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New items added to:
π’Special Booksπ’
πThe Big Book of English Verbs
πOxford Practice Grammar Intermediate With Practices
πGrammatically Correct
πLongman Grammar of Spoken and Written English
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πOxford Practice Grammar- Advanced
πLongman English Grammar Practice intermediate
πTHE CAMBRIDGE GUIDE TO ENGLISH USAGE
πCommon Errors in English
πRight word wrong word
πCambridge Advanced Grammarin Use 3rd Edition
πA Comprehensive Grammar of the English Language
πPractical Everyday English
πPractical English Usage - Michael Swanπ₯
π Grammarπ
πPresent Simple
πPresent continuous
πSuffix&Prefixπ
π Collocations π
π³ Modal Verbsπ³
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π₯EXCEPTIONABLE = offensive:
He was criticized for his *exceptionable* comments.
π₯EXCEPTIONAL = outstanding:
My essay is *exceptional*.
He was criticized for his *exceptionable* comments.
π₯EXCEPTIONAL = outstanding:
My essay is *exceptional*.
Please don't assume that passives always need "by". I know your books might tell you this,but you should know that all verbs in the passive voice are not exclusively followed by "BY".
A few examples in which agents, in Passive Voice, are positioned after some other prepositions, like about, at,ββtoβ, βwithβ, etc. instead of the preposition ββbyβ.
e.g.:-
Active
Passive
(i)
I know him.
He is known to me.
(ii)
He annoyed me much.
I was much annoyed with him.
(iii)
My frequent Visit annoys him.
He is annoyed at my frequent visit.
(iv)
His carelessness annoys me much.
I am annoyed about his carelessness.
(v)
The precocity of the child astonished me.
I was astonished at/by the precocity of the child.
(vi)
A large number of trees surround the village.
The village is surrounded with/by a large number of trees.
A few examples in which agents, in Passive Voice, are positioned after some other prepositions, like about, at,ββtoβ, βwithβ, etc. instead of the preposition ββbyβ.
e.g.:-
Active
Passive
(i)
I know him.
He is known to me.
(ii)
He annoyed me much.
I was much annoyed with him.
(iii)
My frequent Visit annoys him.
He is annoyed at my frequent visit.
(iv)
His carelessness annoys me much.
I am annoyed about his carelessness.
(v)
The precocity of the child astonished me.
I was astonished at/by the precocity of the child.
(vi)
A large number of trees surround the village.
The village is surrounded with/by a large number of trees.