English Spl

In English, there are four types of Present Tenses. These are:

• Simple Present Tense- Subject + V1 + s/es + Object
• Present Continuous Tense - Subject + am/is/are + V1 + ing
• Present Perfect Tense- Subject + has/have + past participle
• Present Perfect Continuous Tense- Subject + has/have + been + V1 + ing

The formula for the Simple Present Tense is-  Subject + Base form of the Verb (V1) + s/es + Object

Examples of Present Simple Tense:

1) Riya writes in her notebook.

Riya - Subject

Writes - V1 + s

Notebook- Object

2) The dog lick the bone. 

Dog- Subject

Licks- V1 + s

Bone- Object

3) Mr. Simon teaches maths at a local school. 

Subject- Mr. Simon

V1 (teach) + es- Teaches

Maths- Object

No, not exactly. All conjunctions are linking words, but not all linking words are conjunctions. Words like 'however' or 'therefore' are linking adverbs, not true conjunctions.

Coordinating conjunctions join equal parts (e.g., two independent clauses) while Subordinating conjunctions connect a dependent clause to an independent one.

• Yes, we use a comma before a coordinating conjunction when joining two independent clauses.

For example: He was tired, but he kept working.

• No comma is required when the parts are not complete sentences.

For example, He was tired but kept working.

Conjunctions are mainly of three types:

1. Coordinating conjunctions: and, but, or, nor, for, yet, so
2. Subordinating conjunctions: although, because, since, if, when, etc.
3. Correlative conjunctions: either.or, neither.nor, not only.but also.

Active voice is a structure of a sentence where the doer is the subject that performs the action expressed by the verb. Here, the emphasis will be on the doer, making the sentence clear and direct.

For example, Siya was riding a bicycle. Here the emphasis is on Siya instead of on the bicycle.

Clarkson University accepts the following English proficiency scores when submitting applications:

Clarkson also provides English testing waivers if students meet the following requirements:

• SAT score of 550 or higher or ACT score of 43

• Excellent scores on the English section of an international examination like GCE, IGCSE, IB, etc. 

• Students who have studied high school for two or more years in the United States

Active voice occurs when the subject performs an action. While on the other hand, passive voice occurs when the subject receives the action.  Normally it is recommended to use active voice in writing, as sentences get complicated in passive voice.