For As A Preposition
The preposition for has many meanings including the following: For: intended to belong to This letter is for you. Reserve a seat for me. For: in place of I offer you new lamps for old. For: in...
Category: Grammar
Focus Adverbs
Focusing adverbs point to a particular part of a clause. Most common examples are: also, just, even, only, mainly, mostly, either, neither etc. John and Martin were at the party. Sam was also present. I...
Type 1 Conditional / First Conditional
First conditional is used to talk about real and possible situations. In the first conditional, we use a simple present tense in the if-clause and will / can / may + bare infinitive in...
Words Used Without Prepositions
We do not use prepositions in some common expressions. In some other expressions, we can leave them out. After discuss, enter, marry, lack, resemble and approach Verbs like discuss, enter, marry, lack, resemble and approach are normally followed by direct...
Common Expressions Without Articles
In some common fixed expressions to do with place, time and movement, normally countable nouns are treated as uncountables, without articles. Examples are: To/at/in/from schoolTo/at/from university/college (GB)To/in/from college (US)To/at/in/into/from churchTo/in/into/out of bed/prisonTo/in/into/out of hospital...
If, Unless, In Case, Provided That
We can express a condition in different ways. For example, we can use if or unless. If you start now, you will be there in an hour. Unless you start now, you cannot be...
Words Expressing Concession And Contrast
Concession or contrast may be expressed in several ways. For example, we can use though or although. Other words or expressions that can be used to express concession or contrast include notwithstanding, as, however, whatever, all the same,...
Exclamations
Exclamations are often constructed with how and what or with so and such. Negative question forms are also common. Exclamations with how Form: how + adjective/adverb + subject + verb How cold it is! (NOT How it is cold!) How beautifully she...
Enough vs. Too
Enough to shows sufficiency and has a positive meaning. Too shows undesirable extremes. It has a negative meaning. Fill in the blanks with enough or too. I ate ………………… much food. (too / enough) I...
What Are Verbs?
A verb is a word which tells us what a person or a thing is doing. He ran fast. The birds flew away. John opened the can. Here the verbs ran, flew and opened tell us what the nouns he, birds and John do. A verb is the...