Some Basic Facts Of English

• Slang: Slang consists of words, expressions and meanings that are informal and are used by the people who know each other very well and quite familiar with one-another. (Generally abusive language).
• Heteronym: Heteronym is a word that has the same spelling as another word but with a different pronunciation and meaning. These words are also called as homographs.
• Pangram: Pangram is a sentence that contains all letters of alphabets. Such sentences are called holalphabetic sentences. For example: The quick brown fox jumps over a little lazy dog.
• Eponym: Eponym is something or someone whose name is or is thought to be the source of something's name (such as city, country, era or product); Xerox is a brand of photocopy machine and is also employed as a verb to describe the act of photocopying.
• Adjunct: Adjunct is a word or group of words which indicates the circumstances of an action, event or situation. 
• Inchoative Verbs: Inchoative verb is used for a verb that denoted the beginning, development or final stage, of a change of condition.
• Use of might and may: May expresses likelihood while might expresses a stronger sense of doubt or a contrary to fact hypothetical.
• Use of that and which: That is used for persons or things while which is used only for things.
• Use of well or good: In general, use well to describe an activity while good to describe a thing.
• Dinner and Supper: Supper is a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime. Dinner is the main meal of the day served in the evening or midday.
• Misogynist: A person who hates women.
• Misandrist: A person who hates men.
• Lay and lie: To lay is to place something while lie is to recline.
• Like vs As: The rule is "As, comes before a clause". If the word is followed by a clause, a group of words with both a subject and a verb, use as. If no verb follows, choose like. For example: "He liked the restaurant, as any gourmet would." and "He walks like a platypus."
• Affirmative Sentence: A sentence which is not negative is called affirmative sentence.
• Assertive Sentence: A sentence which says something, is called assertive sentences.
• Imperative Sentences: A sentence which is used to convey order, direction, command, request, suggestion, advice is called imperative sentence.
• Optative Sentence: A sentence that conveys good wishes, prayer, wish is called optative sentence.