{"id":73623,"date":"2020-04-02T03:44:53","date_gmt":"2020-04-02T03:44:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/?p=73623"},"modified":"2020-04-02T03:44:53","modified_gmt":"2020-04-02T03:44:53","slug":"10-tips-for-learning-english","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/10-tips-for-learning-english\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Tips For Learning English"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>1. Use of Articles<\/h3>\n<p>A\u00a0proper noun\u00a0(e.g. John, India, Alice, and Chicago) does not take an\u00a0article. It always begins with a\u00a0capital letter.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>My name is John. (NOT My name is john.)<\/li>\n<li>He lives in Chicago. (NOT He lives in the Chicago.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A\u00a0common noun\u00a0(e.g. boy, girl, cat, rat, country) must have an article.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>The cat<\/b>\u00a0was chasing\u00a0<b>the rat<\/b>. (NOT Cat was chasing rat.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A plural noun can be used with or without an article.<\/p>\n<h3>2. Past perfect tense<\/h3>\n<p>The\u00a0past perfect tense\u00a0must be used when the time of one past tense verb is more past than that of another.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>I realized that I\u00a0<b>had met<\/b>\u00a0him before. (NOT I realized that I met him before.)<\/li>\n<li>The patient\u00a0<b>had died<\/b>\u00a0before the doctor arrived. (NOT The patient died before the doctor arrived.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>3. Tense in subordinate clauses<\/h3>\n<p>In\u00a0subordinate adverb clauses, a present tense is used to refer to the future.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>If you invite him, he will come. (NOT If you will invite him, he will come.)<\/li>\n<li>After I finish my studies, I will go to London. (NOT After I will finish my studies, I will go to London.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>4. Too and very<\/h3>\n<p>Too\u00a0means \u2018more than it ought to be\u2019. It has a negative meaning.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>She is<b>\u00a0<a href=\"..\/usage\/very.htm\">v<\/a>ery<\/b>\u00a0nice. (NOT She is too nice.)<\/li>\n<li>The story was\u00a0<b>very\u00a0<\/b>interesting. (NOT The story was too interesting.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>5. Sentences beginning with a negative word<\/h3>\n<p>In sentences beginning with a\u00a0negative word\u00a0(e.g. never,\u00a0hardly, scarcely, no sooner), we use the\u00a0inverted word order. That means the auxiliary verb comes before the subject.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Never have I<\/b>\u00a0seen such a sight. (NOT Never I have seen such a sight.)<\/li>\n<li><b>Hardly have I<\/b>\u00a0had any rest since Monday. (NOT Hardly I have had any rest since Monday.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>6. Don\u2019t use two conjunctions when one is enough<\/h3>\n<p>One\u00a0conjunction\u00a0is enough to join two clauses. English does not require a second conjunction.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Correct:\u00a0<b>Though<\/b>\u00a0he was clever, he could not solve the problem.<\/li>\n<li>Correct: He was clever\u00a0<b>but<\/b>\u00a0he could not solve the problem.<\/li>\n<li>Correct: He was clever\u00a0<b>yet<\/b>\u00a0he could not solve the problem.<\/li>\n<li>Incorrect:\u00a0<b>Though<\/b>\u00a0he was clever\u00a0<b>but<\/b>\u00a0he could not solve the problem.<\/li>\n<li>Incorrect:<b>\u00a0Though<\/b>\u00a0he was clever<b>\u00a0yet<\/b>\u00a0he could not solve the problem.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>7. Clauses<\/h3>\n<p>If there are two clauses in a sentence, they must be linked by a conjunction or a\u00a0relative pronoun.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Incorrect: This is my friend, he was at school with me.<\/li>\n<li>Correct: This is my friend\u00a0<b>who<\/b>\u00a0was at school with me.<\/li>\n<li>Incorrect: This is my house, I live here.<\/li>\n<li>Correct: This is my house\u00a0<b>where<\/b>\u00a0I live.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>8. Since and for<\/h3>\n<p>When counting from a particular date we use\u00a0<b>since<\/b>, but we always use\u00a0<b>for<\/b>\u00a0for a period. Examples are: since last Monday, since Friday, since July, for two weeks, for three months etc.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Incorrect: He has been ill\u00a0<b>since three months.<\/b><\/li>\n<li>Correct: He has been ill\u00a0<b>for three months<\/b>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>9. According to<\/h3>\n<p>We do not give our own opinions with\u00a0according to.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>According to\u00a0<\/b>Jane, things are going to get better. (= If what Jane says is true, things are going to get better.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>To give our own opinions, we use an expression like in my opinion.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>In my opinion<\/b>, this is a big mistake. (NOT According to me, this is a big mistake.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>10. Position of adverbs<\/h3>\n<p>Do not put adverbs between a verb and its object. The adverb can go either before the verb or after the object.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>I\u00a0<b>often<\/b>\u00a0buy comics. (NOT I buy often comics.)<\/li>\n<li>She speaks English\u00a0<b>well<\/b>. (NOT She speaks well English.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1. Use of Articles A\u00a0proper noun\u00a0(e.g. John, India, Alice, and Chicago) does not take an\u00a0article. It always begins with a\u00a0capital letter. My name is John. (NOT My name is john.) 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