Found 60 articles starting with W:
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Your waist is between your stomach and your hips.To waste means “to squander” or “to consume thoughtlessly.”Example: The main reason for the enlargement of his ... |
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WarrantWarrant is a notification, warning or advice to someone. It can also be used to caution someone against a potential danger. Warrant is usually used for mentioning things (not people). For example, if something warrants an action... |
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Washington D.C. vs. Washington State The terms "Washington D.C." and "Washington State" are often misunderstood or confusing to many, especially for those who are not well-acquainted with American geography. While both share the name "Washington," they refer to two distinct entities:... |
The word wastage is not a fancy equivalent for waste. Waste is failure to use something which could easily be used. But wastage is loss resulting from unavoidable natural causes, such as evaporation.... |
I needed a waiver from the zoning board for the house because the lot was so small, but they let me build because it was next to the park. ... |
We should fix the chapter title… The chapter title reads: "We could of used the right helping verb."Let's fix it: We could have used the right helping verb... |
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Wedding Wedding is the name given for the rituals, events and ceremonies that take place when two people take vows to live together for rest of their life. It is an indication of social acceptance of the relationship. Wedding is used to ind... |
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He put on a wet bathing suit. The aroma whet my appetite. Are you wondering... |
What is generally a compound relative, including both the antecedent and the relative, and is equivalent to that which; as, "This is What I wanted;" that is, that which, or, the thing which I wanted. What is compounded of which ... |
We are all familiar with synonyms – they are words that mean the same thing. For rich writing, we use different words in different situations to convey the same thing – for exam... |
We use the word “archetype” in our daily language to refer to a prototype or a perfect model for something. ... |
What is the difference between BC and BCE? "BC" stands for "Before Christ," and is a convention that has been in use for centuries. It is based on the traditional belief that the year of Christ's birth, which was believed to be the start of the modern Western calendar, was the dividing p... |
What do nouns do in our language? It’s crucial that you know, for you cannot begin to engage in any kind of grammatical analysis without knowing the roles of all eight parts of speech.The main roles of nouns break down into three types:... |
What types of plagiarism exist? Different Types of PlagiarismThere are diverse plagiarism types. While analyzing the gravity, extend and plagiarism spectrum it is important to determine if it’s unintentional or intentional. That’s the re... |
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When as an interrogative pronoun Quite simp... |
When to use “Would” instead of “Will” Many non-native English learners find it confusing when it comes to the uses of “would”. The word “would” has miscellaneous uses, so confusion is not unlikely. This post aims to clear the confusion. Most of the times, the source of the confusion i... |
The word whether is a subordinating conjunction that introduces subordinate clauses |
subordinating conjunction |
relative pronoun and interrogative pronoun |
subordinating conjunction, noun, and verb |
While as a conjunction and adverbWhen used as conjunction/adverb, both the words mean during or at the same time as. They can also mean whereas (in the context of comparison). In the above sentence, we can replace ‘whereas’ with whil... |
The word who is the subjective or nominative case. It acts as a subject of a clause... |
Who or Whom?Amber, Igor, and Miss Hamrick dreamed up that and which when they wanted to refer to inanimate objects and abstractions. But they also dreamed up a set of relative pronouns (... |
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Whole means “entire.”A hole is an “opening,” “empty spot,” or rarely a “flaw.”Example: We asked the whole work crew to dig the hole.... |
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Whose is the possessive form of the pronoun who. Many think that whose can ref... |
Why is Learning Foreign Languages Exciting? At school, we learn a foreign language for several years, in most cases, because of the academic program. For our age and brief life experience, we underestimate the importance of knowing a different language and speaking fluently in it. Following gr... |
Why The English Language Is So Hard To Learn The bandage was wound around the wound.The farm was used to produce produce.The dump ... |
Why You Should Take Private English Lessons The English language has various caveats that need experience and practice to master. Given the importance of the language to the national curriculum, there's a need for extra lessons to slowly grow your expertise in the language. This is why most fo... |
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noun (plural of woman)Example: The women decided to form a book club.... |
Wonder means “awe,” “astonishment,” or “surprise,” and can be used as a noun, verb, or adjective associated with th... |
Won’tWon’t is a modal verb. It is the short form (contraction) for ‘will not’. It is the negative of the word ‘will’. It is used to talk about future tense. It is always used with an apostrophe (‘).Examples:I will not go ... |
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I wreathed my door with a lily wreath. ... |
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noun and verb (present participle of the verb write)Example: She enjoys fine writing. ... |
Writing Mistakes To Avoid So You Can Appear To Be Intelligent I have quite a few writer friends for whom English is a second language and I have to tell you straight out, I admire them. Englis... |
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