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D Definition and Meaning

Dd

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Noun

  1. Dog
  2. Dream
  3. Dance
  4. Doctor
  5. Desert

Verb (Auxiliary Verb)

  1. Do
  2. Does
  3. Did
  4. Done
  5. Doing

Adverb

  1. Daily
  2. Deeply
  3. Diligently
  4. Dramatically
  5. Doubtfully

Adjective

  1. Dark
  2. Delightful
  3. Dangerous
  4. Distant
  5. Dynamic

Conjunction

  1. During
  2. Despite
  3. Directly
  4. Down
  5. Dually

Interjection

  1. Damn!
  2. Dear!
  3. Darn!
  4. Delight!
  5. Drat!

Pronoun

  1. Demonstrative (this, that, these, those)
  2. Distributive (each, either, neither)
  3. Determiner (my, your, his, her)
  4. Dependent (who, which, that)
  5. Dummy (it)

Direct and Indirect Speech

  • Direct Speech: “David said, ‘I will drive you home.'”
  • Indirect Speech: “David said that he would drive me home.”
  • Direct Speech: “Diana exclaimed, ‘What a beautiful day!'”
  • Indirect Speech: “Diana exclaimed that it was a beautiful day.”
  • Direct Speech: “Daniel asked, ‘Did you finish your homework?'”
  • Indirect Speech: “Daniel asked if I had finished my homework.”
  • Direct Speech: “Derek said, ‘I am going to the store.'”
  • Indirect Speech: “Derek said that he was going to the store.”
  • Direct Speech: “Debbie shouted, ‘Help me!’.”
  • Indirect Speech: “Debbie shouted for help.”

Active and Passive Voice

  • Active: “The dog chased the cat.”
  • Passive: “The cat was chased by the dog.”
  • Active: “Diana painted the fence.”
  • Passive: “The fence was painted by Diana.”
  • Active: “The director approved the project.”
  • Passive: “The project was approved by the director.”
  • Active: “David wrote the letter.”
  • Passive: “The letter was written by David.”
  • Active: “The chef cooked the meal.”
  • Passive: “The meal was cooked by the chef.”

Gerund

  1. Dancing
  2. Driving
  3. Dreaming
  4. Diving
  5. Discussing

If Clause

  1. If it rains, I will stay indoors.
  2. If David studies hard, he will pass the exam.
  3. If she calls, tell her I’m busy.
  4. If you heat ice, it melts.
  5. If they invite me, I will go.

Punctuation

  1. Dash (—)
  2. Dot (.)
  3. Comma (,)
  4. Question mark (?)
  5. Exclamation mark (!)

Synonyms

  1. Delightful – Pleasurable
  2. Dangerous – Hazardous
  3. Diligent – Hardworking
  4. Distant – Faraway
  5. Dynamic – Energetic

Antonyms

  1. Dark – Light
  2. Deep – Shallow
  3. Dull – Bright
  4. Dry – Wet
  5. Difficult – Easy

Sentence Formation

  1. David dances beautifully.
  2. Diana drives a dark blue car.
  3. Dogs bark loudly.
  4. The doctor diagnosed the disease.
  5. Dreams can inspire great ideas.

Tense

  1. Present: “David dances every day.”
  2. Past: “David danced yesterday.”
  3. Future: “David will dance tomorrow.”
  4. Present Perfect: “David has danced.”
  5. Past Perfect: “David had danced before the show.”

Degree of Comparison

  1. Dark (positive), Darker (comparative), Darkest (superlative)
  2. Deep (positive), Deeper (comparative), Deepest (superlative)
  3. Diligent (positive), More diligent (comparative), Most diligent (superlative)
  4. Dangerous (positive), More dangerous (comparative), Most dangerous (superlative)
  5. Dynamic (positive), More dynamic (comparative), Most dynamic (superlative)

Idioms

  1. Down in the dumps
  2. Devil’s advocate
  3. Don’t count your chickens before they hatch
  4. Draw the line
  5. Dead as a doornail

Homophones and Homonyms

  1. Dear (beloved) / Deer (animal)
  2. Die (to cease living) / Dye (to color)
  3. Daze (to stun) / Days (units of time)
  4. Due (owed) / Dew (moisture)
  5. Dam (barrier) / Damn (to condemn)

Singular and Plural

  1. Dog – Dogs
  2. Dream – Dreams
  3. Dance – Dances
  4. Doctor – Doctors
  5. Desert – Deserts

Preposition

  1. During
  2. Despite
  3. Down
  4. During
  5. Towards

Articles

  1. The dog
  2. A dream
  3. An apple
  4. The desert
  5. A doctor

Subject-Verb Agreement

  1. David dances.
  2. Dogs bark.
  3. Diana drives.
  4. The doctor examines.
  5. Dreams inspire.