Mignon Fogarty of Grammar Girl gave the following rules that will help us learn how to use affect and effect. (a) Effect: 1. Effect functions as a noun most of the time. It has a lot of subtle meanings as a noun, but “a result” seems to be at the core of all the definitions. Examples: The effect […]
Lawless English gave the following rules that will help us learn how to use their, there and they’re. (a) Their Their is the third person plural possessive adjective, it is used to describe something as belonging to someone (them). Their is nearly always followed by a noun. Example: Their books are on the table. (b) There There […]
TalkEnglish gave the following rules that will help us learn how to use by and with. (a) With Used as ‘with + a noun phrase’: with a map Used to indicate being together or being involved: I ordered a sandwich with a drink. Used to indicate “having”: I met a guy with green eyes. Used […]
(a) between You can use the word between when you are talking about distinct, individual items even if there are more than two of them. For example: “She chose between Harvard, Brown, and Yale” (because the colleges are individual things.) (b) among You can use among when you are talking about things that aren’t distinct […]
The Woodward English gave the following rules that will help us learn how to use “How much” and “How many” properly. (a) When we want to know the quantity or amount of something, we ask questions starting with “How much“ We can use “How much” when we want to ask the quantity of uncountable nouns. Example: […]
Confusion over the use of which and that is not something that you should be ashamed of. These two words are often misused even by writers. This post will shed light on when and how to use these terms. English Grammar gave the following rules that will help us learn how to use which vs that properly. a.) Generally, that can […]
McMillan Dictionary gave the following rules that will help us learn how to use “put up” and “put on” properly. a. put on -to cover a part of your body with a piece of clothing or jewelry so that you are wearing it -to spread a cream, liquid, powder, or other substance on your skin […]
Grammarly gave the following rules that will help us learn how to use who and whom properly. (a) Who In a sentence, who is used as a subject. Let’s look at a couple of examples: Who would like to go on vacation? Who made these awesome quesadillas? (b) Whom Whom is used as the object of a verb or preposition. […]
Ginger Software gave the following rules that will help us learn how to use few and little properly. (a) Little refers to non-countable nouns, and is used with the singular form to indicate that something exists only in a small amount or to a slight degree. (b) Few refers to countable nouns, and is used […]
When talking to native speakers, you might come across idiomatic phrases consisting of a verb and an adverb or another verb. Such idiomatic phrases are called phrasal verbs. Here are some of them and their meanings. FALL fall apart – break up, come apart, or disintegrate fall down – fall to the ground fall out […]
