English language
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Verb tenses – present – continuous
Present continuous, also known as present progressive, is a verb tense used to talk about actions happening at the current moment or around the present time. It’s a way to describe actions that are in progress or temporary situations. To form the present continuous, we use a combination of the verb “to be” (am, is,…
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Verb tenses – present – simple
Present simple is a way of talking about things that happen regularly or are generally true. It’s like a simple and basic way of describing actions or states. For example, if you say, “I eat breakfast every morning,” or “The sun rises in the east,” you are using the present simple. In the present simple,…
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Silent letters
A silent letter is a letter that appears in a word but is not pronounced when the word is spoken. Silent letters are commonly found in the English language and can be quite perplexing for learners. These letters are typically present due to historical reasons, etymology, or borrowed words from other languages. Silent letters can…
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Verb phrase
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Plural nouns and exception to the general rule
In English grammar, most plural nouns are formed by adding “s” or “es” to the end of the singular form of the noun. However, there are some exceptions to this rule. Here are some examples: There are many exceptions to these rules and some words may have multiple acceptable forms for the plural. Remember –…
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Subject-verb agreement
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Punctuation
Punctuation is the use of symbols in writing to clarify the meaning of text and to make it easier to read. In English, the most common punctuation marks are the period, the question mark, the exclamation point, the comma, the semicolon, the colon, the quotation marks, and the parentheses. Each of these marks serves a…
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Benefits of bilingual brain
It is not uncommon for individuals to be bilingual, or to speak more than one language fluently. Bilingualism can have a number of benefits, including the ability to communicate with a wider range of people, increased cognitive flexibility and problem-solving skills, and the potential to improve overall academic performance. Bilingualism can also have social and…
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Silent letters
Silent letters are letters in English words that are not pronounced, but are still written. They can make the spelling of words more difficult to learn, as they don’t follow the standard pronunciation rules. Some common silent letters include: These silent letters often have historical roots, and they serve to distinguish words with similar spellings,…
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Verb tenses
Verb tenses are the forms of verbs that are used to indicate the time frame in which an action or state of being occurs. In English, there are three main verb tenses: present, past, and future. Within each of these tenses, there are four verb forms: simple, continuous, perfect, and perfect continuous. The simple present…