Couple and pair Couple: a husband and wife or a boyfriend and girlfriend. Two couples remained on the dance floor. Pair: two things of the… Continue reading
Words commonly confused
Admit and confess To admit is to acknowledge truth. Admit can also mean ‘allow somebody to enter’. I must admit that it was a tempting… Continue reading
Words confused
Rob and steal Rob: deprive somebody of his property; take (property) from a place unlawfully and often by force Armed men robbed the state bank… Continue reading
Word formation: exercise
Fill in the blanks with the appropriate form of the word. Answers 1. We have known each other since our childhood. 2. His hard work… Continue reading
Order of Words in a Sentence
To convey the intended meaning words must be arranged in the proper order in a sentence. The following is the usual order of words in… Continue reading