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Originally Posted by mama There are several grammar techniques I need to learn, where can I find rules and exercises?. [
6) what is the use of "this" versus "these"
7) when to use "ed" at the end of a word?
8) when to use brought or bring |
'this' and 'these' are demonstrative pronouns used to refer to items/people close to the speaker. Use 'this' for singular and 'these' for plural. Example:
This book (over here) is blue.
These books (over here) are blue.
Use 'that' (singular) and 'those' (plural) to refer to items/people far from the speaker. Example:
That book (over there) is blue.
Those books (over there) are blue.
'-ed' is a past tense suffix. Add it to verbs to form the past tense. Example:
I walk today.
I walked yesterday.
Some verbs don't take '-ed'. Those verbs are called irregular verbs. Example:
bring => brought
You have to memorize the list of irregular verbs. All other verbs take '-ed'.
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