What is a Gerund? সংজ্ঞা  Example ইংরেজিতে আমরা যখন Verb এর সাথে ing যোগ করি তখন এটি noun এ পরিণত হয়।  A gerund is a noun made from a verb. To make a gerund, you add “-ing” to the verb. Gabbar admitted to stealing the belt. They enjoyed seeing each other after a long time. Don’t risk attempting thatContinue Reading »

Preposition: definition & Types A preposition is a word that indicates the relationship between a noun and the other words of a sentence. They explain relationships of sequence, space, and logic between the object of the sentence and the rest of the sentence. They help us understand order, time connections, and positions. Example: I am going to Canada. Alex threw aContinue Reading »

Verb: Definition & Types A verb is a word or a combination of words that indicates action or a state of being or condition. A verb is the part of a sentence that tells us what the subject performs. Verbs are the hearts of English sentences. Examples: Jacob walks in the morning. (A usual action) Mike is going to school. (A condition of action) Albert doesContinue Reading »

Adjective: Definition & Types An adjective describes or modifies noun/s and pronoun/s in a sentence. It normally indicates quality, size, shape, duration, feelings, contents, and more about a noun or pronoun. Adjectives usually provide relevant information about the nouns/pronouns they modify/describe by answering the questions: What kind? How many? Which one? How much? Adjectives enrich your writing by adding precision andContinue Reading »

Pronoun: Definition & Types A pronoun is used in place of a specific noun mentioned earlier in a sentence so that you don’t have to keep saying/writing that particular noun. Example: Michael is a good boy. He gets up early in the morning. (Here, you don’t have to mention ‘Michael’ again) The coach selected several key points. He wanted the teamContinue Reading »

Noun: Definition & types Nouns refer to persons, animals, places, things, ideas, or events, etc. Nouns encompass most of the words of a language. Noun can be a/an –   Person – a name for a person: – Max, Julie, Catherine, Michel, Bob, etc. Animal – a name for an animal: – dog, cat, cow, kangaroo, etc. Place –Continue Reading »

Parts of Speech Parts of speech are the classification of words categorized by their roles and functions within the structure of the language.   Parts of speech encompass everything a language has in itself. Can you imagine all the words of a language can be sorted into these categories? They play different roles in the structureContinue Reading »

Sentence: Definition & Types A sentence is the largest unit of any language. In English, it begins with a capital letter and ends with a full-stop, or a question mark, or an exclamation mark. The sentence is generally defined as a word or a group of words that expresses a thorough idea by giving a statement/order, or asking a question, or exclaiming. Example: HeContinue Reading »

Word: The Definition & Criteria In traditional grammar, word is the basic unit of language. Words can be classified according to their action and meaning, but it is challenging to define.  A word refers to a speech sound, or a mixture of two or more speech sounds in both written and verbal form of language. A word works as a symbol to represent/refer to something/someoneContinue Reading »

Present Tense: Definition, Structure & Examples Tenses demonstrate the time of an action in a sentence usually performed by or centered around the subject of the sentence. The actions are called verbs. Verbs change according to tenses and other issues. As verbs are the most important elements of English sentences, tenses also carry paramount importance inContinue Reading »