Do you sometimes get confused on when to use “make” and “do”? Check out today’s refresher and find out how. Perfect English Grammar gave the following tips: A. Use ‘make’ when we create or construct something. B. Use ‘do’ for general activities. In this case, ‘do’ is often used with ‘something’, ‘nothing’, ‘anything’ or ‘everything’. Perfect English Grammar also […]
Are you familiar with parallelism or parallel structure? Check this post and find out. According to Your Dictionary, “Parallel structure means using the same pattern of words to show that two or more words or ideas are of equal importance and to help the reader comprehend what is being written.”. Below are some examples given by Your Dictionary, […]
Are you familiar with parallelism or parallel structure? Check this post and find out. According to YourDictionary, Parallel Structure or Parallelism means using the same pattern of words to show that two or more words or ideas are of equal importance. Ex: Incorrect: “I like to read, writing, and painting.” Correct: “I like reading, writing, […]
What is the difference between continually and continuously? Check out today’s LS Refresher video and find out. According to Dictionary.com, continuously means to persist or keep on going “uninterruptedly” or “unceasingly”. On the other hand, continually means to persist or keep on going, but with breaks, interruptions and intervals. For more info about […]
When words including “some,” and “none” are part of the subject, what rule do we follow? Check out today’s LS Refresher video and find out. According to e-Education Institute, when “some,” “all,” or “none” are part of the sentence subject, the number of the verb matches the number of the noun to which “some,” “all,” […]
Is it correct to say half of my fruits is bananas? Check out today’s LS Refresher video and find out. According to University of Toronto, with fractions, percentages and indefinite quantifiers (e.g., all, few, many, much, some), the verb agrees with the preceding noun or clause: With a singular or non-count noun or clause, use a singular verb: […]
WHEN DO WE USE THE PRESENT REAL CONDITIONAL? CHECK OUT TODAY’S LS REFRESHER VIDEO AND FIND OUT. According to Englishpage.com, the ” Present Real Conditional is used to talk about what you normally do in real-life situations”. It also suggested the patterns below: [If / When … Simple Present …, … Simple Present …] [… […]
Do we use the plural form of the verb when using the phrase ‘a number of people’? Check out today’s LS Refresher video and find out.
What is the plural form of thunder? Is it thunder or thunders? Check out today’s LS Refresher video and find out.
When asking indirect questions, where do we put is and are? Check out today’s LS Refresher video and find out.
