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Identify the tenses

January 7, 2014 -

There are twelve tenses in English and each one of them has different verb forms. The biggest problem that students face while using tenses is… Continue reading

Using semicolon with transitional adverbs

January 3, 2014 -

A transitional adverb (e.g. however, therefore, consequently, nevertheless) usually starts a new sentence. However, sometimes writers separate the two clauses with a semicolon to enable… Continue reading

Comma before and after conjunctions

January 2, 2014 -

Comma after so When so is used to mean therefore, it is a transitional adverb. So, it should be followed by a comma. I was… Continue reading

Comma with conjunctions

January 1, 2014 -

Conjunctions do not normally cause major grammatical errors. However, students sometimes incorrectly use two conjunctions to connect two clauses. In English, we need just one… Continue reading

Inversion in conditional clauses

December 31, 2013 -

Had it not rained Contracted negative forms are not possible when we use an inverted word order to talk about an unreal or impossible situation… Continue reading