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"ABLE" Pronounce : ˈ ābəl Definitions: Adjective: 1.       Having the power, skill, means, or opportunity to do something. 2.       Having considerable skill, proficiency, or intelligence. Words that end with able : 1.       Calcul able               : able to be 2.       Pay able                   : due to be 3.       Tax able                   : subject to 4.       Fashion able            : relevant or in accordance with 5.       Suit able                  : having the quality to ...

1.       Ida began to teach English here in 1999. She was still teaching English now. This sentence could be best expressed: “Ida … English since 1999. a)       Teaching b)       Will be teaching c)       Is teaching d)       Has been teaching Analysis: “Since” is used in the perfect tense form (S + Has/Have + been +V-ing). So, the correct answer is (D). 2.       X: John, have you met Bobi? Y: Yes, when I came to his house, he … in front of his house. a)       Sweep b)       Is sweeping c)       Was sweeping d)       Will sweep Analysis:                        Well, to answer this question you ...

Based on its function in the sentence, the word is divided into several types namely: nouns, adjectives, verbs, adverbs, pronouns, prepositions, conjunctions, articles, and interjections. 1.       Nouns Nouns are words that include the names of people, places, and things. Both abstract and concrete, both countable and uncountable. This type of word has several functions in the sentence namely: a)       Subject b)       Object c)       Complement d)       Part of the possessive form 2.       Verbs This is the most important part of a speech, for without a verb, a sentence would not exist. Simply put, this is a word that shows an action (physical or mental) or state of being of the subject in a sentence. Verbs are divided into 2 namely: a)       Auxiliary verbs: to be, to have, ...

"ABANDON" Pronounce:  əˈbandən Definitions: Verb:  Give up completely (a course of action, a practice, or a way of thinking). Cease to support or look after (someone); desert. Allow oneself to indulge in (a desire or impulse). Noun: Complete lack of inhibition or restraint. Examples: She sings and sways with total abandon . We can't go wild and start attacking with total abandon . The devices are now being used with reckless abandon . Never had I seen him move with such abandon , such reckless expression of his feelings. When one party is in power, they spend with reckless abandon .

EXERCISE (Skills 24-25): Each of the following sentences contains at least one adjective or adverb. Circle the adjectives and adverbs, and label them. Then indicate if the sentences are correct (C) or incorrect (I). 1.       The chef prepared a delicately sauce. Analysis: It’s incorrect because delicately should be delicate. Prepared it is used as an adjective: make (something) ready for use or consideration. 2.       Matthew feels terribly angry about the issue. Analysis: It’s correct . Terribly it is used as an adverb: very; extremely 3.       The swimmer swam powerful across the pool. Analysis: It’s incorrect because powerful should be powerfully. Powerfully it is used as an adverb. 4.       The receptionist answered the phone carefully. Analysis: It’s correct . Carefully it is used as an adverb. 5.       ...

TOEFL EXERCISE (Skills 24-25): Choose the letter of the underlined word or group of words that is not correct. 1.       Sounds quieter than 10 decibels are impossibly for the human ear to hear. a.        Quieter b.       Impossibly c.        Human d.       Hear Analysis: The answer is (b) impossibly. Impossibly should be impossible . 2.       Often the best farmland is next to a river that floods periodical. a.        Best b.       Next c.        River d.       Periodical Analysis: The answer is (d) periodical. Periodical should be periodically . 3.       The planet Mercury has a moderately elliptically orbit. a.        Plan...