Share What are they? In English we often use a substitute or reference word so that we don’t repeat the original word. Some of the commonest of these words are pronouns In this post we’ll look at how these reference words are used to organise a text. How we use reference words As we […]
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Share So how do you pick the right Cambridge exam for you? Well, you can take a Cambridge online test and see for yourself. It’s a good place to start and it gives you a good general idea of your level. What next? You need time to prepare. Even if you’re at about the right level, give
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Share Prefix and Suffix Types We use a prefix at the beginning of the word to change the meaning and a suffix at the end of a word when we often use them to change the type of word. Understanding when to use prefixes and suffixes correctly are an important part of doing the word
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Share Suffixes Used for People A suffix is used at the end of a word when we often use them to change the type of word. Understanding when to use suffixes correctly is an important part of the Part 3 Use of English word formation exercise. Here we look at noun suffixes. One of the
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Share Nominalisations: Other words as nouns Nominalisation describes a word formation in which a verb (or other part of speech) is used as (or transformed into) a noun. We’ll take a look at why we use them and why these noun forms can be useful in formal writing. Explanation When we use verb forms it makes
Share Using Inversion Inversion is a way of changing the information placed at the beginning of a sentence and in this post we will looked at a variety of ways how we can use inversion. Because it changes the focus on information it can be a very good way of emphasizing details. It’s also considered
Share Writing Paragraphs Paragraphs are a very important part of writing essays and other forms of writing as they help us to communicate information more clearly to a reader. In this diagram we show how we organise our ideas and how to write essay paragraphs, in English. Topic Sentences The topic sentence is the
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Share Writing needs planning, whether it’s an email to a friend or a more complex formal letter. It is especially important to have a writing plan when it comes to exams or writing for university or college. It is unfortunately a fact that the majority of students who take Cambridge First and a surprising number of
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Share Word Formation:Suffixes Using prefixes and suffixes correctly are an important part of doing the word formation exercise , which is Part 3 in the Use of English exam. We have seen suffixes we use to talk about people and there is a larger group of noun suffixes which are used to create nouns in
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