
The highlighted words below (was built, is visited, etc.) are examples of the passive. We use the passive if we do not know who does something, or if it is not important or not necessary to say who does it.
For what purpose do we use ‘in order/so as+ to infinitive’? Instead of ‘in order/so as+ to infinitive’, can we simply use the ‘to infinitive’? How do we form negatives in ‘so as/in order’? What is the difference in use of ‘for + noun’ and ‘so..that’?
What is the direct speech? What is the indirect speech? What is the difference between ‘say’ and ‘tell’? What are reporting verbs? What do they do?
Words like oldest, youngest, older, taller, shorter and shortest show comparisons. Oldest, youngest and shortest are examples of the superlative form. Taller and shorter are examples of the comparative form. We use comparative adjectives when we compare two people, places, animals or objects.
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