Qualitative Adjectives
Adjectives: Adjectives describe the world around us: things and people (list is not exhaustive) Qualitative adjectives: Describe: colour, dimension, shape and the quality of an object Colour: red, blue, black, white, green, orange, yellow, mauve, purple, grey, brown, pink, violet, scarlet, crimson, lemon, gold, silver, bronze, greenish, bluish, opaque, transparent , striped, spotted, mottled, cream, dark, light Size / Weight : light , heavy, big, small, large, little, tall, short, fat, thick, thin, high, low, narrow, broad, tiny, slim, wide, enormous, huge, vast, gigantic, miniscule,...
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In school there may be no choice but to learn a foreign language and the options will be limited by the knowledge and ability of teaching staff. As English is one of the most widely spoken languages, it is likely that English may be one of the options. Although it may not be our favourite subject, if we start learning another language as children it is easier for our brains to accept and adjust to the new information, making it easier to absorb. As an adult we may decide to challenge ourselves by enrolling on a foreign language course. As we have become very used to our own language,...
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Around the world many people chose to learn a language in addition to their native language. In some countries it is common for all children to be brought up with multi lingual skills and if your parents speak a different language to that which is commonly spoken in the country you live in, it is natural that you learn to be proficient in both. Many of us are also taught a language in school, but our enthusiasm and success in the classroom can be limited. Learning a new language as part of our studies, for business, to open up new opportunities for our future, to travel or because we plan to...
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Learn English Grammar Tenses Online Click for the list of contents Present Simple: BE (is am are) Present Simple: DO / Verbs Present Simple: DO / Verbs 2 Present Continuous: am / is / are doing Present Simple for the future Present Continuous: for the future Now: at this time Can / May: Possibility Permission Want to / Would like Past Simple: Was / Were Past Simple: DID / Verbs Used to and Would: Past historical Facts Contrasting Past and Present Perfect: Future Simple: Will and ’ll Future Simple: Shall: I / we shall Future: Will and Going to: intention Present Perfect: Have been Been...
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General Grammar Click for the list of contents a an the: Indefinite definite articles Nouns: Words that refer to things Adjectives: Describe people and objects Adjective order: Describing with detail There is and There are: this and that – these and those: Could and Would: Polite questions Prepositions: to in at on off etc Question words: what who where when Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns: Adverbs: how we do things Get: obtain / be / become To have: possess experience and obtain Object Pronoun: me you him etc Question words: how why which etc Make or do something: as, like,...
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