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Subject-verb agreement: Quick overview

November 4, 2015 -

The verb should agree with the subject in number and person. Here is a quick overview of the basic rules of subject-verb agreement. When two… Continue reading

General grammar exercise

October 13, 2015 -

The questions here test your knowledge of English Grammar. Choose the word or phrase that will correctly complete the sentence. Answers 1. We bought some… Continue reading

Review: Coordinating conjunctions

September 29, 2015 -

Common coordinating conjunctions are: and, but, yet, or, nor, for, so, either…or, neither…nor. Coordinating conjunctions generally connect words or phrases of the same grammatical class.… Continue reading

Adjectives: Common mistakes

September 20, 2015 -

Incorrect: Every people know this. Correct: Everybody knows this. / Everyone knows this. Incorrect: Each hands have five fingers. Correct: Each hand has five fingers.… Continue reading

When to use some and any

September 8, 2015 -

The words some and any are determiners. They are used to modify nouns. Some and any can be used with both countable and uncountable nouns.… Continue reading