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 Today's word is Tantamount 


Other Sentence-- Never begin by announcing: 'I am going to prove so and so to you.' That's bad. That's tantamount to saying: 'I' m smarter than you are.

Today's Grammar Tip

Modals-- verb used to express mood, attitude

2 classes of verbs--1.Regular verbs 2. Auxiliary verbs.

Auxiliary means providing help or giving help therefore auxiliary verbs are helping verb. These verbs are of two kinds-- 

1.Primary Auxiliary-- be,have,has 

2.Modal Auxiliary-- may, could, would, should etc. 

Uses of Modals--

1. May & Might 

Used to express possibility--

- It might rain today.

 -She may go to Canada tomorrow.

2. Permission-- May I take your pencil?

3. Wish/Prayer-- May all your wishes come true.

4.Purpose-- He works hard so that he may pass the exam with good marks.


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