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Gaslighting and The Metaverse: 2 Popular Words
In today’s article, I have described Gaslighting and The Metaverse: 2 Popular Words.  Although not new, these two words have increased in popularity in the last few years. Continue reading …
Sundae vs. Sunday
“Sundae” vs. “Sunday”The main reason why some people tend to confuse “Sundae” and “Sunday” is their similar spellings. To make things even more confusing, both words are nouns as well as common, ever…
Seam vs. Seem
Seam vs. SeemFirst and foremost, one of the main reasons why “seam” can and should never be replaced with “seem” can be seen grammatically: “Seam” is always used exclusively as a noun, whereas “seem”…
Levee vs. Levy
Levee vs. LevySo, “levee” and “levy” sound very similar – we’ve already confirmed that. But apart from this similarity and their vaguely similar spelling, there’s nothing else that connects these two…
Future Continuous Tense
Early learners of English language come across tenses and have to master them before moving further with the learning process. Tenses play a very important role in language and hold its grammar and l…
Future Indefinite Tense
Tenses hold the pillars of English grammar and keep it standing. Without tenses, English or any other language for that matter cannot exist or make sense. While learning English, it is very important…
Participle
We read about the term participle somewhere around in grade 2 or 3 when our English teacher was telling us something about the tenses. Participle is a common term in English grammar and one should kn…
5 Educational Websites for Foreign Students to Make Fast Progress in Studies
It’s possible to find a lot of helpful educational services that function online. They offer various learning options and kinds of help. If you find good educational websites for foreign students, yo…
Interjections
Oh wow! You landed on this page! You must be looking for interjections.Among many other parts of speeches, interjection is also one of the commonly used English grammar term that we use in our everyd…
Economical vs. Economics
Introduction The words 'Economical' and 'Economics' are closely related but serve different linguistic purposes and are often used in different contexts. In this article, we will delve into their dif…
Heal vs. Heel
Heal" and "heel" define ever so different concepts and this explains why it is so important that you don't confuse them. If you use "heel" instead of "heal", or vice versa, they will certainly be maj…
Sentence
In order to understand and have full command over English language, you need to know what about its grammar. In English, the most basic element of grammar is a sentence. A language cannot exist or be…
Phrase
The language of English is full of adventures and new things when one comes to exploring it. If you are a new learner of this language then it wouldn’t be long when you will come across the term phra…
Future Perfect Tense
Tenses are the main component of English grammar which contribute to the main structure and formation of the language. Tenses make the language sensible and comprehendible for the writers, speakers a…
Modelling vs. Modeling
Modelling vs. Modeling
As a verb, "model" refers to the job of a professional model, which is defined as wearing certain clothes for various shows, magazines or presentations. Nothing confusing un…
Monologue vs. Soliloquy
There is a common confusion in English that people make between “monologue” and “soliloquy”. Some have the tendency to use one instead of the other, regardless of that fact that they actually don’t m…
Moral vs. Morale
Do “moral” and “morale” refer to different concepts originating in the same noun? Are there any differences in their meanings that are causing the different spellings of these words? Or is it about B…
Non-Profit vs. Not For Profit
At a first sight, "non-profit" and "not for profit" seem to mean the same. But these terms are used most commonly in economic contexts, where accuracy is essential. So if you have to choose the right…
Subjective vs. Objective
Statements that are facts based on evidence and opinions taken from valued judgments need to be differentiated in today’s extremely practical life. To differentiate such statements two terms; subject…
On Accident vs. By Accident
By accident...The correct phrase (adverb) to use traditionally, is: ‘by accident’. It means by mistake or something that’s done without the intention of doing it. For example, “she spilled the milk b…
Homophones
The most common example is the colour “red” and the past tense of the verb “read” which is also pronounced as “red” but the spelling is same as the base verb – read. E.g. I have read all the words m…
shall vs. will vs. going to

A lot of people get confused on correct usage of will, going to & shall. Let’s take this example to start with – Will you go to school tomorrow? Shall we go to school tomorrow? Did you spot…
Passive voice and why we need it
Here are some more practical examples of passive voice usage - 1.      The cameras are watching you – it doesn't make much sense to say this. Instead, “You are being watched”…
Interested vs. Interesting
Now let’s try to understand when to use which one. Use interesting to talk about a ‘thing’. Something is interesting. But, you/I/we (people) are interested in something i.e. use interested to talk a…
Restrict vs. Constrict
Overview Just to give a general idea, let us understand the basic meaning with an example. What is restrict? – To restrict someone from doing something is to control them. For example, you would have…


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Identify the sentence with correct use of the participle phrase:
A Running quickly, the finish line was in sight.
B He wrote a letter, inspired by the beautiful scenery.
C She listened to the music played by the band.
D Broken by the news, she couldn't speak.

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