. Had/has/have ‘Have’ is used with the pronouns I, we, they, you, and with plural nouns: ‘I have a great house by the river.’ ‘We have...
. GOOD vs WELL . Here is the general rule: ‘Good’ is used as an adjective and ‘well’ is an adverb. In other words, use ‘good’...
. .Giving orders and instructions in English . How can you ask someone to do something for you without sounding rude? Here are some of the...
. . How to Disagree: . No. No Way. Bad idea. Forget it. Go to hell. I disagree. That is crazy. When pigs fly. I do...
General Guidelines for Using Articles Use THE when you know or assume that your listener is familiar with and thinking about the same specific thing/person you...
Conjunctions A conjunction is a word which merely joins two words, clauses or sentences. Note that a conjunction does not modify or qualify the words/clauses/sentences it...
Around and About . In British English, around is used to talk about position or movement in a circle or a curve. Why are you walking...
. Expressing Conditions and Contrasts Condition and contrast may be expressed in several different ways. Study the following examples carefully. By using though and although. Note...
. Explaining a problem in English . Sometimes you don’t have access to what you need. To explain a problem, you can use ‘I’ve got a...
Every day vs Everyday . A common mistake in English is the correct use of the words everyday and every day. Don’t worry, this is also...
 . Different Uses of That . That is one of the commonest words in English. It is used in the following ways. As a demonstrative...
. Differences Between Backward and Backwards, Forward and Forwards Backward, forward, outward and similar words can be used as adjectives or adverbs. When these words are...
. Difference Between Leave and Abandon. . Leave and Abandon are two words in the English language that are often used as interchangeable words. They are...
.. As and like are often confused since they are both used to compare actions or situations. There are, however, important differences. As: We use as...
. . BANGKOK – With the launch of the ASEAN Economic Community on Thursday, Thais worry their English competency is not up to par to compete...
. . Can and CouldPeople often wonder about the uses of can and could and often lose their way in the dark here is little tips...
 . Uses of Anomalous Finites To emphasize an affirmative statement the anomalous finites do, does and did can be placed before the verb to show...
. . As such and such as The phrases as such, and such as, have very different meanings, although they look similar.As such can be used...
. . Things you have done and you want to do I have + (past participle) This structure is used to talk about things that you...
. . Affect is usually a verb, and effect is usually a noun. To affect something is to change or influence it, and an effect is...