Meaning:
The current state.
The current state.
Example
She is very conservative. She just wants to preserve the status quo.
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Friday, 5 August 2016
Latin phrase: Status quo
Example
She is very conservative. She just wants to preserve the status quo.
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Phrasal Verbs with Fall - Fall behind
Fall behind
Meaning:
To lag behind someone or something.
Example
Airbus beat Boeing on orders but it fell behind on deliveries.
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🌟 Quote from Willie Nelson
Quote from Willie Nelson
Once you replace negative thoughts with positive ones, you'll start having positive results.
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🌟 Quote from Allen Klein
Quote from Allen Klein
Your attitude is like a box of crayons that color your world.
Constantly color your picture gray, and your picture will always be bleak.
Try adding some bright colors to the picture by including humor, and your picture begins to lighten up.
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Thursday, 4 August 2016
Grammar Test: was sleeping ...?
What is the answer to this question?
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Answer:
soundly (Answer 4)
Solution
sleep soundly (= sleep well)
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Adverb
Adverbs often end with '-ly'.
An adverb is used to modify adjectives, verbs or other adverbs.
It is used to express time, place, manner and so on.
Examples
1. One simple thing can make your home extremely awesome.
(Adverb: extremely (modify an adjective 'awesome'))
2. Sarah sings beautifully.
(Adverb: beautifully (modify a verb 'sing'))
3. Jeffrey speaks very quickly.
(Adverb: very (modify an adverb 'quickly'))
One of the general uses of adverb is to describe how something was done.
Other examples
1. My grandpa walked slowly.
(How did my grandpa walk?)
('Slowly' is an adverb.)
2. My little baby was sleeping soundly.
(How was my little baby sleeping?)
('Soundly' is an adverb.)
3. We are reading quietly in the library.
(How are we reading in the library?)
('Quietly' is an adverb.)
4. We are in the library. Don't talk too loudly.
(How do we talk in the library?)
('Loudly' is an adverb.)
5. The children were playing football happily.
(How were the children playing football?)
('Happily' is an adverb.)
Adverb
Adverbs often end with '-ly'.
An adverb is used to modify adjectives, verbs or other adverbs.
It is used to express time, place, manner and so on.
Examples
1. One simple thing can make your home extremely awesome.
(Adverb: extremely (modify an adjective 'awesome'))
2. Sarah sings beautifully.
(Adverb: beautifully (modify a verb 'sing'))
3. Jeffrey speaks very quickly.
(Adverb: very (modify an adverb 'quickly'))
One of the general uses of adverb is to describe how something was done.
Other examples
1. My grandpa walked slowly.
(How did my grandpa walk?)
('Slowly' is an adverb.)
2. My little baby was sleeping soundly.
(How was my little baby sleeping?)
('Soundly' is an adverb.)
3. We are reading quietly in the library.
(How are we reading in the library?)
('Quietly' is an adverb.)
4. We are in the library. Don't talk too loudly.
(How do we talk in the library?)
('Loudly' is an adverb.)
5. The children were playing football happily.
(How were the children playing football?)
('Happily' is an adverb.)
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