DK Grammar Guide
239 INTRODUCTORY “IT” FURTHER EXAMPLES INTRODUCTORY “IT” Certain set phrases beginning “it is” can be used at the start of a sen ...
240 “It” clauses, “what” clauses, or moving a noun to the front of a sentence can all be used to put emphasis on a certain word ...
241 FURTHER EXAMPLES Simple statements can be made more emphatic by adding “what” with the verb “be.” This structure is often us ...
242 Reversing the normal order of words, or inversion, can be used for emphasis or a sense of drama. It is common after certain ...
243 FURTHER EXAMPLES INVERSION AFTER TIME ADVERBIALS Inversion can be used after time adverbials that are negative or restrictiv ...
244 Some words can be left out of a sentence to avoid repetition, or when the meaning can be understood without them. This is ca ...
245 Words can also be left out of sentences if the meaning can be understood from the context. This kind of ellipsis does not ha ...
246 Phrases with infinitives can sometimes be reduced or shortened to prevent repetition. This helps language to sound more natu ...
247 DROPPING THE ENTIRE INFINITIVE CLAUSE The same structure can also be used after certain adjectives, such as “delighted,” “af ...
248 VERBS WITH COMPLEMENTS “WANT” AND “WOULD LIKE” The entire infinitive clause cannot be left out after verbs that have complem ...
249 249 Sometimes “to” can be used instead of repeating the whole infinitive. After nouns and adjectives, sometimes the whole in ...
250 As well as ellipsis (leaving words out), repetition can be avoided by replacing some phrases with shorter ones. This is call ...
251 Verbs and their complements can also be used with substitute words to avoid repetition. “Do” and “did” are often used to rep ...
252 Adjectives are words that describe nouns. In English, they usually come before the noun that they are describing. There are ...
253 Fact adjectives tell you a particular fact about the noun they are describing. There are many different categories of fact a ...
254 ADJECTIVE ORDER When several adjectives are used together before a noun, they must go in a particular order. Opinion adjecti ...
255 TIP English doesn’t usually use more than three adjectives in a row to describe something. COLOR NATIONALITY MATERIAL FURTHE ...
256 GRADABLE ADJECTIVES FURTHER EXAMPLES Gradable adjectives can be modified by adverbs to make the adjective’s original meaning ...
257 NON-GRADABLE ADJECTIVES FURTHER EXAMPLES Non-gradable adjectives cannot usually be modified. These adjectives tend to fall i ...
258 Comparative adjectives are used to compare two things. They can either be formed by adding the suffix “-er,” or by putting “ ...
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