Apr 15
“Remember” is about your own memory, recalling information independently, while “remind” involves assisting or being prompted to recall something. If you remember something, it’s a natural act of memory. If something reminds you, it’s usually a trigger that brings a memory to your mind. REMEMBER: “Remember” is a verb that describes the ability to recall …
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Feb 28
Beside:“Beside” is a preposition that indicates proximity or location next to something else.It often implies being at the side of or in close proximity to something. Examples:She sat beside her friend during the movie.The cat slept beside the fireplace. Besides:“Besides” is an adverb or a preposition that has several meanings:In addition to or apart from.Moreover …
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Feb 13
What’s the difference between “because” and “because of”? In most cases, “because” is followed by a subject and a verb, and “because of” is typically followed by a single word or phrase. Here are two sentences with similar meanings, but with different structures to help illustrate this difference: “The concert was canceled because the weather …
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Dec 04
WHILE and DURING WHILE is a CONJUNCTION that is used to refer to a background period of time in which another activity happened. It is very similar to during, but it is followed by a sentence (while + subject + verb…), so they are not interchangeable. DURING is a PREPOSITION that is used before an …
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Oct 31
The difference between DO and DOES is not difficult to understand.DO is a verb and DOES is the third person singular of that verb in the present tense. Every other person in the conjugation uses DO. When the subject is I, you, we, or they, we use DO. I do my homework every day.Do you …
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Oct 30
EARLIEST vs. SOONESTearliestUsed as a superlative adjective to mean “most distant in time.”These are the earliest examples of the artist’s works.soonestUsed as a superlative adverb to mean “most promptly.”(not commonly used) PERCENT vs. PERCENTAGEpercentUsed after a number.Fifty percent of the people voted for the initiative.percentageNot used after a number.The percentage of people who approve of …
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Mar 08
GRAMMAR -ILLICIT vs ELICIT ILLICIT is an adjective that’s used to talk about things people aren’t supposed to do because they are illegal. EXAMPLES He is credited with taking a number of illegal firearms and illicit drugs off the streets. Silk Road is a dark web bazaar where users could buy and sell drugs and …
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Mar 08
GRAMMAR – MIGRATE vs EMIGRATE vs IMMIGRATE MIGRATE means to MOVE from one place to go and live in another. EXAMPLES: Many Easterners migrated west during the California gold rush. Many New Yorkers migrate to Florida for the winter. EMIGRATE means to LEAVE one’s home country to go and live in another. EXAMPLES: My …
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Mar 08
GRAMMAR – AT THE END vs IN THE END Simply put, at the end refers to a specific time or location, and in the end is an idiomatic phrase that means “finally,” “after a long time,” or, “all things considered.” At the end of the day, we went home. (specific time) We scored a goal …
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Mar 06
GRAMMAR – Either & Neither Either refers to one of two things or people. Either is always used with a singular verb. Either … or is a correlative conjunction used to connect two things which are the same types, phrases, clauses or words. Either San Francisco or Kansas will win the Superbowl. We can either …
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