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Grammar 2 Definition
Question | Definition & example | Explaining |
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What's meaning Verb ? | Verb have traditionally been defined as "action" words or "doing" words, the verb in the following sentence is rides: Example : Paul rides a bicycle | Here, the verb rides certainly denotes an action which paul performs , the action of riding a bicycle , however , there are many verb which don't denote an action at all , example , paul seems unhappy, we can't say that paul is preforming any action . |
Define the INFLECTION ? 1- she travels to work 2- David sings in the choir 3- we walked five miles 4- I cooked a meal | Notice that in {1} and {2},The verbs have an-s ending , while in {3} and {4}, they have an ed ending , the endings know as INFLECTION , so the-s inflection is added to the base form travel | Ending | Base Form _______|_____________________________ ate | illustrate or demonstrate _______|_____________________________ ify | clarify or magnify _______|_____________________________ ise/ize| realise or conceptualize |
What's the taype of person | There are three persons : _________________________ Singular & plural 1st person : I _ we 2nd person : you _ you | And the last taype is 3rd person: he/she/john/the dog singular They / the dog plural |
What's meaning syllables ? | Is a unit of sounds which helps to convey the meaning of speech and it can be a word -in -it A part of word - water |