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| Suffix Learning a language is an art at its best form. If you are a native English speaker, then you would probably already know much about the language and its grammar. But if you are an English learner li… |
| Rich vs. Wealthy Introduction The English language is rich with nuances, particularly in its descriptive vocabulary surrounding financial status. Among terms used to describe individuals with significant financial re… |
| Grammatical Number You might think that number is only related to your math class and has nothing to do with English and language. You cannot be more wrong. Number is not just a numerical term used in mathematics and a… |
| Air vs. Heir Homophones in English are the words that have the same pronunciation but very different meanings and spellings. Air and heir are an example of a pair of homophones and cause a lot of confusion for be… |
| Jealousy vs. Envy At a first quick analyze, “jealousy” and “envy” seem to refer to the same thing, to the negative feeling that appears when someone else has something that one doesn’t have, but aims to own. But if we… |
| Canon vs. Cannon Do you ever wonder how much difference one single letter in a word in English language? Embrace yourself! Canon and cannon are two different words with entirely different meanings. One is a law whil… |
| Verbs - Definition, Overview, and Lists of Examples Welcome Below you’ll find links to our discussion on the most important word in the English language—verbs. We recommend that you start with the first topic,Verbs - Words … |
| Auxiliary Verbs - Called “Helping Verbs” Some people refer to auxiliary verbs as helping verbs. The main verbs we use in the English language break down into the four major verb types: 1. action transitive verbs 2. action intransitive… |
| Past Indefinite Tense The term tenses is used in English language to describe the occurrence of verb. Tense also has other meanings but grammatically speaking, this is the only meaning of the term.In today’s article, … |
| Present Tense of Verbs Some authors write novels in the present tense, and it drives me bats. Whenever I browse in a bookstore, seeking the latest in top beach literature, I always sneak a few peeks to make certain the aut… |
| 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… |
| Tense Grammar of a language is composed of many components that’s together are responsible for the formation of that language. Likewise, English grammar is also a very vast and diverse term which consi… |
| March vs. March March vs. MarchJust before we get started, it's important to clarify that there’s no rule that the word ”march” must never be used with capital letters. In other words, writing ”march” with a capital… |
| New vs. Knew If two or more words sound the same when spoken out loud, but have different meanings, they are called homophones. Be careful not to confuse homophones with homographs, which also have different mean… |
| Chapter 11 - Apostrophe The apostrophe is used to show (1) possessives of nouns and some pronouns, (2) contractions, and (3) some plurals. Possessives of Singular Nouns Use an "apost… |
| Present Continuous Tense Tenses are a vital component of English language and grammar or the whole language is standing on the pillars of tenses.In today’s article, I will be discussing about what tense is, what are its … |
| May vs. May May vs. MayJust before we get started, it's important to clarify that there’s no rule that the word ”may” must never be written with capital letters. In other words, writing ”may” with a capital lett… |
| Preposition Prepositions are one very important component of English language and English grammar. Do you know what a preposition is? You must have heard about it and be familiar with the term but somewhat vague… |
| Grammatical Mood English grammar is a diversified and varied branch of English language and one has to have complete command of it to understand and write well. You might or might not have come across the word mood o… |
| Then vs. Than The policeman’s strategy was better than the burglar’s so he waited for him to make a move first and then arrested him. Did you notice than and then in the above sentence? Do you sometimes get confus… |
| Getting Your Pre- and Post-College Finances in Shape Reduce Monthly Expenses If you find yourself worried about past education debt, you can do a few minutes of online research and locate a lender who offers consolidation services. By putting all your… |
| Learned vs. Learnt What is the past tense of learn? Consider the following sentence:I learnt French last year.Are you getting thoughts in your mind that say that this sentence has got something wrong in it? Maybe it’s … |
| Factual or Opinionated Style of Writing When we talk about the style of writing, we may be confused about what it really is or what a person is actually referring to when saying style of writing?Style of writing or writing style is an … |
| Flyer vs. Flier Differences between different spellings of English words come from a lot of sources: different meanings, double form acceptance, American or British English variations, diversity of prefixes or suffi… |
| No One vs. Noone Have you ever wondered why some pairs of words are shortened into a single word, but not other pairs? To make matters even more confusing, sometimes the pairs are used differently than in their short… |
