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4 months agoContributor-Level 8
While the Future Continuous tense talks about the action that will happen in future at a given point of time, it is not used for actions that happen suddenly or are not ongoing. Also, the Future Continuous tense is not used for with stative verbs like want, need, etc. For example, I will finish the work on Friday. (sudden completion); I will be wanting to go to the school." (incorrect).
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4 months agoContributor-Level 8
For understanding and practicing the future continuous tense, books like "English Grammar in Use" by Raymond Murphy and "Practical English Usage" by Michael Swan are highly recommended. "Longman Dictionary of Language Teaching and Applied Linguistics" is also a good book to study Future Continuous Tense.
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4 months agoContributor-Level 8
The basic structure is subject + will be + verb (present participle). It's used to describe an action that will be ongoing at a specific time in the future. Future Continuous Tense is not used for actions that will be finished by a specific future point.
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4 months agoContributor-Level 8
The Future Continuous Tense talks about actions that will go on in the future as well. Also known as the Future Progressive Tense, this verb tense is the future version of the present continuous tense, which uses a similar construction. For example, “I will be watching a movie tonight.”
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4 months agoContributor-Level 10
Adverbs are the word that modifies the meaning of a verb, an adjective or another adverb. They tell us about how much, in what manner, how far, in what degree and to what extent. E.g. all, very, probably, very, etc.
- Example: She learns quickly.
Adjectives are the words that add meaning to the nouns or pronouns. They simply make noun and pronoun more descriptive. E.g. beautiful, honest, brave, wealthy.
- Example: She is a quick learner.
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4 months agoContributor-Level 10
The following steps will help to identify the Adjectives:
- Identify the Words that Describe Noun or Pronouns
- Pay attention to the Position of the Adjectives
- Ask questions about noun and pronoun to know the details
- Pay Attention to Comparative and Superlative Forms
- Pay Attention to Suffixes
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4 months agoContributor-Level 10
The Adjetives are of following types:
Type of Adjective | Function / Usage | Examples |
---|---|---|
Descriptive Adjectives | Tells about quality or kind of a person/thing | tall, beautiful, soft |
Quantitative Adjectives/Adjectives of Quantity | Tell us about the quantity of a thing | many, few, some |
Demonstrative Adjectives | Tell us about a specific thing or person which is meant | this, that, these, those |
Possessive Adjectives | Show ownership or possession | my, your, his, their |
Interrogative Adjectives | Asks questions about nouns | which, what, whose |
Distributive Adjectives | Refer to individual members of a group separately | each, every, either, neither |
Comparative & Superlative Adjectives | Show comparisons between two or more nouns | bigger, best, more intelligent |
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4 months agoContributor-Level 10
The examples of Adjectives are:
- Bangalore is a large city.
- Ram is an honest man.
- I ate some pudding.
- You have no time.
- Have a good day!
- Most girls like Barbie dolls.
- Don't be in such a hurry.
- The CAT is lazy.
- I don't like that cafe.
- There are five mangoes in the fridge.
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4 months agoContributor-Level 10
An Adjective is a word that describes a Noun or Pronoun or adds meaning to it. It is that part of speech that describes, quantifies, or modifies a noun or pronoun. It gives more details about the noun by giving information about what kind, which one, how many, etc.
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4 months agoContributor-Level 8
The 'simple past tense', according to the Cambridge Dictionary, is defined as “the form of a verb used to describe an action that happened before the present time and is no longer happening. It is usually made by adding -ed.” The Collins Dictionary defines the 'simple past tense' as “a tense used to refer to the past.” The Macmillan Dictionary defines the simple past tense as “the tense used to talk about habitual actions, behaviour, or situations that happened or existed before now.”
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