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2017-08-21 Monday August 21st 2017 What is the grammatical difference between "home" and "house"? — Kundan, India

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The Grammatical Difference Between Home and House http://learnersdictionary.com/qa/The-Grammatical-Difference-Between-Home-and-House As I wrote about in an earlier posthttp://www.learnersdictionary.com/qa/-House-and-Home-, both home and house are used as nouns with small differences in meaning, but home has other uses that have a different grammatical function: home can be used as an adverbhttp://www.learnersdictionary.com/definition/adverb and as an adjectivehttp://www.learnersdictionary.com/definition/adjective. When home is used as an adverb it means "to or at the place where you live." Below are some examples of home as an adverb.After school he went straight home [straight to his home/house].His wife is on her way home from work.They liked coming home to a tidy house after vacation.I'd rather stay home and watch a movie than go to the theater.The children are ready to go home. When home is used as an adjective it means "of or relating to a home or family" as in the following examples.The children have an enriching home life.He gave her his home phone number.It can also mean "designed to be used in your home" or "done or made in your home" as in the following examples.They bought a new home entertainment center.She always enjoyed home cooking when she visited her family. I hope this helps. For more posts about words and usage, like us on Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/learnersdictionary and follow us on Twitterhttps://twitter.com/MWforLearners!

Id	2017-08-21
Title	The Grammatical Difference Between Home and House
Date	Monday August 21st 2017
Url	http://learnersdictionary.com/qa/The-Grammatical-Difference-Between-Home-and-House
Question	What is the grammatical difference between "home" and "house"? — Kundan, India
Answer	As I wrote about in an earlier post http://www.learnersdictionary.com/qa/-House-and-Home- , both home and house are used as nouns with small differences in meaning, but home has other uses that have a different grammatical function: home can be used as an adverb http://www.learnersdictionary.com/definition/adverb and as an adjective http://www.learnersdictionary.com/definition/adjective . When home is used as an adverb it means "to or at the place where you live." Below are some examples of home as an adverb. After school he went straight home [straight to his home/house]. His wife is on her way home from work. They liked coming home to a tidy house after vacation. I'd rather stay home and watch a movie than go to the theater. The children are ready to go home. When home is used as an adjective it means "of or relating to a home or family" as in the following examples. The children have an enriching home life. He gave her his home phone number. It can also mean "designed to be used in your home" or "done or made in your home" as in the following examples. They bought a new home entertainment center. She always enjoyed home cooking when she visited her family. I hope this helps. For more posts about words and usage, like us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/learnersdictionary and follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/MWforLearners !

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