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Verb patterns with itThere are several verb patterns with ‘it’.It + be + adjective + of + noun / pronoun + to-infinitiveIt is kind of you to help them.It is clever of you to solve this puzzle.It is careless of you to make this mistake.It was unwise of me to[r]

Of making many English grammars there is no end; nor should there be till theoretical scholarship and actual practice are more happily wedded. In this field much valuable work has already been accomplished; but it has been done largely by workers accustomed to take the scholars point of view, and th[r]

Talking about the future part IIThe simple present tense is used to talk about future events that are part of official programs or timetables.The college reopens on August 16th.The train leaves at 6 pm.When does the flight arrive?The simple present tense is also used to talk about futu[r]

Reporting verbs in EnglishSay and tell are common reporting verbs.Direct speech: Alice said, ‘I am not going to come with you.’Indirect speech: Alice said that she was not going to come with me.Indirect speech: Alice told me that she was not going to come wi[r]

Two-word verbsMany English verbs can be followed by prepositions or adverb particles.Do sit down.Alice ran down the road without looking at anybody.Some verbs and prepositions / particles are regularly used together. Examples are: look at, listen to, stand up andswitch off. These combi[r]

Self-employed vs. employedToday, we are living in a rapidly developed society. The science andtechnology are striding forward with a dramatically fast footstep.The styles of employment are also increasingly diversified. Somepeople prefer to work for themselves, while other prefer to wo[r]

Combine the following sentencesCombine the following sentences.1. They caught the thief. They handed him over to the police. (Use having)2. The thief heard a noise. He ran away. (Use hearing)3. He is very fat. He cannot walk fast. (Use too)4. She was very tired. She could not stand up.[r]

Grammar terms beginning with letters D and EDouble negativeA construction in which two or more negative words occur in a single clause.Examples are:I don’t have nothing to prove.I didn’t see nothing.Double negatives are common in colloquial English. Formerly they were also acceptable i[r]

The relative pronoun thatThe relative pronoun who is only used to refer to people. Which is only used to refer to animals or objects. Thatcan be used to refer to both people and objects. In some cases, that is preferred to which.Cases where onl[r]

( Word Reader - Unregistered ) www.word-reader.comTopic should one be satisfiedShould people be satisfied with what they have or should theyalways want something more or different? It is difficult todetermine which point of view is better, because of the differentcomprehension of life.[r]

Unnecessary prepositionsSometimes we use prepositions where they are not necessary. While expressions like ‘check up on’ and ‘asfrom’ are not exactly considered incorrect, they should be avoided in academic and formal writing.Study the examples given below.Incorrect: If we don’t[r]

Conjunctions exerciseJoin each pair of the following sentences by means of a suitable conjunction.1. James smokes. His brother does not smoke.2. Alice hasn’t come. Mary hasn’t come.3. She speaks English. She speaks Spanish.4. I like him. He is very sincere.5. He did not win. He worked[r]

onboard and appears to be beyond the resources of the master, he shoulda. insure the victim that he will be brought to the nearest hospital.b. deviate from his course and proceed to the nearest port.c. tell the victim not to worry.*d. seek medi[r]

Cách viết Tiếng Anh hay và đúng ngữ phápLearning writing, Practice writing books, Grammar and writing, Learn by doing. It’s an old lesson, tried and true.The 501 grammar and writing questions included inthese pages are designed to provide you with lots ofpractice. As you work through each set of que[r]

Commonly confused prepositions part 2Across and over can both be used to mean ‘on the other side of a line / road / bridge etc’.There is a hospital across / over the border. (= There is a hospital on the other side of the border.)His shop is across / over the road. (= His shop is on th[r]

Conditional clauses without ifWe make conditional clauses with if. These clauses usually express a condition – something which must happenfirst so that something else can happen.There are mainly three types of conditional clauses:First conditionalSecond conditionalThird conditionalAn example is give[r]

Sentence transformation exerciseRewrite the following sentences using the adjective form of the words italicized.1. Fortunately, we were well-equipped to repel the attack.2. Francis Bacon was a man of remarkable industry and intelligence.3. He takes much pride in his wealth.4. In all probabil[r]

How to Write an Effective and Successful SummaryWhat a summary is“summary is a short statement that gives only the main points ofsomething, not the details.” (Oxford dvanced Learner’s Dictionary, 8th Edition) Tosummarize a text is to condense it into a distillation and to[r]

Countable nounsCountable nouns are the names of objects, people and places that can be counted. Examples are: flower, boy,apple, book, tree, room, house, window etc.Countable nouns have singular and plural forms and can be used with indefinite articles (a / an) and numbers.Generally, a[r]

Grammar, etymologically speaking, is related to glamour. Though few people might claim that grammar is glamorous in the modern sense, there is considerable interest in English grammar today and no shortage of grammar books, ranging from small basic books aimed at children or elementarylevel foreign[r]