Feb 16
A classic that makes me go AHHHHHH! They have confused THERE (adverb) with THEY’RE (contraction of they + are). Can you think of any more? If you have any questions or doubts, please ask in the comments or send me a private message. Follow me on Instagram: @englishyourwaybr or look for the hashtag #LearnEnglishWithCarlo
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Feb 16
Oh boy! This one is quite common – confusing YOUR (possessive pronoun) with YOU’RE (contraction of you + are) Can you think of any more? If you have any questions or doubts, please ask in the comments or send me a private message. Follow me on Instagram: @englishyourwaybr or look for the hashtag #LearnEnglishWithCarlo
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Feb 16
Starbucks – I’m surprised at you!!! They incorrectly put IT’S (a contraction of it is) instead of ITS (possessive pronoun) Rookie mistake! Can you think of any more? If you have any questions or doubts, please ask in the comments or send me a private message. Follow me on Instagram: @englishyourwaybr or look for the hashtag #LearnEnglishWithCarlo
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Feb 16
STILL, YET, and ALREADY are adverbs of time that tell us WHEN something happened or will happen (or not). They can be confusing, so I’m going to explain how to use them. Still is used to express that a situation that began in the past continues until now without change. It is placed in the …
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Feb 12
A phrasal verb is a combination of a verb and an adverb or preposition, for example ‘look up’ or ‘look after’, which together have a particular meaning which is different from the verb alone. The following phrasal verbs are featured in this slide. come in go out put on get in get out take out run away look for …
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Feb 10
An Interrogative Pronoun (question word) is a word we use in an information question (as opposed to a yes/no questions). The most common question words in English are: WHO is only used when referring to people, when we want to know the person. Who is the new student? Who are your friends? WHERE is used when asking about a …
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Feb 09
When we want to know the quantity or amount of something, we use HOW MUCH or HOW MANY. We use HOW MANY when asking about countable nouns. How many animals are there? How many cars can you see? How many slices of pizza did they order? We use HOW MUCH when asking about uncountable nouns. How …
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Feb 09
It’s easy to confuse these two sets of words because they are very similar but perform different functions. POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVEPossessive adjectives are used to indicate ownership or possession of nouns. They are placed before nouns to show to whom or to what something belongs. In English, the possessive adjectives are: my, your, his, her, its, …
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Feb 08
JOB – NOUN A regular activity that a person does, an occupation, a profession. You usually receive money for doing a job. EXAMPLES: Do you have a full time job? I love my job. WORK – NOUN/VERB The word WORK is more general then JOB. Work refers to the activities done to accomplish a goal. …
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Feb 07
Things we do every day. Here’s a great graphic showing some of the things we do on a daily basis. Which ones do you you do? What other things do you do every day? If you have any questions or doubts, please ask in the comments or send me a private message. Follow me on …
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