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Some conjunctions and their uses

January 12, 2011 -

Since As a conjunction since means ‘from the past time when’. Where have you been since I last saw you? It is just a week… Continue reading

Short answers

January 11, 2011 -

The following is the most usual form of short answers to questions beginning with an auxiliary verb: Yes + pronoun + auxiliary No + pronoun… Continue reading

Common Errors with verbs – Part 2

January 10, 2011 -

The subject of a sentence should have a verb. The following sentence, for example, is incorrect because the subject is left without a verb. Incorrect:… Continue reading

Common errors in the use of verbs

January 9, 2011 -

Study the following sentences. Incorrect: She told to me an interesting story. Correct: She told me an interesting story. The verb tell is followed by… Continue reading

Verb patterns with it

January 8, 2011 -

When the real subject is a gerund or an infinitive or a clause, it is used as a provisional subject to begin the sentence. Different… Continue reading