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Types of Adverbs There are 9 types of Adverbs according to their meaning. They generally answer the questions like: When? Where? Why? How? Under what conditions? and To what extent? etc., All these 9 types of adverbs are explained below Read More …
What is an Adverb? Definition: An adverb is a part of speech that modifies the meaning of a verb, an adjective, or another adverb. Adverbs that modify Verb: Examples: Rekha studies sincerely. He works hard. They shouted loudly. It was Read More …
Types of Pronouns What is a Pronoun: A Pronoun is a small word that is used in place of a noun to avoid the repetition of nouns. Every pronoun must have a clear antecedent (the word for which the Read More …
Uses of Pronouns: What is a Pronoun: A Pronoun is a small word that is used in place of a noun to avoid the repetition of nouns. Every pronoun must have a clear antecedent (the word for which the pronoun Read More …
Impersonal Pronoun ‘It’ When there is no possibility of using a clear subject in a sentence, we generally use ‘there’ or ‘it’. When we talk about material things, the word we use is ‘there’ and when we talk about abstract Read More …
Exclamatory Pronouns The pronouns that are used as an exclamation (to express sudden emotion) are called the Exclamatory Pronouns. In the following sentences the word ‘What’ with the exclamation mark has been used as an Exclamatory Pronoun. Examples: What! Have Read More …
Interrogative Pronouns: Introduction: Interrogative Pronouns are used to ask a question. When we want to get any kind of information, the most usual way is to ask questions. So, we use Interrogative Pronouns to get the required information. Usually, we Read More …
Defining and Non-Defining Relative Clauses Before we understand what defining and non-defining clauses are, it is better to have a clear idea of Relative Clauses. What is a clause? A clause is a group of words that forms part Read More …
Omission of the Relative Pronoun: Introduction to Omission of the Relative Pronoun: The Relative Pronoun introduces the relative clause and can be a subject or an object of the verb or the object of a preposition. Sometimes, the Relative Pronoun Read More …
Relative Pronouns: What are Relative Pronouns? Relative Pronouns are used to join a clause or phrase to a noun or pronoun (antecedent) in the previous clause. The Relative Pronoun introduces the relative clause and can be a subject or an Read More …
Reciprocal Pronouns: Reciprocal Pronouns are used when two or more nouns express a mutual or reciprocal action in a sentence. The Reciprocal Pronouns are ‘each other’ and ‘one another.’ The main purpose of using these pronouns is to stop unnecessary Read More …
Possessive Pronouns: Possessive Pronouns replace a noun with an apostrophe and “s” to show ownership or possession of a noun. These pronouns are mainly used to substitute a noun or a noun phrase in order to prevent the repetition of Read More …
Distributive Pronouns: Distributive Pronouns refer to persons or things one at a time. It considers the members of a group separately, rather than collectively. This pronoun is always singular and is used with a singular noun and verb. Distributive Read More …
Indefinite Pronouns Indefinite pronouns don’t refer to any particular person or thing. They are used to point to persons or things in general. These pronouns can function as singular, plural or both (singular and plural). Indefinite Pronouns Examples Singular Anybody, Read More …
Demonstrative Pronouns A Demonstrative Pronoun is used to replace a noun or a pronoun that has already been mentioned in a sentence. This pronoun is used mainly to avoid repetition that may lead to any kind of confusion. There are Read More …