Auxiliary Verbs What is an auxiliary verb? An auxiliary verb is a verb that helps another verb to form its tense, voice or mood. Auxiliary means helping. The auxiliary verbs are also called helping verbs. There are three types of auxiliary verbs. They are: 1. Primary auxiliary verbs. 2. Model auxiliary verbs. 3. Semi model […]
Noun Noun is one of the 8 Parts of Speech. In a former post, titled, “Parts of Speech”, I have already mentioned that the words we speak can be divided to the following eight main classes, called Parts of Speech, on the basis of their use. In this article, we shall explain about nouns and
Gerunds What is a Gerund? A Gerund is a verbal noun (A noun formed from a verb) which ends in -ing.For example, A gerund always acts as a noun. Therefore a gerund can be a subject, object, complement,* or object of a preposition. *(Complement is a word, clause, or a phrase that is required to
Infinitives and Infinitive Phrases A. Infinitive: What is an infinitive? An infinitive is a verbal*that can function as a noun, adjective or adverb. It is often preceded by the word” to”. It can be formed by adding “to” to the verb. [*In grammar, a verbal is a word derived from a verb that functions in
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Types of Phrases Let’s learn about the types of phrases. A group of words, which makes sense, but not complete sense, is called a phrase. In the following sentences, the words in red colour are phrases. The phrase has no subject or object. It makes some sense, but not complete sense. Hence it cannot stand
