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Conjugating Irregular Verbs Our grades plummeted when we had to conjugate irregular verbs in Miss Hamrick’s class. There was no way to figure out a scheme or system that would explain the necessary forms of irregular verbs, tha… |
Conjugating in the Progressive Aspect The progressive tenses show an ongoing action. Some grammarians call the progressive tense the progressive aspect. So let's learn the tricks of conjugating in the progressive aspect. Once Amber an… |
Dependant vs. Dependent Dependant vs. Dependent So you saw "dependant" and "dependent" written both ways, used both as nouns and as adjectives, in all types of contexts and in both American and British English. In the en… |
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… |
Talk vs. Speak “We can’t speak freely when someone is around” OR “We can’t talk freely when someone is around” Both sentences are correct and same in the meaning. The only difference is that speak is more fo… |
Relive vs. Relieve Relive Relive is to live an experience or memory again (re+live). Relive can be written with the ‘-‘ symbol as re-live as well. It is a verb that became more popular in its usage during 2000’s. When … |
Verb "To Be" To Be or Not To Be The eBook Developing a Powerful Writing Style thoroughly discusses the problem of overusing the verb to be. We urge you to read it. When you do, notice that the… |
3 Online Words Of The Year: Catphishing, Ghosting, Doxing What Are Catphishing, Ghosting, and Doxing? The Internet provides us with an unparalleled amount of information and opportunities. Hand in hand with digital technologies are new dangers, and there… |
Imperative mood Mood Mood indicates the expression of a sentence – for example whether it a question, command, request or fact. Consider the following sentences – Go from here right now! I wish you could go from … |
Pore vs. Pour Take a look at the above two sentences. One of them is not correct. Can you identify which one? Pore and pour are homophones which means that they both rhyme with each other but their meanings and s… |
Collocations You may or may not be a native English speaker but if you landed on this page it means that you are an ardent English learner. And as English learner it is very important to know what collocations ar… |
A Summary of Pronouns We have seven types of pronouns: (1) personal, (2) reflexive and intensive, (3) indefinite, (4) demonstrative, (5) relative, (6) interrogative, and (7) reciprocal. You must commit to memory some o… |
Social And Cultural Influence On Education This also holds true for seeking academic help. In the US, you may be encouraged to seek help to write your assignment. This has led to the popularity of online assignment help websites and similar a… |
Thyme vs. Time Thyme vs. Time In truth, there is in fact a huge difference between the meanings of “thyme” and “time”. Despite their similar spellings, the two words are used in completely different contexts, ha… |
Made From vs. Made Of vs. Made With vs. Made out of Made from Made from is often used when describing how something is modified to create something else; it often describes a material that has been changed by the transformation of its … |
Flare vs. Flair Flare" and "flair" are pronounced like they are the same word, with the same signification and spelling. But while their spellings are slightly different, their meanings are actually a lot more disti… |
Venal vs. Venial Catholics everywhere are confused: do they commit venal sins or venial sins? And what is a venal/venial sin anyway? Whether they're Catholic or not, many writers are just as confused. Consider the s… |
A lot vs. allot Karl needed a lot of time for the job. He allotted three breaks a day to everyone in the department. A lot, alot, and allot only differ by a few spaces or letters. However, all of the terms function … |
Chapter 6 - Dangling Participles “When writing, your participle might dangle.” Here’s a biggie. Many highly educated people write sentences with dangling participles in them. Careful and knowledgeable readers—as … |
Pronoun English language is considered one of the easiest languages on Earth when compared to Chinese, French and Arabic etc. which are way more complicated. When it comes to a language, its grammar is the m… |
Restrictive vs. Non-restrictive adjective clauses Restrictive clause Restrictive clauses include information that are essential for the purpose of the sentence. Without these the sentence may not make sense or convey the intended meaning. That is, t… |
Disorganized vs. Unorganized Disorganized vs. Unorganized Alright, so we have two words referring to the same property, of "not being organized": "disorganized" and "unorganized". It is, therefore, a normal thing to ask your… |
Vocabulary Usage By reading a wide variety of authors and various types of writing you can build up your vocabulary and acquire the necessary skill in the proper use of words, phrases and idioms. Consciously or subco… |
Assent vs. Ascent vs. Accent He assented to do an Irish accent while they ascended in the air balloon.What do you think about the above sentence? Does it make sense to you? Are the meanings of the three homophones clear after re… |
May vs Might Most of us use “may” and “might” interchangeably. We often choose one or the other without giving it much thought and both sound right in most situations. But there are contexts and nuances … |