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Dive Deeper into the English Language with These Tips
Admit it – when someone tells you that he/she’s learning English, and it’s verydifficult, chances are that you don’t help or comfort them by giving some tips,sharing your personal hacks or doing anyt…
Noun Functions 1-5 - Verb Dependent
Take a look at the first five noun functions:
1. subject of the verb 2. complement of to be or a linking verb 3. direct object of a transitive verb
What are Homographs
We are all familiar with synonyms – they are words that mean the same thing. For rich writing, we use different words in different situations to convey the same thing – for example, I can say that ‘h…
Nouns - Words That Name
Let’s start with the noun. Here, you’ll learn about the nature of the noun and three of its main functions in our language: (1) subjects, (2) objects, and (3) complements. Then, in later sections, we…
21 Gambling Lingo Terms Most Commonly Used In Casinos
Therefore, if you wish to be a proper gambler or know what's going on when someone talks about their success in a recently played poker game, it's essential to understand the specific terminology use…
Oftentimes vs. Often Times
Frequently occurring events can also be described as happening often. Can it also be said they are happening oftentimes? While both the words are adverbs, only often can be written before and after a…
On Board vs. Onboard
Have you ever wondered if you are on board or onboard a train or a plane? What about the time you agreed to help your friend carry out a crazy plan? Are you on board with his crazy idea or onboard? T…
Why You Should Take Private English Lessons
The English language has various caveats that need experience and practice to master. Given the importance of the language to the national curriculum, there's a need for extra lessons to slowly grow …
Discover the 6 Surefire Benefits of Leveraging PDF for Your Business!

Benefit #1 – Promote Greater Accessibility PDF is an open standard that means any entity can open, use, read, and manipulate PDF files on different devices and operating systems with freely do…
Are Custom Paper Facilities An Excellent Decision?
Keeping away from essays and other writing jobs is difficult while getting university schooling. Without a doubt, pupils do plenty of writing tasks which sometimes make them crazy. A lot of written a…
demonstrable, demonstrative - vocabulary
demonstrable, demonstrative - adjective Demonstrable: capable of being demonstrated by positive proof; clearly evident or obvious. It is plain and demonstrable, that…
Fused Participle - Noun or Pronoun and -ing Phrase
Get ready for a can of worms, for we are about to discuss what Henry Fowler called fused participles.
Compare these two sentences:
1. She cannot tolerate a baby going without f…
delineate - vocabulary
delineate - verb To represent by sketch or diagram; to trace the outline of; sketch or trace in outline; to represent pictorially, as in She delineated the state of New York on the map with a blue pe…
Coursework Writing Mistakes and Tips to Avoid them
This article has the goal to show students the most widespread mistakes they often make while writing their coursework. These mistakes are main reasons why you can get bad grades for this scient…
Favour vs. Favor
Are “favour” and “favor” both correct, or is one word a misspelling of the other? These are two of the most confusing words in English, because they are both commonly used in the same contexts, with …
Common Grammatical Mistakes

We have broken some of the longer topics into multiple pages. So watch for references to “Pages 1-2-3” at the bottom of the topic. Click the next page number to continue reading.
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5. Relative Pronouns
That or Which? Who or Whom?
Smart people get confused over relative pronouns. They use which when it feels good and that when it sounds right, and totally come apart when trying t…
Five Kinds of Verbs - An Overview
F. Scott Fitzgerald is quoted as saying, “All fine prose is based on the verbs carrying the sentence.”
Let’s look back and make certain we all understand the five kinds of verbs. Broadly, we have …
Start a Sentence with a Conjunction
And you may start a sentence with And.
You probably learned in grade school: Never start a sentence with but, and, or any other conjunction. Poppycock!
Not only can you start s…
Common Dissertation Writing Mistakes to Avoid
Your dissertation sure is important! It can make or break your time at university. The thing is, as you’ve never written anything this long before, writing a text like this can be quite overwhelming …
Brake vs. Break
English language is filled with difficult and puzzling type of words. One of the type of words is homophones that are pronounced the same way but mean and spell differently. The words we are discussi…
Broach vs. Brooch
She sat on the couch, handed me a pearl brooch and broached the sensitive subject of her declining health.Broach and broach are two words that have same pronunciation and almost similar spellings (wi…
Canceled vs. Cancelled
People all around the world that live in harsh climatic conditions are quite familiar with both these words. Cancelled and canceled are quite similar words, with similar meanings but different spelli…
anathema - vocabulary
anathema -noun A person or thing loathed, hated, or detested; a curse or execration, as in This topic is anathema to him.
Note: The plural is anathemas. Give me y…
abrogate - vocabulary
abrogate - verb To abolish by official means; to annul by an authoritative act; to repeal, as in to abrogate a law; to put an end to. The new crusade to render socialism irrevocable …


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A She had finished her work before the meeting started.
B She is playing the piano at the moment.
C They have played football every Sunday.
D We will be leaving for the airport soon.

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