Posts Tagged ‘phrases’

Prepositional Phrases Quiz II

December 19th, 2009 in English Quiz

Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositional phrases

1.    She was ———————– of tears.

a)    At the verge
b)    On the verge
c)    In the verge
d)    Above the verge

What are Clauses and Phrases – Part III

December 15th, 2009 in English Grammar, English Learning

Adverb phrases

An adverb phrase does the work of an adverb. Read the examples given below:

What are Clauses and Phrases – Part II

December 15th, 2009 in English Grammar, English Learning, ESL, Improve English

Sentence

Read the sentences given below:

I don’t know what she means.
She is very hard working.
The fish tasted awful.
The train is behind schedule.
It is getting dark.

What are Phrases and Clauses?

December 15th, 2009 in English Grammar, English Learning, ESL, Improve English

Read the following groups of words

On the river, of great wealth, in the bottle, every now and then, how to do it

Prepositional Phrases Quiz 1

December 13th, 2009 in English Quiz

Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositional phrases

1.    He won the first rank ———————– hard work.

a)    By dint of
b)    By way of
c)    By force of
d)    By virtue of

Useful Phrases

October 29th, 2009 in ESL, Vocabulary, Words

Again and again: frequently, repeatedly

We shouldn’t commit the same mistake again and again.

Now and again: once in a while, at times, from time to time, occasionally

Sentences, Clauses and Phrases – Part I

October 25th, 2009 in English Grammar, English Learning

A sentence is the largest grammatical unit in any language. In English, a sentence always contains a subject and a predicate.