Sunday 22 May 2011

English Grammar Tricks: Correct Use of 'Return' as a Verb to Mean Different Things


English Grammar Tricks

Very often, many students are not sure how and when to use the word ‘return’. ‘Return’ can mean a number of things. The correct use of 'return' in English write-ups is one of English grammar tricks. Follow what is given below:
·         To give back / bring back – I returned the books yesterday
·         To hit back – Federer returned Nadal’s serves beautifully
·         To go back – She returned to Mumbai last week
·         To come back – He returned from Australia last month
·         To send back – The students returned the papers to the teacher
·         To pay back – He returned all the money he had taken
Special Note – Some students write ‘return back’ unknowingly. The word ‘back’ should not be used after ‘return’.      


2 comments:

ENGANIL said...

This is good post for how to use of verb in proper way and for easy learning you use English Grammar in Use and gets its benefits.

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