Using Just
Just has several meanings. Time Just is used with a verb to indicate the immediate past. They have just gone. (i.e. They went a very short time ago.) Just can also emphasise the idea...
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Not Only / But Also | Joining Two Sentences Using Not Only … But Also
Note only … but also has a similar meaning to as well as. Study the example given below. Maria is clever. She is beautiful. We can combine these two sentences using as well as and not only … but...
Joining Two Sentences Using As Well As
As well as has a similar meaning to not only … but also. She has got a bike. She has got a car. We can combine these two sentences in several ways. In addition...
Its vs. It’s
These two words are often confused by foreign learners of English. Its is a possessive word like my or your. Every country has its traditions. Its colour was deep red. It’s is the contracted...
It As A Preparatory Subject | English Grammar
When the subject is an infinitive expression, the sentence often begins with it. Preparatory it is common before be + adjective/ noun complement. It is difficult to accept your advice. (More natural than To...
Is, Am, Are
The forms is, am and are are used in the present tense; was and were are used in the past tense. Is Use is when the subject is a singular noun or a third...
Interested, Interesting, Bored, Boring, Excited, Exciting
The past participles interested, bored, excited etc., are used to say how people feel. I was very interested in the offer. (NOT I was very interesting in the offer.) Are you interested in politics?...
In Spite Of
In spite of means notwithstanding. It is used as a preposition. In spite of + noun means more or less the same as although + clause. They went out in spite of the rain....
In Case vs. If
In case is used to talk about things which we do in order to be ready for possible future situations. I always take an umbrella in case it rains. (= because it might rain.)...
Feel vs. Sick
In British English, ill means unwell. Ill is most common in predicative position. She couldn’t come because she was ill. Before a noun, many British people prefer to use sick. She spent years looking...