Blending: In English, Blending is a word-formation process in which parts of two or more words combine to create a new word. Words that are formed when two or more words are combined to form new words have some of the properties of each of the original words. Therefore, combining two or more words creates a new word that refers to something that has some properties of the original words. We already have many blend words in the English language, and even more blend words are being created every day. Here we provide 15 commonly used blend words: brunch = breakfast + lunch biopic = biography + picture glimmer = gleam + shimmer camcorder = camera + recorder motel = motor + hotel sitcom = situation + comedy clash = clap + crash smash = smack + mash workaholic = work + alcoholic moped = motor + pedal pulsar = pulse + quasar globish = global + English faction = fact + fict
What are Clauses? Definition: A clause is a group of words that consists of a verb and a subject . The verb indicates an action or a state of being, while the subject is someone or something performing the action. In other words, the verb describes the action or state of being, and the subject is who or what performs the action. Often, a clause can form a complete sentence on its own because it conveys a complete thought. Clauses that can be read as a standalone sentence are classified as main clauses (or independent clauses). In some cases, however, a clause might depend on another clause to make complete sense. Such clauses are called subordinate clauses (or dependent clauses). We will look into these types in detail below. Here are a few examples: I was standing near a wall. She made tea for the guest. They are singing in a loud voice. Note: A clause is different from a phrase because a phrase does not