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3 months agoContributor-Level 8
Understanding etymology can enhance vocabulary, understand the nuances of language, and recognize patterns in word formation. It can also provide insights into cultural and historical contexts.
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3 months agoBeginner-Level 5
To make a complete sentence, certain time expressions are used with present continuous tenses. These include: today, now, right now, at the moment, these days, currently, nowadays, this week, etc.
For example:
- He is working on a project right now.
- Currently, we are working from home.
- Today, I am going for an interview.
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3 months agoBeginner-Level 5
To make a question in present continuous tense, place the helping verb is/am/are before the subject of the sentence, and then add the main verb in 'ing' form.
For example:
- Are you studying English Verbs?
- Is she dancing at the party?
Another way to make a question in present continuous tense is by using question words like What, Where, When, Who, etc., at the beginning of the sentence.
For example:
- What are you doing?
- Where are we going?
- Who is coming for the party?
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3 months agoBeginner-Level 5
To make a negative sentence in present continous, add 'not' after the helping verb is/am/are. The structure for Present Continuous Tense in Negative Form is:
Subject + is/am/are + not + verb + ing
For example:
- I am not playing football.
- He is not watching TV today.
- She is not cooking.
Negatives in present continuous tense are used when we want to deny that an action is happening right now.
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3 months agoBeginner-Level 5
Yes, we can use present continuous tense to talk about the planned or definite future events.
For example:
- We are meeting our Science teacher tomorrow.
- She is leaving for New York next week.
These two sentences shows that the plan is already made and will be fulfilled in the future. By writing or speaking a sentence about fixed future event using present continuous tense makes the plan more certain compared to using 'will' or 'shall'.
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3 months agoContributor-Level 10
Here is a list of some good books for synecdoche:
Book | Author/ Publisher |
|---|---|
A Glossary of Literary Terms | M.H Abrams & Geoffrey Harpham |
Figures of Speech: 60 Ways to Turn a Phrase | Arthur Quinn |
The Elements of Eloquence | Mark Forsyth |
A Handlist of Rhetorical Terms | Richard A. Lanham |
The Penguin Dictionary of Literary Terms and Literary Theory | J.A Cuddon |
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3 months agoContributor-Level 10
Difference between Synecdoche and Metonymy:
| Figure of Speech | Definition | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Synecdoche | Used when substituting a part-to-whole or vice-versa relationship.
| The strings played beautifully = Referring to the strings of a musical instrument, such as a guitar. |
| Metonyms | Substitution based on association or closeness and not necessarily a part of it. | The kettle is boiling. = The water inside the kettle. |
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3 months agoBeginner-Level 5
Any word which bears the name of any generic term or non-specific categories is are Common Noun. The first letters are generally not capitalised and are used with Articles or Determiners. These words refer to a broad category and do not have a specific significance, unlike Proper Nouns.
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3 months agoContributor-Level 10
Find below a list of 10 examples of synecdoche:
- Silver hair floated across the room. (Referring to older people)
- Steel marched into battle. (Referring to soldiers with weapons)
- Sirius has a good head on his shoulders. (Referring to Sirius's intelligence)
- The sails disappeared into the darkness. (Referring to part of the ship for the whole)
- The benches passed a new law. (Referring to lawmakers/ judges)
- I need more hands on this project. (Multiple people)
- The newsroom is buzzing today after the celebrity's scandal broke out. (Journalists/paparazzi)
- The crown will decide the nation's fate. (Ruler/ Monarch)
- All eyes were fixated on the singer. (Eve
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