Prepositions A preposition is a word which shows relationships among other words in the sentence. The relationships include direction, place, time, cause, manner, and amount. Eg: She comes to dance by the train. (by is the proposition here showing the manner). The UPS parcel will...
Pronouns A pronoun is a word which can be used instead of a noun. For example, instead of saying this is Mary’s uniform, the pronoun her can be used in place of Mary and the sentence becomes – This is her uniform. Pronouns are used...
Adverbs A word that gives more information about a verb, an adjective or another adverb is called an adverb. Adverbs describe verbs, adjectives, and adverbs in terms of qualities such as time, frequency, and manner. eg: Marina eats fast. Here fast describes the verb eats....
Adjectives An adjective is a word which describes or gives more information about a noun or a pronoun. Adjectives are words that show off the qualities of nouns. They describe, size, color, number, kind etc. Sam is clever and shrewd. Here clever and shrewd describe...
Verbs A verb is defined as a word which shows action or a state of being. The verb is the soul of a sentence. A sentence is incomplete without a verb. It is easy to recognize the action verbs. eg. The snake bit the mongoose....
Nouns A noun is a word which names a person, animal, place or thing. Here are some examples of nouns: girl, lake, friend, India, square, school, truth, university, idea, Gandhi, uncle, pencil, stamp, vacation, teacher, history. Gandhi is a noun because it is the name...
Parts Of Speech Parts of speech are to grammar what letters are to reading and writing. Parts of speech helps be understanding the use of words and how words can be put together to communicate. Parts of speech are used to organize words in accordance...
The Test Score The final PBT score ranges between 310 and 677 and is based on three sub scores: Listening (31-68), Structure (31-68), and Reading (31-67). Unlike the CBT, the score of the Writing section (referred to as the Test of Written English, TWE) is...
Types of Tests The Reading test consists of 3 to 5 passages, each approximately 700 words in length with questions about the passages. The passages are generally academic, the kind of material that might be found in undergraduate university textbooks and their purpose is to...
TOEFL TOEFL the ‘Test of English as a Foreign Language’ is pronounced as “toe-full” and it evaluates the ability of a an individual to use and understand English in an academic setting. Like IELTS it is an admission requirement for non-native English speakers at many...
