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Finally: part 4 of Sentence Connectors. Let’s remember what linking adverbs and transition words are. They connect two independent clauses or sentences. They provide transition between ideas. They can also be called conjunctive adverbs. They can be used at the beginning of a sentence or mid-sentence with punctuation. Addition Alternative Cause-Effect Comparison Condition Contrast Emphasis [...]
Intensive Verbs We use intensive verbs to describe the subject. Intensive verbs are also called copular verbs, are usually followed by a noun or a noun phrase, an adjective or a prepositional phrase. Intensive means to focus on one thing; in this case, the subject. The words or phrases following an intensive verb work as [...]
Hello, How are you today? What kind of person are you? Are you one of those people who find it easy to get used to new situations? As usual, I have included the new words in blue and you can check them at the bottom of the page. Usually English teachers like ourselves live in [...]
Remember our Introduction to Connectors? Let’s look deeper into the first category: Coordinating Conjunctions. These conjunctions connect words, phrases and clauses. They are usually found in the middle of a sentence with a comma (,) just before the conjuction, or at the beginning of the sentence. Addition Alternative Cause-Effect Condition Contrast And or so or [...]
Minoura, one of our Facebook friends, has asked us about the grammar rules of using “wish”. The verb “wish” expresses a desire for a situation that doesn’t exist now. 1. Wish + Part Participle We use “wish” + past participle to express that we want a situation in the present (or future) to be different. [...]