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What is an auxiliary verb?

September 8, 2025

Learn about auxiliary verbs: their types, functions, and how they work with main verbs to show time, continuity, and possibility in English grammar.

September 1, 2025

Explore the role of prepositions in English, including types, uses, and examples that clarify their function in sentences.

August 25, 2025

A pronoun is a word that is used in the place of a noun or a whole noun phrase. Pronouns are commonly

August 18, 2025

Explore how adverbs and adverbials enhance sentences by providing details on how, when, where, and to what extent actions occur.

August 11, 2025

Learn how adjectives enhance nouns by specifying attributes, their uses in sentences, and the difference between attributive and predicative forms.

August 4, 2025

Discover the key differences between sympathy and empathy, including their meanings, usage, and emotional involvement.

July 28, 2025

Explore the world of verbs: their types, phrases, tenses, and functions in English, from actions to states of being.

July 21, 2025

Explore the differences between “rein,” “reign,” and “rain” in this concise guide, highlighting their meanings and uses.

July 14, 2025

Which is correct: rack your brains or wrack your brains; rack and ruin or wrack and ruin; nerve-racking or nerve-wracking?