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Sanjana Srivastava

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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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Anangsha Aggarwal

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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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Anupama Garg

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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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Poornima Sharma

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The definite article follows the below mentioned structure:

Structure

Description

Examples

"The" + noun

It places "the" directly before the noun it modifies

·       The book is on the table.

·       The students are running here and there.

"The" + adjective + noun

"The" can also be used with adjectives to specify a particular quality of the noun.

·       The blue skirt suits you well.

·       This is the tallest building in our area.

"The" with superlative adjectives

Superlative adjectives (e.g., best, the biggest, the fastest) always require "the"

·       It is one of the best movies I saw in recent times.

·       The tallest girl is standing in the last.

 

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Rachit Katariya

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Modal Verbs or Modal Auxiliary Verbs are the helping verbs that help express the mood or attitude of the speaker. Simply put, modal verbs help describe the ability, necessity, permission, possibility, or obligation in a sentence. Modal Verbs are used before the V1 form of a main verb and do not change with the change in subject.

Modal Verbs include will, would, shall, should, can, could, might, need to, ought to, etc.

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Bhumika Jain

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If you're looking to practice future tenses or examples and structure of future tenses, the following books are some of the popular options to purchase:

Book Name

Author/ Publication

English Grammar in Use

Raymond Murphy

Practical English Usage

Michael Swan

Oxford Practice Grammar

George Yule

English Verb Tenses: The Complete Guide

Ken Xiao

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Anangsha Aggarwal

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Find below the list of ten examples for future tense:

  1. I will call you on coming Monday.
  2. She will take you to the cafe.
  3. Jane is going to attend the ball tomorrow.
  4. By next week, I will have finished working on this painting.
  5. Next month, they will have been living in Seoul for over a decade.
  6. At this time coming July, I will be travelling to Japan.
  7. Joon will dance after Jin.
  8. I am going to visit the art gallery this weekend.
  9. The guests will arrive at noon.
  10. Sarah is going to bake apple pie for dinner.

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Sanjana Srivastava

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There are four types of future tenses in grammar. These are; Simple Future, Future Continuous, Future Perfect and Future Perfect Continuous tense. Find below examples for each of the four future tenses:

  • Simple Future: I will text you later. (Subject + will/ shall + base verb)
  • Future Continuous: He will be partying until the sunrise. (Subject + will be + verb + ing)
  • Future Perfect: By next Wednesday, I will have turned this report in. (Subject + will have + past participle)
  • Future Perfect Continuous: By 2032, I will have been learning guitar for a decade. (Subject + will have been + present participle)

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Anupama Garg

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Future tense in English grammar is used to describe an act that has not yet happened but is expected to take place in future. This applies to whether one's talking about their goals, planning something, making predictions, and more. Some common future tense examples are as follows:

  • I will eat out tomorrow.
  • She will go to the mart next friday.
  • Rayn is going to Dubai next month.

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Anya Aggarwal

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No, not all Adverbs of Manner end in –ly. While most of them do end with –ly, many of them do not follow this condition. The Adverbs of Manner that end with –ly are:

  • Quickly
  • Happily
  • Gracefully
  • Regularly
  • Loudly
  • Bravely
  • Slowly
  • Carefully
  • Neatly
  • Softly
  • Rapidly

Some of the Adverbs of Manner that do not end with –ly are:

Well

Late

Right

Hard

Early

Straight

Far

Long

 

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