A Historic Topic - A vs. AnWriters sometimes confuse the use of the articles a and an. We were all taught that a precedes a word starting with a consonant and that an prece... 425,011 Views | added by edgood 8 years ago |
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 answer is: neither of them! ... 284,226 Views | added by ramyashankar 5 years ago |
Now let’s take the verb to be through a complete conjugation. But first, consider its uniqueness.To Be, Unique Among All VerbsIn the entire English language, one verb stands out: the verb to be. It serves more roles than most verbs, for it ... 222,404 Views | added by edgood 8 years ago |
Sample Page - Developing a Powerful Writing Style This Grammar eBook will teach you how to develop a powerful and compelling writing style — don't mi... 202,247 Views | added by edgood 8 years ago |
In the English language, numerous words have sometimes multiple spellings while their meaning remains the same. However, that is not the case for grammar and grammer respectively as they cannot be used as synonyms of each other. With the help of this... 191,601 Views | added by angbeenc 7 years ago |
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? The answer is same for both questions as even though... 191,539 Views | added by angbeenc 6 years ago |
They hired a professional to help organize their wedding. His office is a mess. He needs someone to help him organise his work. ... 181,286 Views | added by angbeenc 7 years ago |
Was vs WereAs simple as that, in past tense, was is used for singular noun/pronoun and were for plural. For example, I was going to the market and we were going to the market.If I wasThis is a situation that could have happened. That’s because it h... 176,859 Views | added by ramyashankar 5 years ago |
Under the traditional rule, the indefinite pronoun each is always singular and takes a singular verb.Thus: Each of the golfers wants to win the PGA. Each of us wishes for success.... 175,830 Views | added by edgood 8 years ago |
When to use “Would” instead of “Will” Many non-native English learners find it confusing when it comes to the uses of “would”. The word “would” has miscellaneous uses, so confusion is not unlikely. This post aims to clear the confusion. Most of the times, the source of the confus... 172,753 Views | added by otikkrom 6 years ago |
Although these two are written and pronounced completely differently, "me" and "I" are often used interchangeably or used in the wrong context.Let's uncover the main difference between them and the correct ways to use these words!Me vs. I The main di... 170,608 Views | added by malza 7 years ago |
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 two groups of main verbs, action and no-action, w... 170,559 Views | added by edgood 8 years ago |
Enrol vs. Enroll... 165,111 Views | added by acronimous 7 years ago |
Lee travelled to the Middle East during vacations. ... 164,139 Views | added by angbeenc 7 years ago |
Having access to all types of platforms today on the internet, you have probably seen the words "login" and "log in" so many times before typing your username and password that you can't even count which version you have seen more often. But it can b... 157,698 Views | added by malza 7 years ago |
Clear (adjective)When something is understandable or transparent, we say it is clear. Some examples would be – ‘The water is crystal clear’¸ The concept is ‘clear’.Clearer, clearly is the comparative degree made in a similar manner as many... 157,102 Views | added by ramyashankar 5 years ago |
"Different from" vs. "Different than" Watch OutThe word than typically follows a comparative adjective, such as closer or more bizarre. You would thus say: K Street is closer than M Stre... 155,205 Views | added by edgood 8 years ago |
British and American English have different rules when it comes to spelling the words. Americans omit the U that appears in some British words as a second vowel directly before a consonant. Therefore, mold ormould are a same word with same meaning an... 154,846 Views | added by angbeenc 6 years ago |
Difference between Clause and Phrase A sentence in English language can divided into various parts. Each part of a sentence serves its relative... 154,130 Views | added by angbeenc 5 years ago |
coupled with, as well as, along with, together with, not to mention Expressions such as coupled with, as well as, along with, together with, not to mention, and others do not act as ... 148,681 Views | added by edgood 8 years ago |
A commonly misspelled word is "gauge". Not only is it written wrongly in an inappropriate context, but its meaning is also confused with the signification of the word "gage". Let's discuss the difference between "gage" and "gauge" so that you clearly... 140,288 Views | added by malza 7 years ago |
While as a conjunction and adverbWhen used as conjunction/adverb, both the words mean during or at the same time as. They can also mean whereas (in the context of comparison). In the above sentence, we can replace ‘whereas’ with while or whilst a... 130,474 Views | added by ramyashankar 5 years ago |
English is a language used in various countries and those countries have made modifications to the language according to their own requirements. Those modifications include changing spellings of numerous words including the pair we will be discussing... 130,421 Views | added by angbeenc 7 years ago |
Many writers make a mistake.As we learned in the section on verbs, every one-word verb has a one-word present tense and a one-word past tense. Thus: I write and I wrote. These one-word verbs are called simple verbs.Recall that all other ten... 120,229 Views | added by edgood 8 years ago |
Biannual and biennial are treated as if they are interchangeable or they mean the same. Some people who know the difference but still get confuse about which is which. ... 117,904 Views | added by angbeenc 7 years ago |

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