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Table of Personal Pronouns

You might want to bookmark this page.Now let’s put it all together. The first table below shows singular personal pronouns; the second, plural personal pronouns. ...

tableau - vocabulary

noun
A picture, of a scene; a vivid description; an arrangement of inanimate figures representing a scene from real life, all costumed and posed. In a play, a time in a scene when all actors freeze and then resume the actio...

tacit - vocabulary

adjective
Understood, without being expressed; implied, as in a tacit agreement; silent, as in a tacit partner. In all conversation between two persons, tacit referenc...

taciturn - vocabulary

adjective
Disinclined to conversation; reserved in speech; not talkative. Nature is garrulous to the point of confusion, let the artist be truly taciturn.—Paul Klee ...

tag question

A brief question which is tacked on to the end of a statement. English uses two different kinds of tag question, both of somewhat complex formation. Consider the statement Astrid is Norwegian. One kind of tag question extends this stat...

Talk vs. Speak

“We can’t speak freely when someone is around” OR ...

tangible - correct spelling

adjective and noun
Example: Happiness remained elusive. He couldn’t touch it. It was not tangible. adjective...

tangible - vocabulary

adjective
Perceptible by touch; material or substantial; real, actual, not imaginary, not vague.Note: A tangible asset is something you can see and touch and, you hope, sell. Examples ...

tantamount - vocabulary

adjective
Equivalent to (but not the same as), amounts to, might as well be the same as. Most women of [the World War II] generation have but one image of good motherhood—the one their mothers embodied....

tariff - correct spelling

noun and verb
Example: Congress imposed a tariff on the foreign goods. noun
Example: The Chin...

Taut vs. Taunt

People make a lot of mistakes while speaking or writing English. Sometimes they are spelling mistakes, sometimes mistakes of homophones and sometimes a wrong word is used instead of the right word if they are extremely alike. Tau...

Tautology: Definition and Best Examples

Are you redundant when you write?The word tautology refers to a phrase in whic...

technical - correct spelling

adjective and noun
Example: His technical skill helped the company develop new products. adjective...

technique - correct spelling

noun
Example: Her knitting technique was precise and intricate....

Techniques to Develop or Acquire Good Essay Topics

Full Guide On How to Come Up With Good Essay Topics Many little things make students’ lives easier. Keeping a planner. Carrying a water bottle. Catching a mid-day nap. Watching a how-to YouTube video. Yet, there is something that always stands...

Teleology vs. Deontology

WHAT IS TELEOLOGY?The word teleology is derived from the Greek word telos, which means the goal or the end, and logos, which mean science.&...

temerity - vocabulary

noun
Recklessness, boldness, rashness; fearless daring. The old man trusts wholly to slow contrivance and gradual progression; the youth expects to force his way by genius, vigour, and precipitance. The old ...

temperament - correct spelling

noun
Example: His grouchy temperament irked his staff....

temperamental - correct spelling

adjective
Example: The temperamental car refused to start once again....

temperature - correct spelling

noun
Example: The mother checked the temperature of her child....

temporize - vocabulary

verb
To gain time or delay acting by being indecisive or evasive; to comply with the time or the occasion, to yield ostensibly to current opinion; to produce a compromise; to come to terms. The third Europea...

tenacious - vocabulary

adjective
Unyielding, holding fast, keeping a firm grip, stubborn, obstinate. Isabel was perfectly aware that she had not taken the measure of Pansy’s tenacity, which might prove to be ...

tenant - correct spelling

noun
Example: The tenant who leased the apartment caused all sorts of trouble.See tenet
....

tendency - correct spelling

noun
Example: He has a tendency to lose his cool....

tenement - correct spelling

noun
Example: The tenement became a haven for drug addicts....

tenet - correct spelling

noun
Example: This moral tenet requires absolute honesty.See tenant
....

tenet - vocabulary

noun
An opinion, principle, dogma, or doctrine a person or group believes or maintains as true. A central tenet of modern feminist thought has been the assertion that “all women are oppresse...

tense

In traditional English grammar, we have six tenses of verbs:1. present tense (I decide)2. past tense (...

Tense

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than, then

Than is a word used only in comparisons (greater than, less than, etc.).Then is used to place an action in time or a thought into a sequen...

Thanks in Advance or Thanks in Advanced

Apparently English is a very simple language but when it comes to technicalities, every langu...

That vs. Which

Which Is It? That? Or Which?Now we open the proverbial can of worms.Some people on earth know the differences between that and which. I’m one of them. So is your boss. Maybe....

that, which

Note: We thoroughly discuss the differences between that and which in the eBook Developing a Powerful Writing Style
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The Awful “Like” Word – Part I

If you have a “like” habit, the time has come: Break it. Many people cannot make it through a single sentence without scores of “I’m like” and “She was like” and “She’s all . . . .” Fo...

The chapter title needs repair…

The chapter title read: “When writing, your participle might dangle.”You can see that the subject “your partic...

The correct way to use commas with names and titles

Case 1 Look at the sentences below – • My friend John, is a good painter. • My friend, John is a good painter. Which of these sentences has the commas placed correctly? ...

The Last Part of Speech - The Interjection

We don’t need to spend much time with the eighth and final part of speech—the interjection.Like wow!Rats.Damn!Oh!These and other words of surprise are interjections. Use them in speech and creative writing. Lea...

The Most Difficult Words to Spell in English

And, then come those complex words that don’t even enter our tongue, leave alone learning or using them. But why are those words there? • For most English language exams, knowledge of these words can help you score easily • Spell Be...

The Punctuation Marks

Apparently English seems to be a very simple and easy to learn language when compared to some extremely diff...

The role of grammar in learning foreign languages

Recently, the question has been raised more and more often about the role and importance of grammar directly in the process of teaching foreign languages. As you know, in the history of teaching foreign languages ​​the question of the role o...

The Singular 'Their'

In traditional grammar, 'their' is a plural pronoun used to indicate possession by more than one person. However, in modern usage, it has found a place as a gender-neutral singular pronoun, addressing the limitations of gender-specific pronouns. ...

The Use of Repetition as a Rhetorical Device: Anaphora, Epistrophe, and Symploce

Do you know these three words: Anaphora, Epistrophe, and Symploce?...

The uses of ‘used to’

Used to Used+to – the combination usually l...

The verb GO

Go -ing (not a phrasal verb) ...

The Word “Like” Serves as 7 Parts of Speech

A Grammatical Analysis for ChildrenThe word like serves as seven of the parts of speech. The only function it doesn’t serve?  It isn’t a pronoun. But it does cover the other seven.Like as a V...

The Word “Principal”

A Part-of-Speech ApproachThe word principal, on the other hand, has a variety of meanings as an adjective and as a noun.Principal as an AdjectiveLet’s look f...

The Word “Principle”

A Part-of-Speech ApproachInstead, let’s take a simple parts-of-speech approach to understanding the differences. The word principle will always appear as a noun form, never as an adjective. It is thus incorre...

The ^caret symbol

Origin of the caret symbol Caret is a Latin word which means ‘to be separated’. It is also called as ...

The “Like” Word

Like, Wow!The word doing the most damage to the communicative “skills” of young people today happens to be a preposition … the word like. It also happens to be a noun, a verb, an adjective, an adverb, a conjunction, ...

The “Like” Word Threatens Your Career

In my last blog, we looked at some grammar governing the use of the like word. Now let’s see what the experts have to say. As you’ll see, they mince no words. Overusing Like Threatens Your Career Consider ...

Theater vs. Theatre

Should we go watch a movie in a theatre or a theater? ...

their - correct spelling

possessive pronoun
Note: For a discussion of their, there, and they’re, see Grammar.com’s section on Common Grammatical Mistakes. ...

Their vs. There

Their vs. ThereThe quick answer is no! They don’t mean the same thing. They may sound similar and they may have similar spellings, yet “their” and “there” have nothing in common in regard to their definitions.In fact, “thei...

themselves - correct spelling

reflexive pronoun
Example: They gave themselves a party....

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 s...

theories - correct spelling

noun (plural of the noun theory)Example: We have several theories about the cause of his resignation....

there - correct spelling

adverb, pronoun, adjective, and noun
Note: For a discussion of their, there, and they’re, see Grammar.com’s s...

therefor - correct spelling

adverb
Example: He ordered the stereo and included payment therefor.Note: This adverb often appears in legal writing. It differs i...

therefore - correct spelling

adverb and conjunctive adverb
Example: He therefore decided to sell the farm. adverb...

therefore, therefor - vocabulary

adverb
Therefore: serves as a conjunctive adverb or as a regular adverb
. When it joins two clauses, it must be preceded by a semicolon and ...

they're - correct spelling

contraction
Note: For a discussion of their, there, and they’re, see Grammar.com’s section on Common Grammatical Mistakes. ...

they're, their, there

Note: We thoroughly discuss the differences among these words in the Common Grammatical Mistakes section of Grammar.com. Click here for the ...

Think vs. Suppose vs. Assume

Think Thinking – of course, is a thought that buds from a brain or mind. What you ‘think’ may be or may not be true. It is based...

Third Person

Many a times you would have heard someone say about a book or a story that it was written in third person. W...

thorough - correct spelling

adjective
Grammar.com’s section on Problem Words discusses thorough, through, and threw. Click here for that discussion...

though - correct spelling

subordinating conjunction and adverb
Example: He still disputes the point, though he knows he’s wrong. ...

thought - correct spelling

noun and verb (past tense and past participle of the verb think)Example: He had a thought about how to fix the situation. ...

Three Rules on Subject-Verb Agreement

There are, of course, many other kinds of mistakes made with subjects and verbs. Classifying the types often helps reduce the mistakes you might make.But first, a review of the basics.Let’s start with three basic and...

threshold - correct spelling

noun
Example: We are on the threshold of an important discovery....

threw, through, thorough

Threw is the past tense of the verb “throw,” which means “to toss.”Through is a ...

through - correct spelling

preposition, adverb, and adjective
Grammar.com’s section on Problem Words discusses thorough, through, and threw. ...

Throws vs. Throes

The words throes and throws are homophones: they sound alike but have different meanings. The plural noun throes means a great struggle or a condition of agonizing pain or trouble. The idiom in the throes of means in the midst of...

Thyme vs. Time

Thyme vs. TimeIn truth, there is in fact a huge difference between the meanings of “thyme” and “time”. Despite their si...

tight - correct spelling

adjective and adverb
Example: His tight collar increased his discomfort. adjective
Example...

Time for Easy Learning: Simple Tips to Improve Your Grammar

It would be more effective to understand how to form sentences and their structure properly, so grab some tricks on how to make it efficiently. Start from the Basics & Review It From Time to Time...

Tips for Learning a Foreign Language

Learning a foreign language can be challenging, especially for an adult. It takes motivation, energy, and perseverance. ...

Tips for Teaching Grammar to ESL Students

10 Great Tips for ESL Students Needless to say, for ESL students it can be difficult to learn all the grammar rules to write correctly. In this short article, we are going to provide you with some hints from famous tutors to...

Tips to improve your writing

Follow structuresTrust me, your new and unique structure is not the best thing since sliced toast. If anything, self- built text structures usually just confuse the reader. If you are writing a letter, essay or review – ther...

title - correct spelling

noun, adjective, and verb
Example: The title of the book surprised him. noun...

To vs. Too

There are some pairs of words that are easily mixed up with one and another. One example of such pair of words is too and to. Today I will discuss both of them in detail. To as preposition: To is used as a preposition which means to exp...

To vs. Too

To vs. TooGrammatically, the key difference between “to” and “too” is easy to remember and understand. “To” is a preposition, whereas “too” is an adverb. Short and simple explanations so far! But the more complex part is yet...

Today’s Slang: 15 Traditional Words That Have New Meanings

Slang is often invented and used by the youth of each generation. These new words, or new ways of using existing words, provide the young with a way of defining their identity, separate from their parents and from the adults of their time. When ...

together - correct spelling

adverb and adjective (slang)Example: We gathered together around the table. adverb
Example: ...

together with

See coupled with, as well as, along with, together with, not to mention
....

tomorrow - correct spelling

noun and adverb
Example: Tomorrow will be warm and sunny. noun
Example: “I won’t think abou...

tongue - correct spelling

noun and verb
Example: He spoke in his native tongue. noun...

too - correct spelling

adverb
Not to.Example: He will come, too.Example: He stood too n...

torpor - vocabulary

noun
Apathy, sluggish inactivity, a state of suspended physical activity, lethargic indifference. Nothing is so well calculated to produce a death-like torpor in the country as an extended s...

tortious, tortuous, torturous - vocabulary

adjective
Tortious: a legal word that refers to an act that gives ground for a lawsuit based on tort law.Note: ...

Torturous vs. Tortuous

Separated by just one pesky letter, these two similar-sounding adjectives can be torturous to keep straight. Or is it tortuous? Consider the sentences below: ...

torturous, tortuous, tortious

The words torturous and tortuous come from the same Latin root “torquere,” which means “to twist.” But their meanings today are distinct.Torturous is related to the...

tough - correct spelling

adjective, adverb, noun, and verb
Example: He’s a tough man to work for. ...

tournament - correct spelling

noun
Example: Carolina won the NCAA basketball tournament....

tout, taunt, taut, taught

To tout means "to brazenly solicit support" (or in rare cases "to deal in racehorses").To taunt means “to ridicule” or “to mock.”Taut means “tense” or “draw...

toward - correct spelling

preposition
Note: Americans use toward while the British use towards.Example: He walked straight toward me....

towards - correct spelling

See toward...

tractable - vocabulary

adjective
Easily led or controlled, as in a tractable child or tractable voters. The parole board scene, like many other sequences here, attests to the filmmakers' skill at unobtrusive...

tragedy - correct spelling

noun
Example: Little Lucy viewed her lost tooth as a tragedy....

Train Your Mind: 10 Indispensable Tools for College Students

Many students rush to buy vitamins, energy boosters, and other things promising the improvement of their cognitive abilities. And some supplements can do the trick but only on a molecular level. And we all rather need a boost for our brain to turn on...

Transaction Results

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transferred - correct spelling

verb (past tense and past participle of the verb transfer)Example: He transferred most of ...

transferring - correct spelling

verb (present participle of the verb transfer)Example: We are transferring our property to our children....

Transitive and Intransitive

The trick question we used above to determine whether a verb is transitive will always nail a verb as transitive or intransitive: Can I [verb] somebody or something? If yes, the verb is transitive. If no, the verb is intransitive.Naturally en...

transitive verb

Action verbs are either transitive or intransitive. A transitive verb has the intrinsic ability to attach directly to a noun, called the direct object
. But an intr...

transitive verb - vocabulary

noun
Note: The transitive verb is a good thing to know. Because many experienced writers usually know its ins and outs, I’ve included a brief discussion here....

Transitive Verbs

Verbs with ObjectsAs Amber and Igor became grammatically aware, Amber noticed that action verbs came in two models. One described someone (the subject) doing something (the verb) to someone or something (the direct object). T...

Translucent vs. Opaque

If you can see through something, is it opaque, translucent, or transparent? Two of these words might fit, d...

travail - vocabulary

noun
Hard or agonizing labor, painfully difficult work; anguish or suffering resulting from physical or mental hardship; also, the pain of childbirth. Far travel, very far travel, or travail...

Travelled vs. Traveled

Lee travelled to the Middle East during vacations. ...

travesty - vocabulary

noun
A burlesque of a serious work characterized by grotesque incompatibility of style of the original; a grotesque imitation, as in a travesty of justice.Note: Though travesty is ...

treasury - correct spelling

noun
Example: The balance in our treasury is woefully low....

tremendous - correct spelling

adjective
Example: He is a tremendous asset to our organization....

trepidation - vocabulary

noun
Nervous uncertainty of feeling; tremulous alarm, fear; quivering movement. Immediately after dinner Kitty came in. She knew Anna Arkadyevna, but only very slightly, and she came now to her sister’s with...

tries - correct spelling

verb (third-person singular of the verb try)Example: She tries her best....

trooper, trouper

Both trooper and trouper are used to describe members of a group called a troop (military or police unit) or troupe (entertainers).Example: A highway-patrol trooper...

truculent - vocabulary

adjective
Fiercely brutal, cruel, vitriolic, scathing, belligerent. The past is present everywhere, but Japan is an unusually history-haunted nation. Elsewhere the Cold War is spoken of in the past tens...

truly - correct spelling

adverb
Grammar.com's section on the Parts of Speech discusses the demise of -ly adverbs. Click here for that di...

truncated clause

 See elliptical clause
....

Turning PDFs into eBooks: Formats, Tools, and Tips

It’s understandable why it happens. Physical books have become very expensive, and the digital versions are often less costly than paperback versions. Plus, the internet is a treasure trove of PDF books just waiting to be converted into an eReader-fr...

twelfth - correct spelling

adjective and noun
Example: On the twelfth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me…. adjective...

twelve - correct spelling

noun and adjective
Example: We ordered twelve. noun
Example: The ...

two, too, to

Two is the number right after one.Too means “also.”To is a preposition that helps specify direction ...

Types of Pronouns

A pronoun is a word that replaces a noun in a sentence. A noun which is a name, place or thing when replaced...

Types of Sentences

A sentence is the simplest element of English grammar that makes up the language. A sentence is two or more ...

tyranny - correct spelling

noun
Example: "I have sworn upon the altar of God, eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man." —Thomas Jefferson....

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