Anagrams

Posted on January 29, 2012 by admin

Anagrams Dormitory == Dirty Room Desperation == A Rope Ends It The Morse Code == Here Come Dots Slot Machines == Cash Lost in 'em Animosity == Is No Amity Snooze Alarms == Alas! No More Z's Alec Guinness == Genuine Class Semolina == Is No Meal The Public Art Galleries == Large Picture Halls, I Read more

Gre Practice Test

Posted on January 28, 2012 by admin

GRE PRACTISE TEST Sample questions 1 to 3 below are based on this passage: Reviving the practice of using elements of popular music in classical composition, an approach that had been in hibernation in the United States during the 1960s, composer Philip Glass (born 1937) embraced the ethos of popular music without imitating Read more

Passive Voice Definition

Posted on January 27, 2012 by admin

PASSIVE VOICE DEFINITION In passive sentences the subject receives the verb’s action that is denoted by the verb. There are two forms of passive voice: one of them is agentless (short) passive the other one is long passive. In the short form, the performer of the action is not identified. For example: “The mistakes Read more

Online Dictionaries

Posted on January 26, 2012 by admin

Here is a quick list for the links of English online dictionaries. www.dictionary.cambridge.org www.ldoceonline.com www.merriam-webster.com www.oxforddictionaries.com www.thefreedictionary.com http://www.englishpage.com/dictionaries/english_dictionary.html http://www.onelook.com/ http://www.alphadictionary.com/index.shtml http://lookwayup.com/free/ http://thesaurus.com/ http://www.macmillandictionary.com/ http://oald8.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/ http://dictionary.reference.com/ http://lookwayup.com/free/ If Read more

Ielts Results

Posted on January 25, 2012 by admin

IELTS Results IELTS exam evaluation is over 9, that is, the highest result that could be got is 9. All the parts are evaluated separately out of 9 then their average is takes to get the over-all IELTS score. What does IELTS results (bands) mean? Band 9: Expert user Band 8: Very good user Band 7: Good user Band Read more

Passive Examples

Posted on January 24, 2012 by admin

-Passive voice example sentences- 1.Active: I have been cleaning the house with my mother for two days. Passive: The house has being cleaned by me and my mother for two days. 2.Active: We discussed the problem and found a solution at the end. Passive: The problem was discussed and a soultion was found. 3.Active: Read more

Articles

Posted on January 23, 2012 by admin

Articles We use “A” before singular words that begin with a consonent sound. She bought a new car. There is a dog in my garden. He made an appointment with the dentist. “An” is used before singular words that begin with vowel sound. My mother is an English teacher. An award ceremony was held yesterday. A/an Read more

Burn One’S Boats

Posted on January 22, 2012 by admin

Burn one’s boats: to do something that makes it impossible for someone to change his/her plans and go back to the situation he/she was in before It means you're cutting off ties to something that previously added value to your life Burn one’s bridge Samples: By insulting her boss while leaving the job, she Read more