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Indefinite Article Free Download
What is an indefinite article?
When to use ‘a’ and when to use ‘an’
Accents and Indefinite Articles
Indefinite Articles and Abreviations
Indefinite Articles Other Uses
Recap
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An indefinite article (“a” or “an”) is used with singular countable nouns when we mention something for the first time and also when it is unimportant which particular thing we are talking about.
Indefinite Article Free Download What is an indefinite article?
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What is a pronoun in English grammar?
In English Grammar, Pronouns take the place of a noun. They stand in as a substitute for a noun and so avoid the need to keep repeating nouns or noun phrases. In the first sentence in this blog, “Pronouns” is a noun whereas, in the second sentence, “they” is a pronoun, standing in for the noun, “Pronouns”. Pronouns are short, easy-to-use and useful.
What are the different types of pronouns? Subject
Subject pronouns take the place of the subject of a sentence: I, you, he, she, it, we, they.
Object
Object pronouns take the place of the object of a sentence ..read more
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Prepositions are some of the most commonly-used words in English. They are short, apparently simple words which tell us something about position either in space or in time. The name “preposition” is a good clue”. They tell us about position. “Pre-” means “before”.
In English, prepositions always come before the noun. In some languages, such as Hindu, Urdu, Japanese and Korean, the same sort of words, the functional words that tell us about position in time or space, come after the noun.
Where do prepositions go?
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Articles are used before nouns. In English there are only two articles, a/an and the.
The noun “article” has several different meanings. Here, we are talking about a word class or part of speech such as noun, verb and adjective. A short piece of writing in a magazine or newspaper or on the internet is also called an article.
Depending on your first language, English articles are either extremely difficult to understand and use correctly or else very easy.
None of these very widely-spoken languages have articles: Chinese, Korean, Japanese, Russian, Czech, Slovak, Thai, Hindi, Urdu, Punjabi, Ba ..read more
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One of the most difficult aspects of learning another language is grammar. Grammar is the systems and structures that are used in a particular language.
Perfect grammar is not always essential for communication. We can convey simple ideas and requests with a minimum of grammar. However, for more complex communication in spoken conversation,and especially in writing, correct use of grammar is important to make sure that ideas are conveyed clearly and without any potential for misunderstanding.
How do most people learn grammar?
When we learn our first language, as children, we don’t need to hav ..read more