Grammar Usage: Adjectives And Prepositions Part II

WORD OF THE DAY:

CANTANKEROUS (adjective)

Arguing and complaining a lot/ stubbornly obstructive and unwilling to cooperate.

Examples: 

The old-aged woman is a bit cantankerous.

Don't be cantankerous about these silly matters.

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WRONG TO CORRECT USAGE:

WRONG: She began to feel frighten of the stranger.

CORRECT: She began to feel frightened of the stranger.

WRONG: The committee has shown interest in the propose development.

CORRECT: The committee has shown interest in the proposed development.

GRAMMAR: Many adjectives are past participles, e.g. frightened, scared, pleased, proposed, relaxed, retired, united. The past participle of a regular verb ends in '-ed'.

More on this:

1. An 'adjective' is a word that tells what a person, thing, place, etc. is like.  

(e.g. 'a tall woman', 'a blue pen')

2. A preposition is a word that comes at the beginning of a phrase which tells us when, where, why, how, etc.

(e.g. I will come to the party 'at' seven o'clock in the evening.)

3. A Preposition is always followed by a noun or a gerund (-ing form).

(e.g. She's excited about the event.)

 

4. Prepositions are also used as linking words.

(e.g. We were given information about the remote areas.) 

 

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