preclude - vocabulary verb
To prevent the occurrence or existence of something; to exclude from something. Anyone who has breast-fed knows two things for sure: The baby wants to be fed at the most inopportune times, in the most i... |
precocious - vocabulary adjective
Unusually mature or advanced in development, especially in mental aptitude; usually in reference to children. What might be taken for a precocious genius is the genius of chil... |
precursor - vocabulary noun
A person or thing that precedes; a person, animal, or thing indicating the approach of something or someone, a harbinger. In his very rejection of art Walt Whitman is an artist. He tried to produce a ce... |
predicate Every sentence or clause has a subject and a predicate. The subject is a noun, pronoun, or group of words acting as a noun, and the words ... |
Predicate Do you know what a predicate is? It sounds somehow familiar but only a few of us really understand the meani... |
predicate adjective A predicate adjective is an adjective appearing in the predicate of a sentence or clause and modifying the grammatical subject of t... |
predicate nominative A predicate nominative is also called a subject complement or a predicate noun. The predicate nominative typically follows the verb to be
. Sometimes a predicate nom... |
predicate noun See predicate nominative
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predictable - correct spelling predictable - adjective
Example: New polls show the predictable winners in the election.... |
predilection - vocabulary noun
A tendency or inclination to think favorably about something, a preference, as in a predilection for Mozart. The parrot holds its food for prim consumption as daintily as any debutante, [with] ... |
predominant, predominate As an adjective, predominant describes something with the greatest influence or authority.As a verb, predominat... |
prefer - correct spelling prefer - verb
Example: We can go to the opera, if you prefer.... |
preference - correct spelling preference - noun
Example: My preference is Coke, not Pepsi.... |
preferential - correct spelling preferential - adjective
Example: The boss’s daughter received preferential treatment.... |
preferred - correct spelling preferred - verb (past tense and past participle of the verb prefer) and adjective
Not prefered.Example: She ... |
Prefix English seems quite a simple language at first glance, but when you dig deep into it i.e. when you try to ex... |
Prefix Words IntroductionMany words start with prefixes; e.g., nonresident, antitrust, coparty, and a spate of others. As a writer, you must learn the rules of hyphenation. So let's start with this observation:... |
Prefix Words - Exceptions to the Rule Important ExceptionsThere are some exceptions to the basic rule that prefix words do not include the hyphen: Root word is capitalized. Root word is a date. Hyphenate to avoid ambiguity. ... |
prejudice - correct spelling prejudice - noun and verb
Example: In the 1960s, they fought the war against racial prejudice. noun... |
premier, premiere Premier is both a noun and an adjective associated with the highest status or rank.Premiere can be used as a noun ... |
premise - vocabulary noun
A proposition on which an argument is based or from which a conclusion is drawn. In law, premises refers to land and buildings on the land.verb
To assume or state as a propos... |
preparation - correct spelling preparation - noun
Not preperation.Example: Careful preparation ensured the physician’s success.... |
prepare - correct spelling prepare - verb
Example: He tried to prepare a gourmet dinner.... |
preposition A preposition is one of the eight parts of speech
. The preposition serves as a dab of glue, sticking a noun, a group of words acting as a noun, or a pronoun onto the ... |
Preposition Prepositions are one very important component of English language and English grammar. Do you know what a pr... |
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