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- Type of determine which include words like `this,my,their,each and any` are used at the beginning of a noun phase to identify exactly what or who the noun refer to.

- 3 types:

- I) the definite article `the`

- II) indefinite article `a` or `an`

- III) zero article where neither `the` nor `a` comes before the nouns



Predisposition

- Many verbs, nouns and adjective are followed by specific predisposition. These are referred to as dependent predisposition.



Relatives clause

- I) Defining relative clause – called a ( restrictive clause ) modifies a noun by identifying which person or thing is being referred to. Never use a comma between a defining clause who and the rest of the sentence.

- II) Non-defining clause – called as a ( non-restrictive clause )modifies a noun by giving additional information about the person or thing that being referred to. Always use a comma to separate the non-defining clause from what comes before it and from anything that comes after it.

Eg: defining – my sister who lives in Scotland is coming to visit me at the weekend.

Eg: non defining- my sister , who lives in Scoltland , is coming to visit me at the weekend.



- III) sentential relative clause- refer to whole sentence that comes before them

Eg: they decided against buying a Ferrari , which was a wise decision.



The present perfect tense

- A verb tense that expressed an action that was completed at some time in the past, or that started in the past continuous. The tense is formed by combining the present tense of have and the past participle of verb.

Eg: she has paid the bill

Simple present tense

- Form of verb that expresses what exists now, what is happening now or what happen regularly.


The present participle

- Form or verb that ends in `ing` and expresses continuing action, for example the world ` fishing` . It can sometimes be used as an adjectives, for example : the creaming baby.

The past perfect tense

- Verbs tense performed with `had` and a past participle. It is used to express an action that was completed before a particular time in the past, for example `had finished` in the sentences.

Eg: she offered to help I had already finished

The past tense

- The form of a verb used to express what existed or happened in the past

Eg: we lived in France until I was 18

The past participle

- Form of a verb used to make the perfect tense and passive forms of verbs. Past participle are also sometimes used as adjectives for example `cooked` in the phrase `cooked vegetables`.

Conjunction

- A word that is used to join other word, phrases, clauses, and sentences, for example `and`, `because` and `but`.

- A combination of two or more things.

Pronoun

- A word used to instead of noun for referring to a person or thing that has been mentioned earlier.

Eg: she, they, that, and yourself.

Countable nouns

- Have singular and plural forms : my best friends, all my friends

- Can come after `a` or `an` : a banana, an apple

- Can be used with numbers : three chairs, two tables

Uncountable nouns

- Have plural forms : some information, a lot of furniture

- Never come after `a` or `an` : evidence, luggage

- Never used with numbers

- Are used with the singular form of a verb when they are the subject of that verb : the traffic was very heavy


punctuation



punctuation mark     what it is called               what it does

.                        full stop (br), period ( us)    - this marks the end of a sentence

:                                colon                         -   this introduce lists, explanation and quotation


;                             semicolon                     -  this separates two main clause whose meaning

                                                                         are closely related


?                          question mark                  - this mark the end of a direct question



-                            dash                               - this is used, especially informal writing, to show

                                                                          that what follow is a comment on, or a

                                                                          summary of, what comes before


!                    exclamation mark                    -  this is used at the end of a sentence to show

                                                                          surprise, admiration etc


``                  quotation marks,                       -  these indicator direct speech or show that you are
'                     inverted commas                           repeating a writer`s exact words

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( )                     brackets                               -  these enclose part of a sentence that containing extra

                                                                           information that can be considered separately



noun


mankind

internet

users

account

salesperson

british

items

mail

nut

source

overall

increase

all

world

effects

legacy

power

command

audience

fingertips

next

anger

handle

deeds

understanding

tool

levels

government

schools

parents

children

equilibrium

today

minor

can

up

webpage

ideas

dog

business

environment

characters

but

reputation

companies

nation

stake

top

information

net

virus

damage

organisation

crimes

comission

justification

reached

critism

society

cyber

communication

culture

humour

darker

today

library

impact

pornography

irresponsible

champion

causes

spree



articles


the

an

a

the next


predisposition


of

to

over

in

a

around

at

all

from

before

up

but

beside

after

by

via

on

than


pronoun


their

that

all

this

more

it

which

own

who

there

any

some

other

you

 
adjective


defined

smooth

fast

accessible

persistent

linked

that

overall

in

all

this

one`s

worldwide

possibly

greater

powerful

certain

minor

set

up

malicious

erroneous

dangerous

ugly

only

secret

capable

which

only

what

level

inaccurate

larger

irresponsible

incorrect

net

explicit

material

adults

both

selfish

unidentified

japanese

mailing

graphic

violence

ignore

 
conjunction


and

since

how

or

with

 
adverb


virtually

never

before

co

time

too

as

that

overall

in

all

around

however

more

even

up

their

own

regardless

how

where

only

constantly

when

buy

out


singular


arrival

has

deed

is

society

space

tool

individual

one

the air

 
plural


communication

a

parents

children

angers

levels

schools

organisation

others

 
verb


define

have

has

been

source

brought

increase

gives

generated

can

be

inculcate

organisation

reached

even

set

up

own

publish

idea

gets

eat

are

can

be

stake

spreading

done

become

post

circulate

threaten

engulf

net

affect

champion

causes


past participate

been

done

reached

 
present perfect tense

have

is

be

has

created


numbers


1997

794

65%

 
conjunction


that

however

before

or

and

where

only

but

which

than

while

 
present continuous tense

understanding

are handling