WOULD YOU MIND and DO YOU MIND
Both the phrases ‘would you mind’ and do you mind’ are used to make a polite request or take someone’s permission. The verb ‘mind’ means ‘to be troubled or annoyed’. …
‘Having said it’ in a sentence
In this post, we learn how to use ‘having said that’ in a sentence and what it means. Having said that meaning This is a common phrase used to introduce …
Direct object in English
This post will help you understand what a direct object is, what can be a direct object, and how to identify it. A detailed video on direct objects is attached …
Object of a preposition masterclass
This lesson helps us understand what an object of a preposition is, what it can be, and how to identify it in a sentence. What is an object of a …
Perfect infinitive masterclass
This post helps us understand what a perfect infinitive is, and how to use it in a sentence correctly. What is a perfect infinitive in English? A perfect infinitive is …
What is a passive gerund in English?
This post helps you understand what a passive gerund is (a gerund in the passive voice), and how to use it in a sentence. What is a passive gerund in …
Parallelism in English {Faulty parallel structure and correct parallel structure}
In English, Parallelism, also commonly known as parallel structure or parallel construction, is the application of using the same structure and the tense form while adding two or more components …
Cleft sentences in English
This lesson will help us understand what a cleft sentence is in English, why do we use it, and how we can form a cleft sentence. What is a cleft …
Perfect gerund in English
This lesson helps us understand what a perfect gerund is, and how to use it in a sentence. What is a gerund in English? A gerund is an ‘ing‘ form …
Reduced adjective clauses (rules and examples)
This post will help you understand what a reduced adjective clause is, and how to reduce an adjective clause to an adjective phrase or an adjective. Before we understand how …