Nov 14
Collocations are words that go together naturally in English.Learning collocations is essential for making your English sound fluent and natural! LET’S LOOK AT THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MAKE & DO:Use DO for actions, obligations, and repetitive tasks.Use MAKE for creating or producing something, and for actions you choose to do. DO generally refers to the action …
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Oct 26
off color = somewhat indecent or in poor taste“That joke you told was a little off color”off duty = when you stop work“What time does the doctor go off duty?”off guard = unprepared“He was caught off guard by her question.”off -road = when a means of transport is suitable for all terrains“He has an off-road …
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Oct 26
at first = in the beginning“At first I couldn’t understand my teacher, but then the lessons became easier.”at hand = nearby, available“I always keep an eraser at hand just in case.”at home = when you are in your house“I can relax when I’m at home?”at large = not yet captured“Police say that the robbers are …
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Mar 08
GRAMMAR – Adjectives & Prepositions Some adjectives need a preposition before their object. There doesn’t seem to be a logical rule, I’m afraid! We just need to learn them. Afraid of Ashamed of Aware of Capable of Certain of Conscious of Envious of Independent of Jealous of Proud of Eager for Eligible for Famous for …
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Mar 06
GRAMMAR – COMMON CONTRACTIONS We use contractions (I’m, we’re) in everyday speech and informal writing. Contractions, which are sometimes called ‘short forms’, commonly combine a pronoun or noun and a verb, or a verb and not, in a shorter form. Contractions are usually not appropriate in formal writing. We make contractions with auxiliary verbs, and …
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Mar 05
GRAMMAR – Subordinating Conjunctions Subordinating conjunctions are words or phrases that introduce dependent clauses in a sentence. Adjective clauses are dependent clauses used to do what an adjective does: modify or describe a noun. The seven subordinating conjunctions that introduce adjective clauses are: who, whom, which, that, whose, when, where. Use who, whom, or that …
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Mar 05
GRAMMAR – Conjunctions ‘Though’, ‘although’, and ‘even though’ are all conjunctions that introduce a clause that shows contrast. Clauses of contrast are dependent clauses used to show how one person, place, or thing is different from another. All three have the same meaning, but even though is slightly stronger than the others. The clause that …
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Mar 05
Some adjectives need a preposition before their object. There doesn’t seem to be a logical rule, I’m afraid! We just need to learn them. A solution ACCEPTABLE TO all involved. They are ACCUSTOMED TO the attention. Will the room be ADEQUATE FOR your needs? I’m AFRAID OF spiders – especially big ones!! I was not …
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Mar 13
Verbs & Prepositions Some verbs are usually followed by prepositions before the object of the verb. These are called dependent prepositions and they are followed by a noun or a gerund (‘ing’ form). He’s waiting for a bus. For is the dependent preposition for ‘wait’ We can use other prepositions with ‘wait’ – e.g. He waited at …
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Mar 13
When a verb follows a preposition, the verb must be in the gerund form [verb+ing]. This is a rules that has no exception. A lot of prepositions follow verbs (adjust to, agree with, depend on, etc), and if a second verb follows the prepositions , it MUST be gerund. Verb + Preposition + Gerund adapt …
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