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dainty meaning dainty meaning
Vocabulary

dainty meaning

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Dainty meaning

dainty meaning
DAINTY MEANING

delicately small and pretty.

Dainty meaning

The word dainty can be used as an adjective.

1. The girl wore a dainty lace dress (adjective)

Opposite: strong, durable, unweidly.

2. The woman was dainty and beautiful.

dainty meaning, opposite and frame sentence
dainty meaning, opposite, frame sentences
dainty meaning, opposite and frame sentence

dainty as an adjective.

He is a dainty eater.
- He is a fussy eater.

dainty as an adjective.

He took a dainty sip of wine.

dainty as noun.

We had fresh bread, pasta and dainties for dinner.

Types of main verbs - Transitive and intransitive verbs Transitive verb
Grammar

Transitive verb

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TRANSITIVE AND INTRANSITIVE VERBS

Transitive verbs

Main verbs and its types.

1. Regular and irregular verbs

2. Transitive and intransitive verbs.

3. Finite and non-finite verbs.

Non-finite verbs are further divided into 3 types:

1. Infinitives

2. Participles.

3. Gerunds.
Types of main verbs - Transitive and intransitive verbs

What are the different types of main verbs?

main verb types - transitive and intransitive verbs

TRANSITIVE VERBS

main verb types - transitive and intransitive verbs

  • Transitive verbs take direct objects or occur in the passive.
    E.g., She bit me.
  • Transitive verbs are verbs that have objects.
    The verbs - received, dug, up, ploughed and shared are transitive verbs. The meaning of the verbs will be incomplete without their objects (gifts, holes, land, harvest).
  • Transitive verb speaks of an action that passes from the doer (Subject) to the receiver (Object).

Example:

The boy opens the cupboard. (Transitive)

In this sentence, the

verb opens 

describes what the boy does. The cupboard is the object of the verb open. So we say that the verb opens is transitive.


Some verbs can only be used transitively, because they always require an object.

 

Example

admire, select,

merit, appreciate, recognize etc.

INTRANSITIVE VERBS

types of main verbs - transitive and intransitive verbs


Intransitive verbs take no direct object. It is a verb that speaks of an action which does not pass on to an object.

 

Example:

The boy eats fast. (Intransitive).

In this sentence, the verb eats has no object. The word following eats is fast, which is an adverb. 

 - A verb that has no object is called an intransitive verb. 

 

- There are some verbs which can only be used intransitively. This is because the actions described by these verbs cannot be passed on to an object.

 

Example

 

sleep, go, come, live, happen, snore, die, fall, exist, lie, live etc.

 

She fell down.

It happens sometimes.

He snores everyday.

I live happily.


TRANSITIVE AND INTRANSITIVE VERBS

How to change from transitive to intransitive verbs. Here are some examples.

Transitive and intransitive verbs - types of main verbs with definition and examples

  • A verb can be transitive or intransitive depending on the way it is used in a sentence.

 

Transitive     TO                                           Intransitive

T: Ring the bell.                               IT:     The bell rang loudly.

T: The girl drew a picture         


IT:     The girl drew beautifully.

T: The children sang a song.


IT:     The children sang sweetly.

T: The soldier saluted the flag.


IT: The soldier saluted proudly.

mellow meaning mellow
Vocabulary

mellow

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MELLOW

meaning of the word - mellow

MELLOW

/ˈmɛləʊ/

adjective

 

mellow meaning

1. soft or smooth, not harsh, especially of sound, flavour or colour.

Frame sentences: I like the mellow tone of your voice.

Opposite: harsh.

related words (thesaurus):

dulcet, tuneful, sweet-sounding, euphonious, melodious, lyric, fruity, mellifluous, warm, smooth, rich, well rounded, mellifluent.

2. Tempered by maturity or experience (of a persons character)

Frame sentences: You are growing mellow with age.

related words:

easy-going, amicable, tolerant, amiable, warm, warm-hearted, afable, sympathetic, good-natured, gentle, gracious, kindly, pleasant, kind-hearted.

3. Mellow mangoes.
opposite: green, unripe

mature, ripe, soft, juicy, lush, tender, sweet, flavorsome, luscious

4. I am in a mellow mood.
opposite: irritable, nasty

jolly, jovial, cheerful, genial, happy, merry.

Mellow as a VERB:

5. Eight years of meditation mellowed him.

related words: calm, relaxed, mature, settle, soften, improve, sweeten.

6. Age has mellowed the concrete.

related words: season, condition, improve age.

MELLOW MANGOES

You are growing mellow with age.

how to use the word mellow in a sentence
how to use the word mellow in a sentence
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Main verbs and its types Main verb and its types
Grammar

Main verb and its types

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WHAT IS A MAIN VERB AND ITS TYPES.

Main verbs and its types

Verbs are defined as ‘doing’ words – words that indicate what is being done in the sentence. A verb is the most important word in a sentence. We know that a sentence cannot be formed without a verb. 

 

A verb tells us 

  • what action takes place or what is done by a person or a thing. 

Rahul laughs. 

 

I play. 

verb categories
definition of main verb
verbs example
main verb and its types

Regular & irregular verbs.

Transitive & intransitive verbs

Finite & non finite verbs

Non finite verbs 3 types
1. Infinitives
2. Participles
3. Gerunds

main verb and its five forms
main verb forms

types of main verbs
1. regular and irregular verbs.

Regular verbs:  Verbs that form their past tense form and past participle by adding ‘d’ or ‘ed’ to the base form are called regular verbs. 

  • The kitten plays with a ball of wool. (present tense) 
  • The kitten played with a ball of wool. (past tense) 
  • The kitten has played with a ball of wool. (past participle) 

 

regular verbs examples
regular verbs examples

types of main verbs
1. regular and irregular verbs.

Irregular verbs:  Irregular verbs form their past tense and past participle in many different ways. There is no fixed pattern to make the past tense and past participle of irregular verbs. The only way is to learn them is with practice.

There are 3 types of irregular verbs.

  • Verbs with all the three forms (the base, the past tense form, the past participle) identical. 
  • Verbs with two parts identical. These verbs can be either regular or irregular with a ‘t’ suffix. 
  • Verbs with all three parts different. 

 

All three forms are the same.

Two of the forms are the same.

irregular verb and its types
types of irregular verbs

Two of the forms are the same.

forms of irregular verbs
irregular verb and its types

Two of the forms are the same.

Types of irregular verbs
irregular verbs and its types
irregular verbs and its types

All three forms are different.

irregular verb and its types
irregular verb and its types
irregular verb and its types
The noun - number - singular and plural Noun
Grammar

Noun

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THE NOUN - NUMBER - SINGULAR AND PLURAL IN DETAIL

Singular
A noun that denotes one person or thing, is said to be in the singular number.
- watch, box, tree, clock, table.

Plural
A noun that denotes more than one person or thing, is said to be in the plural number.
- watches, boxes, trees, clocks, tables.
Singular and plural definition with examples

Just by adding 's' to the singular.

The most simple rule is to usually add the letter ‘s’ 

to the end of the singular noun to make it plural. 

How to form plurals - 1

By adding 'es' to the nouns ending in 's', 'sh', 'ch', 'z', 'x'.

When the singular nouns end in s, sh, ch, z, x, - add 'es' to form the plural of the word.

Singular plural . By adding ‘-es’ to the nouns ending in ‘s’, ‘sh’, ‘ch’(soft), or ‘x’.

By adding es to the nouns ending in consonant 'o'.

(ends in 'o' just add 'es')

Rules to form plurals

By adding 's' to the nouns ending in 'o'.

(ends in 'o' just add 's')

Singular plural. Rules to form plurals.

By adding ies to the nouns ending in 'y'.

Drop the 'y' and add 'ies'.

Singular plural - how to form plurals.

By adding -ves to the nouns ending in 'f' or 'fe'.

Drop the 'f' or 'fe' and add 'ves'.

Singular plural - how to form plurals - grammar

nouns ending with either 's' or 'ves'.

Other nouns ending in 'f', 'fe', add 's'.

Singular plural - how to form plurals.

By adding 'en to the singular noun.

Nouns originally singular, generally used in the plural are given in the below picture.

Singular plural - how to form plurals - grammar

Some have singular and plural alike.

Some nouns have singular and plural alike when used after numerals.

singular plural rules

Some nouns are used only in the plural.

Some singular nouns are used only in the plural form.

Singular plural - rules to form plurals - grammar.

Some nouns look plural but are singular.

Some nouns look plural but are in fact singular.

Singular plural - rules to form plurals - Grammar

Some nouns are always used as plural.

Some collective nouns are singular but are always used as plurals.

Singular - plural - rules to form plurals - grammar

Compound nouns

Adding 's' to the principal word.

Singular - plural - rules to form plurals - grammar

Foreign languages

Some nouns taken from foreign languages keep their original plural form.

Singular - plural - rules to form plurals - grammar

Greek

Greek words plural form.

Singular - plural - rules to form plurals - grammar

Hebrew
Letters, figures and symbols

Letters, figures are made plural by adding an apostrophe 's'.

Singular - plural - rules to form plurals - grammar

Two forms of plural

Two forms of plural, each with a different meaning.

Singular - plural - rules to form plurals - grammar

Two meanings in singular

Two meanings in the singular but only one in the plural.

Singular - plural - rules to form plurals - grammar

One meaning in singular.

One meaning in singular form, two in the plural.

Singular - plural - rules to form plurals - grammar

Different meanings

Different meanings in singular and the plural.

Singular - plural - rules to form plurals - grammar

Abstract nouns

Abstract nouns have no plural. They are uncountables.

Singular - plural - rules to form plurals - grammar

Noun - Gender

All rules in detail

noun gender masculine feminine
Degrees of comparison - comparison of nouns Degrees of comparison
Grammar

Degrees of comparison

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POSITIVE

strong
healthy
fine
fit

The adjective in its simplest form is said to be in the positive degree. It describes only the quality than an object has. It is used when no comparison is made.

E.g., Hari is strong.

COMPARITIVE

stronger
healthier
finer
fitter

It denotes a higher degree of the quality than the positive, and is used when two people or things are compared.

E.g., Hari is stronger than Peter.

SUPERLATIVE

strongest
healthiest
finest
fittest

It denotes the highest degree of quality, and is used when more than two people or things are compared.

E.g., Hari is the strongest in the team.

definition

What are the
degrees of comparison?

degrees of comparison definition

comparing nouns - rule 1

- Add -er to the adjective when you compare two nouns and use 'than'.
* Sam is kinder "than" Jack"

- Add -est to the adjective to compare one noun to everyone or everything.
* Sam is "the" kindest of all in the class.
Use 'the' when you compare one noun against everyone or everything.

Degrees of comparison - comparison of nouns

comparing nouns - rule 2

When the positive ends in 'e', then add 'r' for comparative and 'st' for superlative.

Degrees of comparison - comparison of nouns

comparing nouns - rule 3

When the positive ends in 'y', change the y to 'i' and then add 'er' for comparitive and 'est' for superlative.

Degrees of comparison - comparison of nouns

comparing nouns - rule 4

Positive is one syllable - ends in a consonant preceded by a short vowel, - this consonant is doubled befor adding 'er' for comparitive and 'est' for superlative.

Degrees of comparison - comparison of nouns

comparing nouns - rule 5

When the adjective is more than 2 syllable - just add 'more' for comparative and 'most' for superlative.

Degrees of comparison - comparison of nouns

comparing nouns - rule 6

The list of adjectives that take either 'er' or 'more' or 'most'.

Degrees of comparison - comparison of nouns

comparing nouns - rule 7

Two syllable adjectives that end in "ful, less, ing, ed", take 'more' for comparative and 'most' for superlative.

Degrees of comparison - comparison of nouns

comparing nouns - rule 8

Irregular comparisons.

Degrees of comparison - comparison of nouns

comparing nouns - rule 9

Universal, unique, round, square, eternal, perfect are adjectives that cannot be compared.

Degrees of comparison - comparison of nouns