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Optative Sentences Definition A sentence that expresses a wish, desire, prayer, curse, or other similar sentiment is known as an optative sentence. May my father have a life filled with joys! Here, the speaker prays for his/her father. The speaker’s prayer is for his/her father’s joyful life. Sentences like this are called optative sentences. Examples of Optative Sentences Best wishes! Good luck! God help us! Happy Eid day! Get healthy again! Get married soon! Have a nice trip! Have a safe journey! Happy National Day! Wish you good luck! God bless our nation! Let you achieve your aims. Wish you a life full of joy. Would that we had dollars! May God restore your health! May you be blessed with a baby boy! Would that I could buy that car! Let our territory be a peaceful place for visitors. Forms of Optative Sentences The most common words may, let, wish, have, would that, and get are used at the start of an optative sentence. They can also be sentences used for wishin...

Tag Questions Questions are used to ask about something. We have different types of questions like Wh-questions, tag questions, etc. What are Tag Questions? Tag questions or question tags are mini questions that we use to ask for confirmation. By using tag questions, we confirm the information that we think is true. It is raining, isn’t it? In this example, the speaker thinks the information (it is raining) is true. He uses the tag question to confirm his information. Structure of Tag Questions Positive Statements with Negative Tags In this structure, we have a positive statement and a negative tag. The negative tag is used to confirm the information we have in the positive statement. Ali likes football, doesn’t he? The positive statement can be of any tense. In the negative tag, we use an auxiliary related to the tense of the positive statement, not, and a pronoun according to the subject of the positive statement. Positive statement + Comma + Auxiliary + Not + Pr...

The Phonic Sound of G “G” is the letter that produces two sounds. It is important to differentiate between the two. Your child needs to know the two sounds of the letter “G” at the first stage of learning English. What are the two sounds of “G”? The letter “G” has two sounds, soft “G” and hard “G”.   Soft G The letter “G” is called a soft G when it produces the "j" sound. The letter “G” produces the “j” sound when the letter "G" precedes the letter "E", "I", or "Y".  Gent Giraffe Gymnastic In these examples, the letter “G” produces its sound as the sound of “j”. This is because the letter “G” precedes the letter “E" in the example, the letter "I" in the second example, and the letter "Y" in the third example.    Hard G The letter “G” is called a hard G when it is followed by the letters “A”, “O”, “U”, or any consonant letter. Hard G produces a “g” sound. Remember that the sound of the ...

The Phonic Sound of C Pronunciation is of great importance. When there is pronunciation accuracy, a word can be understood easily. The word can be read easily and written accurately. Some patterns can help in learning English. The Letter C One of the letters is the letter “C”. The letter “C” produces different sounds. It is crucial to know the differences and educate your child in a way that he will pronounce accurately. The Soft C The letter “C” is called soft C when it produces the sounds of /s/ or /∫/. When does it produce these sounds? We have to check which letter or letters follow the letter “C”. The Sound of /S/ The letter “C” produces the sound of /s/ when the letter "C" is followed by “E”, “I”, or “Y”. City = The letter “C” in the word “city” produces the sound of /s/ because it is followed by “I”. Century = The letter “C” in the word “century” produces the sound of /s/ because it is followed by “E”. Cylinder = The letter “C” in the word “cylinder” produces the soun...

Uses of Slashes   The slash is one of the punctuation marks. You may have seen words like stroke, oblique, backward slash, forward slash, or straight or vertical slash. All these are the same things used in the English language with the general term slash.  Types of Slashes There are three types of slashes namely, backward slash, vertical slash, and forward slash. Backward Slash \ The backward slash is not generally used in the English language. It is used in coding language.  D:\personal data\pictures\2020 C:\Users\Admin\Downloads Vertical Slash | The vertical, upright, or straight slash has two usages. It is used in coding language. Secondly, it is used in mathematics. The vertical slash is also used for phrases like  “such that” or “it is true that”. {x | x < 5} The set of all x such that x is smaller than 5 If (x == ‘c’ || x == ‘d’) If x is equal to C or D Forward Slash / The forward slash is used for different purposes.  To Separate Lines A forward slas...

Spelling Rules for Forming Comparative and Superlative Adjectives   We have three degrees (positive, comparative, and superlative) of adjectives. To form comparative and superlative degrees of adjectives, we generally add the suffix “er” or “est”. In some cases, we add more, less, most, or least. When we add the suffixes, we need to bring some spelling changes. Spelling Rules for Forming Comparative Adjectives We know that the suffix “er” is added to short adjectives and double-syllable adjectives that end in “y”. Some spelling changes take place while adding the suffix. Add -er Most single-syllable adjectives need the suffix “er” to form their comparative degree.  Tall ______ taller Smart ____ smarter Kind _____ kinder  Short ____ shorter Broad ____ broader Adjectives Ending in -e When a single syllable adjective ends in -e, we don’t need to add “er”, we just add “r” at the end.  Large ____ larger Nice _____ nicer Free _____ freer Fine _____ finer  White ____...