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Comparative Degree Comparative degree is the comparative form of an adjective or adverb. Comparative degree describes the degree or value by which someone or something has; it tells whether it is greater or less in extent than another. The types of comparative degree are positive, comparative, superlative and equal degree. I. Positive Degree The positive degree is the basic…

Adjective in English DEFINITION In grammar, an adjective is a word whose main syntactic role is to qualify a noun or noun phrase, giving more information about the object signified, (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adjective). An adjective modifies a noun or a pronoun by describing, identifying, or quantifying it. It tells us more about the noun/pronoun it modifies. It answers the questions about…

Time Clause A clause is a unit of grammatical organization next below the sentence in rank and in traditional grammar said to consist of a subject and predicate (http://oxforddictionaries.com/definition/clause). Then Time Clause is a clause which expresses time. To introduce a time clause words like before, after, when, whenever, while, as soon as, until/till etc.are usually used. A time clause is…

The Articles An article is a word combined with a noun to indicate the extent of definiteness (specificity) of the noun. Since an article modifies a noun it is classified into adjective. Yet, not all nouns can be preceded by an article. Mostly, an article comes first of all words of its noun phrase, preceding all other…

Adverb of Time Adverb of time tells when something happens. Adverb of time answers the question when. Adverb of time also can be used to tell how long an event lasts. The form of adverb of time can be a single word or a prepositional phrase. Adverb of time can point to specific time (definite) such as: once upon a time,…

Adverb of Place Adverb of place tells us where something happens. Adverb of place answers the question where. Adverb of place may show the position or the direction (movement in a particular direction) of something. Adverb of place can appear as a single word or in the form of prepositional phrase. The examples of single-word adverb of place are here, there, somewhere,…

Adverb of Manner Adverb of manner tells us how something happens. So it answers the question how. Adverb of manner modifies verb. I. Adverb of Manner Formation Most adverbs of manner are formed by adding ly to an adjective. But sometimes there are some changes in spelling when forming an adverb of manner from an adjective. Here are the detail rules:A. For adjectives end in y, follow…

Adverb of Reason Adverb of Reason explains why certain action takes place. Adverb of reason commonly occurs in the form of a clause which is preceded by conjunctive adverbs such as because, since, as, for, that, etc. Use in sentences: To see the complete discussion on Adverb (Kind of Adverbs) just click here!

Adverb of Cause and Effect Adverb of cause and effect explains the cause and effect for which the action of the verb is done or taken place. It indicates the reason and the consequence for what happens.  Adverbs of cause and effect is usually started with conjunctive adverbs such as because, since, as, for, as a result, consequently/as a…