Grammarly Blog gave some tips on using “was” and “were” in “If” Clauses. Check out this post. According to Grammarly Blog, an unreal Conditional Sentence expresses events that are hypothetical or improbable. If the verb in the if clause is “to be,” use “were,” even if the subject of the clause is a third person singular subject […]
Erin Wright Writing gave some tips on on when to use plural or singular verbs with the word “money”. Check out this post. 1. Use singular verbs with specific amounts of money even if they include plural words for currency. Example: Twenty dollars doesn’t go far at the gas pump these days. (Instead of “Twenty […]
Cambridge Dictionary gave us the following tips on using the word “Hope” as a verb and as noun. Hope as a verb: After hope, we often use present verb forms even when there is reference to the future: Examples: We hope she passes her driving test next week. I just hope the bus is on […]
Do you confuse “comprise” and “compose”? Check this post and know the difference between the two. According to Writing Explained,“comprise” and “compose” are two different transitive verbs whose meanings are closely related, and are therefore often confused.Their difference is subtle yet important, so it is worth knowing how to separate them from one another. Comprise […]
Is it all right to use plural pronouns for reference to singular indefinite pronouns? Check this post and find out. According to Merriam-Webster, we were taught to always use the masculine singular pronouns for grammatically singular indefinite pronouns, such as “everyone,” as well as non-gender-specific singular nouns, such as “friend,” because a group of 18th-century […]
Do you confuse the future perfect tense with the future simple tense? Check this post and know the difference between the two. According to Grammarly, unlike the future simple tense, we cannot use the future perfect tense without adverbials. For example, we would not say: Linda will have left. But rather, we would say: Linda […]
Do you know how to use the future perfect tense properly? If not, check this post and find out. According to Grammarly, the formula for the future perfect tense is: will have + past participle. The formula is constant for both singular and plural subjects. We use the future perfect tense to talk about an […]
Do you confuse the present perfect tense with the past simple tense? Check this post and know the difference between the two. Since the present perfect tense is used to show the connection of the past with the present, it is often confused with the past simple tense. It is important to note that even […]
Do you know the difference between “anytime” and “any time”? Check this post and find out. According to Writing Explained, “anytime” means “whenever,” and “any time” means “any particular amount of time.” Anytime is an adverb: We can talk anytime you want. The train should be leaving anytime now. The two-word any time, on the […]
Is there a difference between “shout out” and “shout to”? Check this post and find out. According to Speak Speak, using different prepositions for the verb ‘shout’ changes the meaning. Shout at This suggests that we’re angry. The receptionist decided to leave because the boss often shouted at her. Please don’t shout at me: calm down and […]
