| vain (adv.) | I tried in vain to sleep |
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| vain (adj.) | He was vainly trying to find the keyhole in the dark |
| Long (adj) | We have a long journey before us |
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| Long (adv) | I hope they will stay long |
| Long (verb) | They long for their home |
| Long (noun) | The long and short of its is this |
| Break (verb) | The child is playing with your glasses. It may break it |
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| Break (noun) | There is a break in the wall |
| Half (adj) | I waited half an hour |
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| Half (adv) | He is half dead |
| Half (noun) | You may take the bigger half |
| Quick (adj) | This is quick train |
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| Quick (adv) | Come quick! |
| Quick (noun) | I hurt the quick of my finger-nail |
| Before (adv) | I have seen him before |
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| Before (prep.) | You should come before 10 O’clock |
| Some (adj) | Will you lend me some money? |
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| Some (pronoun) | Some disapprove of the idea... |
| Sound (adj) | We arrived home safe and sound |
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| Sound (verb) | That music sounds beautiful |
| Sound (noun) | Sounds travels more slowly than light |
| Tight (adv) | He has made my suit too tight |
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| Tight (adj) | The drawer is so tight I cannot open it |
| Thinned (adv.) | The clouds thinned and the sun came out |
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| Thin (adj.) | The ice is too thin to stand on |
| Whole (adj) | We drank a whole bottle each |
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| Whole (adv) | I am not wholly convinced by your argument |
| Whole (noun) | As members of society we are all parts of a greater whole |
| Penalty (noun) | The ticketless traveller paid a penalty of $10. |
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| Penalty (adj) | Indian penal code is hard on crimes |
| Penalty (verb) | Those who copy will be penalised |
| Desire (noun) | Desire is the root of all evils |
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| Desire (adj) | B.E. is the desirable qualification |
| Desire (verb) | Deserve before you desire |
| Need (noun) | Nature has enough for everyone’s need |
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| Need (adj) | The needy students applied for a scholarship |
| Need (verb) | Take my camera if you need |
| Think (noun) | Weigh your thoughts before uttering them |
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| Think (adj) | He is a thoughtful person |
| Think (verb) | Think before you ink |
| Adjective (adj) | You look simply divine |
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| Verb (verb) | Astrologers claim to be able to divine what the stars hold in store for us |
| Add (noun) | The baby is an addition to the family |
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| Add (adj) | Additional forces were sent to tackle the violence during polls |
| Add (verb) | He added another victory to his credit in chess |
| Wonder (noun) | Madurai Temple has been declared as one of the modern woders of the world |
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| Wonder (adj) | Taj is a wonderful building |
| Wonder (verb) | I wonder how he makes both ends meet |
| Expect (noun) | Expectations should be realistic |
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| Expect (adj) | She is an expectant mother |
| Expect (verb) | Teachers expect obedience from students |
| Live (noun) | Life is real |
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| Live (adj) | It was a live cricket show |
| Live (verb) | Live your life ot your fullest capacity |
| Succeed (noun) | Hardwork is always crowned by success |
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| Succeed (adj) | Successful people believe in hard work |
| Succeed (verb) | Nothing succeeds like success |
| Achieve (noun) | Achievement does not end problems |
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| Achieve (adj) | Fix achievable goals |
| Achieve (verb) | Try to achieve your goal by fair means |
| Search (noun) | The search for the missing officer lasted for a few weeks |
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| Search (adj) | They had search lights |
| Search (verb) | The police searched the house |
| Experiment (noun) | Edison conducted many experiments to find the right filament for bulb |
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| Experiment (adj) | The experimental design proved to be very successful |
| Experiment (verb) | He experimented with 18000 types of plants ot find one plant which gave more latex |
| True (noun) | It was a dream which came true |
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| True (adj) | He is my true friend |
| Nature (noun) | Nature is always friendly to man |
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| Nature (adj) | Mr.John was the natural choice of the people in the election in U.K. |
| Futile (noun) | Her late efforts ended in futility |
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| Futile (adj) | It was a futile exercise |
| Majestic (noun) | Her majesty did not attend the marriage party |
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| Majestic (adj) | It was a majestic portrait |
| Enternal (noun) | A great teacher’s influence lasts unto enternity |
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| Enternal (adj) | The last one was an enternal voyage |
| Success (noun) | Mr.David’s project was a great success |
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| Success (adj) | Successful people do ordinary things in a different way |
| Inspire (noun) | She drew her inspiration to fly from Tata |
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| Inspire (adj) | The inspirational talk lasted for two hours |
| Globe (noun) | She chased the globe half way to realize her dreams |
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| Globe (adj) | Ozone hole is a global issue |
| Grave (noun) | The little boy had a watery grave |
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| Grave (adj) | He is a grave person |
| Better (noun) | Scientists constantly try to better our life |
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| Betters (adj) | We should respect our betters |
| Wound (noun) | The doctor examined the wounds of the soldier |
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| Wound (adj) | The wounded man was rushed to the hospital |
| Flesh (noun) | Shylock wanted only Antonio’s flesh |
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| Flesh (adj) | This is a fleshy fruit |
| Just (noun) | Justice delayed is justice denied |
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| Just (adj) | solomon was a just man |
| Excellent (noun) | Excellence award was conferred on Rosy |
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| Excellent (adj) | Rosy is an excellent mother |
| Earth (noun) | The earth moves round the sun |
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| Earth (adj) | Earthly power does not last long |
| Law (noun) | Law is an ass |
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| Law (adj) | Be a lawful citizen |
Modal auxiliaries Vs Primary auxiliaries
Primary auxiliaries are be, do, have. They are used to form tenses and to frame short answers.
Modal auxiliaries are will, would, may, might, shall, should, can, could, must, dare, need, used, ought. They are used to express moods.