Commonly Misused Phrases
Ews
Ews
Find the subordinate clauses in these sentences.
The is also used with names of rivers, seas, mountain ranges, deserts, oceans, canals, gulfs and group of islands.
Formula: All + Plural Noun + Plural Verb
e.g. All spiders have eight legs.
Formula: Every + Singular Noun + Singular Verb
e.g. Every spider has eight legs.
Common Usages:
The Relative clauses.
afraid, ashamed, aware
of
eligible
to
for
good
at
interested
in
allergic
to
fond
of
happy
with
It is possible to use two or more adjectives together to describe one noun.
Sequence of adjectives:
opinion+ age + colour + origin + purpose + noun
After verbs related to the senses (e.g. smell, taste, sound, seem, etc)
Forming Comparative Adjectives
To make a one-syllable adjective comparative, all you need to do is add
-er to the end of it. So short becomes
shorter, cold becomes colder, and sweet becomes
sweeter.
With two-syllable words, there are a couple of methods you can use. If the adjective ends in
-y, you change the
Y to an I and add -er. So for example, happy becomes
happier, friendly becomes friendlier, and curly becomes
curlier.
If the two-syllable adjective doesn’t end in -y, just add
more or less before it. This way, perfect becomes more perfect
, and modern becomes less modern. Same with adjectives that have three or more syllables.
Beautiful
becomes more beautiful, and comfortable becomes
less comfortable.
These two methods shouldn’t be used together. Saying “Her hair is
more curlier than mine,” isn’t quite right. It’s better to say “Her hair is
curlier than mine.”