Homonyms, Homophones and Homographs
Homonyms, homophones and homographs can be confusing but if you know about their meaning and differences, there won’t be any confusion.
English Grammar
English Grammar plays very important role to learn English. In this category we will explore all the posts related to English grammar. You can dive into various untouched concepts discussed in detail here. You will get opportunities to test your English Grammar with various exercises.
Alliteration in English- A Figure of Speech
What is Alliteration: Alliteration in English is a figure of speech. In alliteration, there is a close repetition of the same consonant sound or syllable, usually at the beginning. The use of alliteration makes the language musical. Alliteration is similar to Assonance which is another figure of speech. Read about Assonance also. For example: “A
Lie Vs Lay : Meaning and Difference
Lie Vs Lay Lie, lay, lied, laid, these words can create a lot of confusion. Using incorrect form of these words can cause a lot of misunderstanding.In order to avoid any kind of misunderstanding, it’s very important to know the difference between lie and lay which is not so difficult once you know the
Indefinite Articles A and An
Indefinite Articles A and an are called the indefinite articles because they do not point out any particular person animal or thing.e.g. I met a friend. There is a cat on the table. Here in these sentences we are not talking about particular friend or cat, so we use ‘a’ as indefinite article before
Common Misused words in English
What are Common misused words in English English is a tricky language. It is very natural to make mistakes when you learn a language. Everybody who learns from his mistakes has a winning mindset. There are various words in English which are misused commonly. Many people get confused and do mistakes while using
People, Persons or Peoples: Difference and Correct Use
Correct Use of these Confused words People, Persons or Peoples These words are considered as confused words in English. These three words can create a lot of questions in your mind. Like: If you are asked the plural for the word person would be people or persons? The fast answer will be that people is correct and persons is wrong. If
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Difference between it’s and its | Meaning and Use
Difference between it’s and its There are many words in English which sound similar but they have different meaning. It’s and its are the most confused words used incorrectly. It’s and Its sound the same when spoken but they have different meaning and they are written in different ways.I have observed many people get confused
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Confusing Opposites | Opposites that create confusion
Opposites can also be confusing People often think that by merely adding prefixes (un, dis or im) to a word, they can change its meaning. For example:In (prefix) + visible (word) = invisibleIn + secure = insecureMis + lead = mislead But there are exceptions
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Common Mistakes Making Sentences in English
Hello Everyone!This post is about common mistakes making sentences in English. Many people do mistakes while speaking or writing sentences in English. These small mistakes make a big difference. So read this post carefully and avoid common mistakes making sentences in English. Incorrect : I want to go to home now.Correct: I want to go
A,E,I,O,U are not 5 vowels?
A,E,I,O,U are vowels or vowel letters? Hello Everyone! Today I am going to share a very important piece of information about a,e,i,o,u. You might have been taught that there are 5 vowels in English a,e,i,o,u. If ‘u’ had been a vowel, we would have used an before university, right? But that’s not the case here.
Subject Verb Agreement Rules Part-2
Subject- Verb Agreement English Grammar plays very important role to learn English. There are some topics in English grammar which create a lot of confusion. Subject Verb Agreement is one of those topics but practice makes a man perfect. It is very important to know about all the rules related to Subject Verb Agreement to
Subject verb agreement Part 1
English plays very important role in our life. If you know to speak in English well, it’s not necessary that you are good at English grammar too. Many times English grammar creates confusion in your mind. That confusion becomes the reason for grammatical errors. If you want to create a good impression on others, you
Where to Avoid Infinitive To
Infinitive “To’ This post is about infinitive ‘to’. I will discuss where should we avoid infinitive ‘to’. Use of infinitive ‘to’ is very common in English but there are certain places where we can’t use infinitive ‘to’. Read these sentences below. I want to complete my work.She went to take more sheets. etc.It is very
Stative Verbs in English
What are Stative Verbs in English You have already read about verbs which are known as doing words like playing, reading, cooking, jumping etc. But there is a lot to know more about verbs. Read about stative verbs in English.. Stative verb is a verb that describes a state of being in contrast to a