Idiom- to curry favor -to win favor by giving gifts or flattery ex. He sent many gifts to his girlfriend's parents because he wants to curry favor with them.
Topics: common english idioms, english idioms, idioms, to curry favor, vocabulary

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Sentence stress is emphasizing certain word in a sentence in order to convey the meaning of the spoken sentence. It is that which gives rhythm/beat and meaning to the sentence. Under normally/neutrally stressed sentences, the words given emphasis are...
Topics: accent, pronunciation, sentence stress, stress, stress in english language

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Kinds of Sentences According to Use Quiz Instructions: Identify the kind of sentence mentioned according to use. Go to your room. declarative exclamatory imperative Answer c She goes to the market every other day. declarative imperative interrogative...
Topics: grammar, grammar exercises, grammar quiz, kinds of sentences, kinds of sentences exercise, kinds of sentences quiz

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Idiom- To build castles in the air -to indulge in reveries ex. The newlyweds are building castles in the air.
Topics: common english idioms, english idioms, idioms, to build castles in the air, vocabulary

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Aside from the 2 general rules of using word stress in English which I posted before, below are the other more complicated rules of using word stress: word stress rules Publish at Scribd or explore others: .
Topics: accent, pronunciation, rules of word stress, stress, stress in english language

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