Rise and Raise | What Is the Difference?
Rise and raise have similar meanings but they are not interchangeable. Raise Raise / raised / raised Raise is transitive. That means it requires an object. To raise is to lift or grow something....
Category: Vocabulary
Correct Use of Suggest
Suggest is a very useful word that you can use in your essays. To suggest is to recommend, advise or propose. Suggest should be followed by a that-clause or an ing form. It cannot...
List Of Collective Nouns
Here is a list of common collective nouns. A quiver of arrows A range of mountains A group of dancers A swarm of bees A stud of horses A string of horses A bevy...
List Of Common Singular And Plural Nouns
List of singular and plural nouns 1. calf – calves 2. luxury – luxuries 3. quality – qualities 4. life – lives 5. tragedy – tragedies 6. marriage – marriages 7. voice – voices...
Want | English Vocabulary
Want After want, we normally use an infinitive with to. I don’t want to talk to her again. An object + infinitive structure is also possible. She wants me to clear her doubts. That-clauses are not normally used after want. Structures Want can be followed...
Travel vs. Journey vs. Trip vs. Voyage
Travel, Journey, Trip and Voyage – Differences in meaning Travel means traveling in general. Travel is my passion. The plural form travels is used to refer to long journeys especially to other countries. Is he back from his travels?...
Shade vs. Shadow
The noun shade refers to the partly dark area sheltered from direct rays of light. I am hot. Let’s sit in the shade. Plants don’t grow well in the shade. Shadow Shadow is the dark shape thrown on...
Pain vs. Ache
A pain is a feeling you experience when you hurt a part of your body or when you are ill. The noun pain can be countable or uncountable. As a countable noun, it can...
Ex vs. Former
There is a difference between ex-girlfriend and former girlfriend. Unfortunately, nowadays few people maintain the distinction between these two expressions. If you change girlfriends every two months, you will have several former girlfriends, but...
Ceremonial vs. Ceremonious
The words ceremonial and ceremonious have more or less the same meaning. They are often used interchangeably. However, in some contexts one is preferred to the other. Ceremonial means ‘relating to formal religious or...
