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What is Alliteration: Alliteration in English is a figure of speech. In alliteration, there is a close repetition of the same consonant sound or syllable, usually at the beginning. The use of alliteration makes the language musical. Alliteration is similar to Assonance which is another figure of speech. Read about Assonance also. For example: “A […]
Lie Vs Lay Lie, lay, lied, laid, these words can create a lot of confusion. Using incorrect form of these words can cause a lot of misunderstanding.In order to avoid any kind of misunderstanding, it’s very important to know the difference between lie and lay which is not so difficult once you know the
Indefinite Articles A and an are called the indefinite articles because they do not point out any particular person animal or thing.e.g. I met a friend. There is a cat on the table. Here in these sentences we are not talking about particular friend or cat, so we use ‘a’ as indefinite article before
How to convey about daily Kitchen chores in English It’s easier for us to communicate in our mother tongue than in any other language. When we start speaking in our mother tongue that language is not taught in school but we learn it from our surroundings by seeing others or by listening to others.
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Importance of thinking in English Have you ever thought about the importance of thinking? Why do we think? Our brain is always occupied with so many thoughts. We think to plan..we think to get our mind trained for the real situation..we think to face the real situation..we think to keep ourselves ready to speak what
10 words (Adjectives) to describe People Vocabulary plays an important part in learning to read. Vocabulary can make your writing more powerful and more effective and help you say exactly what you mean. It Sharpens Your Communication. If you have good vocabulary, you have a choice to choose the correct word more appropriately. Here, I have brought 10
Importance of Good Vocabulary Vocabulary plays a very important role to teach and learn a foreign language. Good vocabulary boosts your power of persuasion. The more words you have the better opportunity you have to express your own ideas and to interpret others ideas. A great number of words not only sharpens your communication skills
What are Common misused words in English English is a tricky language. It is very natural to make mistakes when you learn a language. Everybody who learns from his mistakes has a winning mindset. There are various words in English which are misused commonly. Many people get confused and do mistakes while using
Correct Use of these Confused words People, Persons or Peoples These words are considered as confused words in English. These three words can create a lot of questions in your mind. Like: If you are asked the plural for the word person would be people or persons? The fast answer will be that people is correct and persons is wrong. If
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Difference between it’s and its There are many words in English which sound similar but they have different meaning. It’s and its are the most confused words used incorrectly. It’s and Its sound the same when spoken but they have different meaning and they are written in different ways.I have observed many people get confused
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American vs British English. Britain and America, two different nations share one common language that is English. The language that Americans and Britsh share is a bit like that—spoken differently in the two locations, but understandable by both groups of speakers. English language learners face a problem dealing with the difference between British and American
Hello Everyone! We know it well that English is a second language for Indians that’s why they have to work hard to be fluent in English by improving their pronunciation and vocabulary.Today’s post is for non native speakers who understand English but sometimes some words related to body problems or names for diseases in English
Opposites can also be confusing People often think that by merely adding prefixes (un, dis or im) to a word, they can change its meaning. For example:In (prefix) + visible (word) = invisibleIn + secure = insecureMis + lead = mislead But there are exceptions
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Hello Everyone!This post is about common mistakes making sentences in English. Many people do mistakes while speaking or writing sentences in English. These small mistakes make a big difference. So read this post carefully and avoid common mistakes making sentences in English. Incorrect : I want to go to home now.Correct: I want to go
A,E,I,O,U are vowels or vowel letters? Hello Everyone! Today I am going to share a very important piece of information about a,e,i,o,u. You might have been taught that there are 5 vowels in English a,e,i,o,u. If ‘u’ had been a vowel, we would have used an before university, right? But that’s not the case here.
What is intonation in English? Intonation in English plays very important role for correct English pronunciation.We can’t speak in a flat tone always. There is a rise and fall in our voice tone when we speak that creates a variation in our pitch.Intonation is variation in spoken pitch which indicates the attitudes and emotions of the
Word Stress Hello Everyone! This post is about word stress in English part-2. Word Stress means pronouncing one syllable of a multisyllabic word with more prominence or greater emphasis than the other syllables in the word. One syllable receives more emphasis than the others.As I have already discussed about
What is Word Stress Word Stress means pronouncing one syllable of a multisyllabic word with more prominence or greater emphasis than the other syllables in the word. As it is very clear by its name, we give stress on particular
Definition of Syllable A syllable is a single unbroken sound of a spoken or written word.It is one unit of sound in English. Syllables join consonants and vowels to form words. Sometimes syllables are referred to as the ‘beats’ of spoken language. What is a Syllable? A syllable is a unit of pronunciation having one
