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B definition and meaning

Bb

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1. Noun

  • Ball
  • Banana
  • Book
  • Bridge
  • Bird

2. Verb (including Auxiliary Verb)

  • Be (I will be there)
  • Begin (Let’s begin the task)
  • Break (Don’t break the glass)
  • Build (They build houses)
  • Become (She will become a doctor)

3. Adverb

  • Barely (He barely passed the test)
  • Boldly (She spoke boldly)
  • Bravely (He fought bravely)
  • Brightly (The sun shines brightly)
  • Badly (She behaved badly)

4. Adjective

  • Beautiful
  • Brave
  • Big
  • Bright
  • Bitter

5. Conjunction

  • Because (I stayed because it was raining)
  • Before (Finish your work before you go)
  • But (I like tea, but not coffee)
  • Both…and (Both John and Mary are coming)
  • Besides (Besides the book, I bought a pen)

6. Interjection

  • Bravo! (Bravo! What a great performance)
  • Boo! (Boo! That’s scary)
  • Bah! (Bah! That’s nonsense)
  • Bingo! (Bingo! You got it)
  • Bless you! (Bless you! You sneezed)

7. Pronoun

  • Both
  • Anybody
  • Someone
  • Everyone
  • Nobody

8. Direct and Indirect Speech

  • Direct: She said, “Bring the book.”
  • Indirect: She said to bring the book.

9. Active and Passive Voice

  • Active: She baked a cake.
  • Passive: A cake was baked by her.

10. Gerund

  • Baking
  • Beginning
  • Breaking
  • Building
  • Becoming

11. If Clause

  • If you believe, you can achieve.
  • If it breaks, we will repair it.
  • If they come, let me know.
  • If you study, you will pass.
  • If you are busy, call later.

12. Punctuation

  • Period: “Bring the book.”
  • Comma: “Bring bananas, bread, and butter.”
  • Exclamation: “Bravo!”
  • Question mark: “Did you bring the book?”
  • Quotation marks: “She said, ‘Bring the book.'”

13. Synonyms

  • Brave (Courageous)
  • Bright (Radiant)
  • Big (Large)
  • Bitter (Sour)
  • Beautiful (Attractive)

14. Antonyms

  • Brave (Cowardly)
  • Bright (Dull)
  • Big (Small)
  • Bitter (Sweet)
  • Beautiful (Ugly)

15. Sentence Formation

  • He bought a book.
  • She is brave.
  • The banana is ripe.
  • Birds fly in the sky.
  • The bridge is old.

16. Tense

  • Present: I bake cakes.
  • Past: I baked a cake yesterday.
  • Future: I will bake a cake tomorrow.
  • Present Perfect: I have baked the cake.
  • Past Perfect: I had baked the cake before they arrived.

17. Preposition

  • Before (Finish it before the deadline)
  • Beside (The ball is beside the chair)
  • Behind (The car is behind the truck)
  • Between (He sat between his friends)
  • Beyond (It’s beyond my reach)

18. Articles

  • A (a ball)
  • An (an artist)
  • The (the bridge)

19. Subject-Verb Agreement

  • A bird is flying.
  • Birds are singing.
  • A boy plays soccer.
  • Boys play together.
  • The book is interesting.

20. Degree of Comparison

  • Positive: Brave
  • Comparative: Braver
  • Superlative: Bravest

21. Idioms

  • Break the ice (Start a conversation)
  • Burn the midnight oil (Work late)
  • Beat around the bush (Avoid the main point)
  • Better late than never (It’s good to be late than not show up at all)
  • Bite the bullet (Face a difficult situation bravely)

22. Homophones and Homonyms

  • Bare (Uncovered) / Bear (Animal)
  • Buy (Purchase) / By (Near)
  • Be (Exist) / Bee (Insect)
  • Bore (Drill) / Boar (Wild pig)
  • Band (Group) / Banned (Prohibited)

23. Singular and Plural

  • Ball / Balls
  • Book / Books
  • Banana / Bananas
  • Bird / Birds
  • Bridge / Bridges

24. Simple, Compound, and Complex Sentences

  • Simple: The bird is flying.
  • Compound: The bird is flying, and it looks beautiful.
  • Complex: The bird is flying because it saw a predator.

These examples demonstrate the linguistic versatility of words beginning with “B.”