Category: Grammar

Common mistakes in the use of conjunctions

Conjunctions are connecting devices. We use them to connect two or more words, phrases or clauses. Common mistakes in the use of conjunctions are explained in this lesson. Incorrect: Hurry up, else you will...

Uses of the apostrophe

The main use of apostrophe is to show that a person or thing belongs to somebody. We indicate this by adding an apostrophe and ‘s’ to singular nouns. This is John’s laptop. He is...

Verb patterns with two objects

Some transitive verbs take two objects – a direct object and an indirect object. In this case, the direct object usually refers to a thing and indirect object refers to a person. Examples of...