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a year agoBeginner-Level 5
Pronoun is one of the important aspects of English grammar. It is one of the eight traditional parts of speech. The significance of pronoun lies in the fact that it provides an alternate or substitute for nouns. This helps in breaking the monotony and avoiding repetition, hence bringing variation in reading or conversation.
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a year agoContributor-Level 6
The subject, includes word or group of words that tell what or who the sentence is about. They can be noun or pronoun.
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a year agoContributor-Level 10
International students whose first language is not English must meet the University of Worcester English language requirements. The below table includes the University of Worcester IELTS requirements along with other English language tests:
English Language Test | Undergraduate Admission requirements | Graduate Admission requirements |
|---|---|---|
6.0 (with no less than 5.5 in each component) | 6.5 (with no less than 5.5 in each component) | |
| 76 with no less than: | 86 with no less than: |
59, with no less than 59 in each component | 70 with no less than 51 in each component |
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a year agoContributor-Level 10
There are certain cases in which articles are generally omitted. In total, there are about ten such scenarios where we do not use any article in front of certain words. Some of these exceptions are as follows:
- When talking about abstract nouns (uncountable nouns) used in a generic sense
- Before plural nouns used in a general sense
- In front of most of the proper nouns, such as names, places, countries, continents, etc.
- Before the name of meals.
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a year agoContributor-Level 10
In a very basic sense, 'a' is used as a prefix to words that start with a consonant, while 'an' is used for vowels.
- Example: He lives only a mile away from the office.
- Example: An eye for an eye will make the whole world blind.
This rule also applies when a word starts with a consonant/ vowel sound, such as an hour, a university, etc. This stands true to acronyms as well, for example, a UFO, an HR department, etc.
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a year agoContributor-Level 10
In English grammar, articles are words ("a," "an," and "the") that are prefixes to nouns and are used to indicate whether the noun is specific or general. As these are used before speaking about the noun, articles can also be considered as adjectives to a certain degree. There are two types of articles; Definite and Indefinite.
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a year agoContributor-Level 10
In English grammar, there are two types of articles; Definite and Indefinite. The two types include three articles i.e., A/ AN and The. While 'the' is termed a definite article, 'a' and 'an' are called indefinite articles. Some examples for both cases can be seen below:
- He is such a sweet baby.
- She has the voice of an angel when she sings.
- The moon looks especially beautiful today.
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a year agoContributor-Level 6
Here is the list of 10 commonly used regular verbs:
Base Form | Past Simple | Past Participle |
|---|---|---|
help | helped | helped |
look | looked | looked |
wait | waited | waited |
start | started | started |
visit | visited | visited |
paint | painted | painted |
shout | shouted | shouted |
arrive | arrived | arrived |
repeat | repeated | repeated |
love | loved | loved |
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a year agoContributor-Level 7
This is something you will learn with time and practice. Your version should be different in structure but match in meaning. If you can swap your paraphrase back with the original and nothing changes in meaning then it's apt.
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