English Grammar Lessons And Worksheets
The misuse of the and a is very common. Here are the basic rules for the use and omission of articles. Proper nouns (e.g. John, Alice and India) do not take articles. Incorrect: The...
The article a placed in front of a noun conveys the idea of one. When writing about two separate objects, a second a must be used. If the two objects are considered as one,...
Around/round indicates movement or position in a circle or a curve. They sat around the fire. She walked around the house. British people also use around to talk about going to all or most...
Appear can be used as a copular verb. It is used to say how things look. It is used in similar ways to seem. She appeared mighty pleased. He appears (to be) angry today....
These expressions are often confused by ESL students. Use anyhow to mean in disorder. Anyhow can also mean for certain. Somehow means in some way or by some means. It can also be used to refer to a reason that is not known or specified....
Any is a determiner. It suggests an indefinite quantity or number. It is used when it is not important to say how much/many we are thinking of. Is there any water in the bottle?...
Another can mean one more of the same kind. It is used with singular countable nouns. We need another person to finish the work. (= We need one more person to finish the work.) He has bought another car. Could...
And is used to join two or more grammatically similar expressions. bread and butter black and white knife and fork When two clauses are joined by and, there are many possible relationships between them...
There is little difference between although and though. They are both subordinating conjunctions used to join two clauses together. Though is more common in informal speech and writing. Though I wasn’t feeling well, I...
These words are often confused. If you have meetings on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays, you can say that you have meetings on alternate days. Alternate means every other or every second.While pronouncing this word, put the stress on the...