Posted by englishlessons on April 27, 2006
An infinitive is formed by putting to before the base form of a verb. It can be used as a noun.
Example: She often forgets to lock her car.
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Posted by englishlessons on April 21, 2006
The schwa (the uh sound) is important because it is the most frequent sound in English. You can hear the schwa in the first and third syllable of the word, banana.
The second syllable in this word is stressed.
Example: ba NA na
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Posted by englishlessons on April 10, 2006
The stress in acronyms (words that are made from the first letter of a group of words) is almost always on the last letter.
Examples: UCLA, PC, WTO, PDF
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