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MY BIRTHDAY WITH 'GOOGLE'

August 21, 2017

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THEY CELEBRATED IT THEIR WAY

THAT'S WHAT MY 'GOOGLE CHROME' LOOKS LIKE TODAY!!!

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PREPOSITIONS THE OTHER DAY

I hear a lot about prepositions and, I am certain, you must have had people, they may be students or others, talking their heads off how these mysterious grammatical elements from English encroaching upon the domains of foreign languages, as being ubiquitous. The other day on the train I came across a group of students, likely to be on their way back home after a job oriented exam stipulated to be held that day. They brought up a discussion how they struggled through the twenty five items of English language, with question sheets in their hands. This encounter with students, all of them were job aspirants, followed those interesting experiences I had had in a train compartment. I turned to the girl in denim jeans, sitting by the window talking to the other girl on her left how she was getting on at the coaching centre of her choice, her face shone with confidence as she told her: “I have learnt some secret short cuts to deal with critical questions in the exam, quick and inte

PASSIVE WITH NON-FINITES & HAVE

Non-finite verbs are, like finite verbs, considered an integral part of the English Grammar, what is more, they also find representation in the passive voice. Let’s have a look at what are they people call the non-finite. Non-finite verbs are identified with those that unlike the finite verbs can't make the predication complete. They are used as double parts of speech as the infinitive, the gerund and the participle. THE INFINITIVE: The infinitive is the base form of the verb preceded by 'to' or without 'to.' e.g. 'It is almost impossible for a single man to carry a water-tank upstairs'. It is an active voice in so far as the sentence emphasises on the ‘single man' (agent or topic) and adds extra information (can’t carry a water- tank upstairs) to the topic. Make note ‘it’ used here is a preparatory subject to refer forward to the main subject or topic (a single man). The sentence turned into the passive becomes ‘It is almost impossible (

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MY BIRTHDAY WITH 'GOOGLE'

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