This list of 500 common words in English is a good place for beginners to start learning the foundation of the language or for advanced students to really test themselves. Vocabulary is the foundation of language. Without the words, you can’t make the sentences. Many students get overwhelmed at the thought of learning ‘all of […]
To truly understand English, you must have some knowledge of the most common types of figurative language. What does figurative mean? Figurative means that words are used in a way that is different from the usual meaning. That way the description is more interesting or impressive. Figurative language creates a picture in your mind. For example:He is about to […]
Oftentimes, people get confused when using the words “other” and “another.” How do we distinguish between the two? Simple. It’s a matter of singular and plural. A simple rule to help you remember the difference between another and other is: another + singular noun other + plural noun others (a pronoun to replace other + plural […]
A contraction is a word or phrase that’s (or that has) been shortened by dropping one or more letters. In writing, an apostrophe takes the place of the missing letters. Standard Contractions in English aren’t are not can’t cannot couldn’t could not didn’t did not doesn’t does not don’t do not hadn’t had not hasn’t has not haven’t have not he’d he […]
Confusing words that sound the same? Do you keep using ‘through’ instead of ‘threw’, and mixing your ‘too’, ‘to’, and ‘two’? Have no fear – Ginger’s spelling book is here! Ginger’s spelling book contains a broad collection of the most frequent word-pairs that people tend to confuse. Browse it by clicking on a specific letter […]
Do you know about the verb tenses? What’s the difference between the present perfect and the past simple? Are you sure? How about the past perfect? Many students have problems with verb tenses. But they aren’t really very difficult, I promise. Here you’ll find really clear examples and explanations, so you can easily review […]
WHO and WHOM are two very commonly confused words. To be honest, most native speakers don’t even know how to use them properly 😀 I think this is a great info/comic explaining the proper usage of WHOM (and WHO). > http://theoatmeal.com/comics/who_vs_whom Enjoy and laugh a little!
There are different ways to greet people: Greeting means welcoming someone with particular words or a particular action. When meeting people formally for the first time, we greet by shaking hands and saying “How do you do?” or “Pleased to meet you.” “How do you do?” isn’t really a question, it just means “Hello”. When […]
Pronouns are words which replace a noun: I, me, she, we, they, who, that, yours, his, her,etc. [gap height=”5″] Pronouns should only be used if the name of the person (or group of people), place (or places), or thing (or things) has been previously mentioned in the paragraph. If it’s not clear which thing the […]
“Good” and “well” are often misused. “Good” is an adjective (and a noun in some cases); “well” is used as an adverb unless used as an adjective meaning “healthy“. If we need a word to describe noun or pronoun we use “good“. If we need a word to describe verb (or sometimes adjective or other […]