Helping verbs are verbs that help main verbs show their tenses, question forms, negative forms, etc. helping verbs forms usages examples do do/does did simple tenses I don’t like cigars. He didn’t come home. be am/is/are was/were continuous tenses They are studying. I was running. have have/has had perfect …
Read More »show up informal (to appear or arrive at a place) I invited him to dinner, but he didn’t show up. Only five members showed up for the meeting. envocabulary.com
Read More »all ears informal (listening with your full attention) Go ahead with your story; I’m all ears. We’re all ears. Tell us exactly what happened. envocabulary.com
Read More »incite vs. insight incite formal (to encourage someone to fight, argue, etc.) He was attempting to incite the crowd to violence. The party incited its supporters to take up arms against the government. insight (a clear understanding of a situation, idea, etc.) The documentary offers an insight into …
Read More »Linking verbs (also called copula) connect a subject to its complement without expressing an action. (It describes the subject using an adjective or a noun.) The sky is blue. He seems drunk. The weather became warmer. The water feels warm. That meat smells rotten. The food tastes delicious. …
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