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Usage of Infinitives in English Grammar

Let us examine the following sentences of this type of infinitives. 1. I ‘am to go’ for the interview today at 10 a.m. (present) 2. He ‘has to complete’ the home work by 10 p.m. today. (present) 3. Sandhya ‘is to lead’ the class in prayer this evening. (present) 4. The girl students ‘have to participate’ in the competition. (present) 5. The twin sisters ‘are to dance’ in today’s party. (present) 6. Sham ‘was to reach’ here before 8 a.m. (past) 7. The apprentices ‘were to practice’ the work within 24 hours. (past) 8. Sam ‘had to submit’ the application before 22 nd of last month. (past) 9. You ‘will have to appear’ for the entrance examination next week. (future) 10. Reena ‘does have to’ attend the court proceedings today. 11. ‘Do’ all the children ‘have to say’ the Pledge? 12. ‘Did’ my mother ‘have to come’ here for such a simple reason? We are learning free medical transcription course here in this blog.   Note: In some cases of the au...

Use of Gerunds in English Grammar

Use of Gerunds in English Grammar is the content of this lesson.  We learned about superlatives in the last lesson. That is in conversation of simple sentences, we use the parts of a sentence in a manner subject-Auxiliary-Verb. This can be of any tense either of the 16 tenses. Let us see the following more examples on this infinitives.  1. I am going 'to see' my aunt at 4 a.m. (Present Continuous) 2. Mrs. Sekar is fast 'to catch' her train. (Present) 3. Jil ran 'to escape' from his assailant. (simple past) 4. Anjali was present in the class 'to give' her attendance. (past) 5. Pooma was delighted 'to capture' the intruder. (past) 6. I am here 'to talk' to the Maths teacher. (present) 7. The students will arrive here soon 'to appear' for the interview. (future) 8. The drama participants will be coming now 'to eat' their dinner. (future continuous) 9. The post man has been waiting here for 30 mi...

Mastering Superlative Degrees of Comparison & Infinitive Verbs: A Complete Grammar Guide

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In English grammar, understanding how to compare items accurately and how to structure verbs is fundamental to clear communication. In this guide, we will break down two key grammatical concepts: Superlative Degrees of Comparison and Infinitive Verbs . Part 1: Understanding Superlatives in English We use superlative adjectives when answering questions about extreme degree—identifying a particular person or thing that stands at the very top or bottom of a group. When pointing out a top item among many, we frequently use the structure "one of the" before the superlative adjective. Crucially, the noun following this structure must always be plural (e.g., "one of the students" , "one of the posts" ). We use the superlatives in answers to any kind of general or specific questions. Let us know the way how to identify a particular person or thing out of so many which are in the top position? In some cases we use the expression "one of the" before th...