What Are Idioms?
Idioms occur often in everyday speech and writing. People who grow up speaking English hear them over and over again.
Formal & Informal Language
Just as we dress differently for different occasions, we speak and write differently, too, depending on the formality of the situation. What are the Differences Between Formal & Informal Language? Informal language is the language of everyday speech and writing. It is the language used with friends and associates, in friendly letters, and in many
What are Personal Pronouns?
Pronouns Pronouns are words that take the place of nouns. Use pronouns to avoid repeating nouns unnecessarily. Personal Pronouns The pronouns replacing nouns in the examples above are called personal pronouns. The chart below lists the personal pronouns. List Of Personal Pronouns Person Singular Plural First Person (the speaker) I, me my, mine we, us our,
Action Verbs
What are Action Verbs? Every sentence has a verb, and many verbs show action. Run, talk, like and use all are action verbs. A verb may show an action that is visible or invisible. Visible Action The ship docked. People went ashore. Invisible Action People thought about the future. The immigrants worried. Other verbs express
Snowflake Bentley
Wilson Alwyn Bentley lived all his life, from 1856 to 1931, on a farm in Jericho, Vermont, where an average of 120 inches of snow falls each winter. Wilson liked snow so much that he spent his whole life studying it, and because of this, everyone in Jericho called him Snowflake Bentley. His mother managed
Simile & Personification
In reading literature, especially in your study of poetry, you encounter many figures of speech. Those most commonly found are metaphor, simile and personification. In each of these, the writer draws a comparison. Two things are compared which are not really alike but are similar in at least one respect. By making the comparison, the
Gold Found in California
Every morning, James Marshall, who lived and built sawmills in the Mexican territory known as California, walked along the millrace and studied the wheel of the sawmill he had constructed. He wanted to be able to tell the mill’s owner, John Sutter, when the water in the race was deep and swift enough to turn
Letter Writing Topics-0511 (IGCSE)
Topic #1 Email your friend to thank him for hosting you. Topic #2 Email a friend, telling them about your experience with a difficult family member who came to stay at your place for a few days. Topic #3 Email a friend in another country about the educational trip that you have recently been on
A Remarkable Trip to Jungle Land
I had been exuberant since the nighttime. I was restless and kept thinking about the field trip much of the time. Hence, it was tough to get up early for school. Somehow, I took a short nap and started preparing for the trip as I was eager to arrive early at school. While I entered from the
Onomatopoeia
Define Onomatopoeia? Onomatopoeia is one of the most difficult words you will ever have to spell. Split it into sections like this: ono-mato-poeia. Onomatopoeia is words that imitate sounds, sensations or textures. Some common examples are bang, crash, prickly, whack, thump, squishy, crack, thud, clunk, whoosh, plop. Words used for onomatopoeia are called onomatopoeic words.