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Grammar 101 – Part 2 📖✏ (Month 4)
We communicate with others by using phrases or expressions to show our reaction and emotions towards them or to simply state our opinions. Sometimes a facial expression isn’t enough to express how we feel. So, in order to make others understand our reaction, we must use the correct phrase/statement/expression. 💬💬💬
Make sure you don’t use the incorrect phrase/statement/expression because if you do, it can contradict to your reaction and have another meaning that opposes to the actual meaning. Besides that, your incorrect phrase can also be grammatically incorrect which can make others feel uncomfortable when they hear it.
For instance, we sometimes hear people say:
“I am agree!”
When they have the same opinion about something or someone with another person.
It is GRAMMATICALLY INCORRECT. ❌❌❌
“I am agree” doesn’t make sense.
Agree is a verb. This word means “to have the same opinion as somebody; to say that you have the same opinion”.
You can never add “to be” before a verb in English, unless it’s to form the continuous or the passive.
The correct way to say this phrase is:
“I agree!”
This is grammatically correct. ✅✅✅
We can say “I agree with you” or “I’m in agreement with you” (more formal).
We can also say “agree to” + verb, for the action resulting from the agreement.
For example:
“Anna agreed to help me with my homework after class.”
“My neighbor and I agreed not to play loud music after 10 PM.”
In summary:
“I agree” = Subject + Verb
Just like all other actions (run, eat, walk, talk, go), agree, too, is a verb.
“I am agree” = Subject + Verb + Verb (‘am’ and ‘agree’ both are verbs).
So, “I am agree” is incorrect.
It takes a lot of practice and dedication to excel in English grammar. Never stop practicing!
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Stay tuned for more Grammar 101 by Linguosco to improve your English grammar! 👌
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