ENGLISH GRAMMAR GRADUATION

The following table gives the uses of these conjunctions with examples. Conjunctions Use Example and to join two or more similar ideas to show one idea comes after another to show that one idea is the result of another Rohit is smart and so is Girish. Hema went to the library and borrowed some books. We saw the storm coming and ran into the house. but to join contrasting ideas in the same sense as with the exception of Mrs Luthra is not strict but she expects to be obeyed. No one but Ria wished the teacher on Teacher’s Day. or to show choice or possibility You can have dinner now or later with your father and me. nor to reject or refuse both options It wasn’t defeated; nor was it victory. yet to show a strong contrast Everyone complains about the pollution, yet no one does anything about it. so to show the result of the first idea He was tired, so he went to bed early. in the sense of in addition to They are going to the concert; so are we. Basically if categorise simple application of...

  Homonyms and Homophones Make Homophones and Homonyms What are Homonyms and Homophones? The words homophones and homonyms originate from Greek. The prefix  Homo - means same and they both describe a relationship between two or more words. Although, their meaning varies as ‘nym’ means ‘name’ and ‘phone’ means ‘sound’. A  homophone  is a word pair that has the  same sound . A  homonym  is a word pair that has the  same sound and same spelling . Homophones a. b.Waste; Waist Don’t  waste  the paper. (Using something in a careless way) Tie the rope around your  waist.  (The narrowest part around the middle of your body) Homonyms c. d. Can; Can You can drink soda from the  can!  (‘Can’ is the metal container used to store soft drinks) You  can  play after the you have studied. (‘Can’ is an auxiliary) List Of Homophones Ad Add I Eye flew flu Buy Bye Cell Sell Hear Here one won What is the Difference between Homoph...