english language skills

Grammar may be roughly defined as the way a language manipulates and combines words (or groups of words) in order to form longer, meaningful units. For example, in English, the present form of the verb 'be' in the third person has two distinct forms, one (is) being used with a ..

Grammar may be roughly defined as the way a language manipulates and combines words (or groups of words) in order to form longer, meaningful unit..

Introduction to Grammar - Grammar may be roughly defined as the way a language manipulates and combines words (or groups of words) in order to form longer, meaningful unit..

Would you take a cup of tea or coffee? Shall we buy a book or a toy? Sit on the bench or on the grass. Are you tired or shall we go out for a walk? We can learn to talk English or we can depend on sign language..

Avoiding Repetition - While speaking or writing we can make the language crisper and better by avoiding repetition. Repetition of words and phrases is a common flaw in the use of English and this can be avoided by using substitutes or by omitting some words, which have been used..

Question: Why was the poet puzzled with the song? Answer: The girl was singing in a language that the poet did not understand. He was puzzled about the meaning of the son..

Posters and Pamphlets - These are created to draw attention to something important or create awareness about various social issues. So, they have to be catchy, brief (verbosity has to be avoided at any cost), precise and in simple language. People should be able to read it easily, underst..

Look at the two sentences: She had her ears pierced yesterday. The quiet night was pierced by a shrill scream. The same word 'pierced' is used in the sentences in two different contexts. In the first sentence, pierce means bore, whereas, in the second sentence it means broken. With regular practi..

Lord Tennyson (1809 - 92) was born in Lincolnshire. Poet Laureate for over 40 years, Tennyson is representative of the Victorian age. His skilled craftsmanship and noble ideals retained a large audience for poetry in an age when the novel was engrossing more and more readers. Tennyson..

Reading Strategies - What is reading? Is it something that one does only in the classroom to pass examinations? While reading, we are interacting with a written text. This interaction with a text helps not only in decoding information, but also in enjoying the text for its own sake. In order to und..