The words of English Language are classified as “Parts of the Speech” and are named according to their functions. This means that every word, depending on its use, falls into one of the 9 categories:- 1. The Article There are 3 articles in English Language. They are a, an, the 2. The Noun A noun is the name of a person, animal, place or thing, e.g. boy, dog, house or book. 3. The Verb A verb may be said to be a “doing” word e.g. eat, sing, sleep, play. 4. The Pronoun A pronoun takes the place of a noun, e.g. he, she, it, they, we. 5. The Adjective An adjective describes a noun or a pronoun, e.g.beautiful, kind, happy. 6. The Adverb An adverb generally modifies a verb, e.g. here, suddenly, timidly. 7. The Preposition A preposition shows the relation between one thing and another e.g. on, against, for. 8. The Conjunction A conjunction is a word used for joining words and clauses together e.g. but, and. 9. The Exclamation or Interjection An exclamation or interjection expresses sudden emotion e.g. Stop! Attention! |
Tense means time and there are three times at which an action can take place i.e. Past, Present and Future Tense. They are further divided to show the continuousness and also the time of the action. Past Tense Present Tense Future Tense
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Active Voice In the active voice, the subject of the verb does the action (eg They killed the President). See also Passive Voice. Adjective Adverb Article Auxiliary Verb Clause Conjunction Infinitive Interjection Modal Verb Noun Object Participle Part Of Speech Passive Voice Phrase Predicate Preposition Pronoun Sentence Subject Tense Verb |
1. In Malaysian English many words and phrases are used in a way not understood by rest of the world Unacceptable local usage
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Which wristwatches are Swiss wristwatches?
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers,
A peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked.
If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers,
Where's the peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked?
One-One was a racehorse.
Two-Two was one, too.
When One-One won one race,
Two-Two won one, too.
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.
A peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked.
If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers,
Where's the peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked?
Picky people pick Peter Pan Peanut-Butter, 'tis the peanut-butter picky people pick.
ace: make an "A" on a test, homework assignment, project, etc. "Somebody said you aced the test, Dave. That's great!"
all right (1): expression of reluctant agreement. A: "Come to the party with me. Please!"
all right (2): fair; not particularly good. A: "How's your chemistry class?"
all right (3): unharmed; in satisfactory condition. A: "You don't look normal. Are you all right?"
and then some: and much more besides. A: "I'd guess your new computer cost about $2,000. "
antsy: restless; impatient and tired of waiting. "I hope Katy calls soon. Just sitting around and waiting is making me antsy."
as easy as pie: very easy. "I thought you said this was a difficult problem. It isn't. In fact, it's as easy as pie."
at the eleventh hour: at the last minute; almost too late. "Yes, I got the work done in time. I finished it at the eleventh hour, but I wasn't late.
be all ears: be eager to hear what someone has to say. A: "I just got an e-mail message from our old friend Sally."
be broke: be without money. "No, I can't lend you ten dollars. I'm completely broke until payday."
be fed up with (with someone or something): be out of patience (with someone or something); "Bill, you're too careless with your work. I'm fed up with
be in and out: be at and away from a place during a particular time. "Could we postpone our meeting until tomorrow? I expect to
be on the go: be very busy (going from one thing or project to another). "I'm really tired. I've been on the go all week long."
be on the road: be traveling. "You won't be able to contact me tomorrow because I'll be on the road."
be over: be finished; end. "I can't see you until around 4 o'clock. My meetings won't be over until then."
beat: exhausted; very tired (adj.). "This has been a long day. I'm beat!"
beat around the bush: evade an issue; avoid giving a direct answer. "Quit beating around the bush! If you don't want to go with me, just tell me!" the bottom line: the most essential information. "The discussion lasted many hours. The bottom line was that
Break a leg! : Good luck!
"I understand you have a job interview tomorrow. Break a leg!" |
Time | Subject | Verb | Object | Place | Time |
I | have | breakfast | in the kitchen | ||
They | play | handball | in the gym | every Monday | |
My friend | is swimming | in the pool | |||
Every Saturday | Peter | watches | TV | at home |