english grammar

  • 31grammar — gram|mar W3S3 [ˈgræmə US ər] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: gramaire, from Latin grammatica, from Greek grammatikos of letters , from gramma; GRAM] 1.) [U] the rules by which words change their forms and are combined into sentences, or …

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  • 32grammar — gram|mar [ græmər ] noun ** 1. ) uncount the set of rules that describe the structure of a language and control the way that sentences are formed: errors in spelling and grammar the teaching of grammar The book covers all the essential points of… …

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  • 33grammar*/*/ — [ˈgræmə] noun 1) [U] the set of rules that describe the structure of a language and control the way that sentences are formed errors in spelling and grammar[/ex] The book covers all the essential points of English grammar.[/ex] 2) [C] a book… …

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  • 34English compound — A compound is a word composed of more than one free morpheme.English compounds may be classified in several ways, such as the word classes or the semantic relationship of their components.Compound nounsMost English compound nouns are noun phrases …

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  • 35English relative clauses — This article is focused mainly on usage of English relative clauses. For theoretical background on the subject, see the main article on relative clauses. The relative pronouns in English include who , whom , whose , which , and that . (Note: Not… …

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  • 36English — En|glish1 [ˈıŋglıʃ] n 1.) [U] the language used in Britain, the US, Australia, and some other countries ▪ Do you speak English? ▪ leaflets written in plain English (=English that is easy to understand) 2.) the English [plural] people from England …

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  • 37English language in England — refers to the English language as spoken in England, part of the United Kingdom. There are many different accents and dialects throughout England and people are often very proud of their local accent or dialect, however there are many associated… …

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  • 38English nationalism — is the name given to a nationalist political movement in England that desires national independence for England. In recent years this has been advocated via a devolved English Parliament. Some English nationalists go further, and seek the re… …

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  • 39grammar — is the system by which words are used together to form meaningful utterances. It denotes both the system as it is found to exist in the use of a language (also called descriptive grammar) and the set of rules which form the basis of the standard… …

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  • 40English for Academic Purposes — (EAP) entails training students, usually in a Higher Education setting, to use language appropriately for study. It is a challenging and multi faceted area within the wider field of English language learning and teaching (ELT), and is one of the… …

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