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Poornima Sharma

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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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Yatendra Singh

Beginner-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, am going for an interview.

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Shailja Singh

Beginner-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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Rachit Katariya

Beginner-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:

  • 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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Vikrant Kaur

Beginner-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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Anupama Garg

Contributor-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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Nishtha Hazarika

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Difference between Synecdoche and Metonymy:

Figure of SpeechDefinitionExample
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.

MetonymsSubstitution 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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Piyush Singh

Beginner-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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Manashjyoti Srivastava

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Find below a list of 10 examples of synecdoche:

  1. Silver hair floated across the room. (Referring to older people)
  2. Steel marched into battle. (Referring to soldiers with weapons)
  3. Sirius has a good head on his shoulders. (Referring to Sirius's intelligence)
  4. The sails disappeared into the darkness. (Referring to part of the ship for the whole)
  5. The benches passed a new law. (Referring to lawmakers/ judges)
  6. I need more hands on this project. (Multiple people)
  7. The newsroom is buzzing today after the celebrity's scandal broke out. (Journalists/paparazzi)
  8. The crown will decide the nation's fate. (Ruler/ Monarch)
  9. All eyes were fixated on the singer. (Eve
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