compounding, clipping, acronyms, abbreviations, eponyms, clipping, nonce, borrowing and calquing.