a grammar lesson on prepositions: in , at and on Prepositions of place: at, in and on At, in and on The prepositions at in and on can be confusing sometimes. The following is an explanation of how to use these prepositions. At At is used to locate something at a certain point : Examples: at the bus station at the entrance at the crossroads at the junction at the top of the mountain at John's house We were waiting at the bus stop when it started to rain. He was at the entrance of the theater when he heard the noise. In It is used to locate something enclosed in a space : Examples: In a box In a car In a building In my pocket In my bag In New York In Spain They found a lot of money in his pocket I 've lived in London for two years On On is used to indicate the position above and in contact with the surface of something: Examples: On the wal...
What are the relative clauses? A relative clause is a subordinate clause that modifies a noun or a noun phrase. Example: The man who is smoking is the murderer The noun the man is modified by the relative clause who is smoking . Relative clauses give essential information to define or identify the person or thing we are talking about. How to use relative clauses They are used to provide extra information. This information can either: define something (defining clause), Example : The girl who is standing there is a world champion in karate. or provide unnecessary, but interesting information (non-defining clause). Example : Michael Jackson, who was a famous singer, died of an overdose. Relative clauses can be introduced by: A relative pronoun: who, whom, which, that, whose . Example: "The man who is standing there is a famous writer." A relative adverb: where, why and when. Example: ...
Genitive Case Genitive case Genitive case is is the grammatical case that marks a noun as modifying another noun. It often marks a noun as being the possessor of another noun; however, it can also indicate various other relationships than possession. Examples: Janet’s long fingers, Janet’s jacket, Janet’s drink (relationship indicating possession) a wheel of cheese (a relationship indicating composition) the love of music (participation in an action) men of Rome (origin) the capital of the Republic (reference) man of honor (description) Form of genitive case Genitive case can be indicated by adding 's after the noun (John 's brother) adding of before the noun (the end of the movie) Spelling of 's Spelling of the genitive case depends on whether the noun is plural, singular or ending in 's': Type Genitive Case Explanation singula...
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