Verbs like “do” and “have” are some of the verbs in English that can function as auxiliary verbs. If we say “Do you like shrimp?” or “I don’t like shrimp,” we are…
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Grammar glossary: adverb
An adverb is a type of word that adds information to the meaning of verbs, adjectives, adverbs, phrases, or to whole statements. For example, if someone says “I ate quickly,” the adverb “quickly”…
Grammar glossary: adjective
An adjective is a type of word in a language that is used to describe things or people. Words like “hot,” “sweet,” “boring,” and “beautiful” are adjectives. Usually, in English, adjectives come…
tangent
adjective 1. in contact, esp. at a single point or along a single line; touching. 2. irrelevant; diverging from the main focus of a matter.We don’t need to hear these tangent remarks…
scavenger
noun a person or thing that scavenges, esp. an animal that eats decaying flesh.Vultures are not predators but scavengers.We were a couple of scavengers looking in the dumpster for something to serve…