. . 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...
. . Many English learners have difficulties understanding the difference between of and from in English. This short guide to the differences between of and from...
. . Using if We use if to introduce a situation that may be real or possible. If we miss the bus, we will be late...
. Common phrasal verbs Here is a list of phrasal verbs with their meaning. Ward off: To ward something off is to prevent it from happening....
. . MAE SOT – For a great deal of the previous century, the Thai border town of Mae Sot in Northern Thailand stood on one...
. . PATTAYA – Expat Sean Tinsley has been jailed for six years in Chonburi, Thailand over an assault that left teacher Adam Pickles from the...
. Common Grammatical Mistakes And How To Avoid Them 1. Its/it’s Apostrophes should be used to indicate possession, but there is one exception to this rule,...
. Using the word did . Did is mainly used in questions and negatives in the simple past tense. ‘Did you meet Jane yesterday?’ ‘No,...
. After all and at all . After all . This expression is used for saying that something is true in spite of what was said,...
. . ENOUGH is word that can qualify an adverb or an adjective. It can also go together with a noun or sometimes act as a...
. . The difference between Obviously and Absolutely . The main difference between these two adverbs is that ‘obviously’ is used to state something that is...
. Uses of need . Need is used both as an auxiliary and an ordinary verb. As an ordinary verb, need is used in the sense...
. Speak of and speak about . Speak of and speak about mean very similar things, but there’s a slight difference. ‘She cried when she...
. The difference between say, tell and speak , • Ability — if it’s about ability, “talk” is preferred: “cats can’t talk”, “when I’m drunk I...
. . Related words that take different prepositions . Some words that have very similar meanings take different prepositions after them. According to / in accordance...
. Question tags in English . Question tags are very common in spoken English. We use them to keep conversation going by involving listeners and inviting...
Prepositional Phrases . If there are two objects in a sentence, the normal word order is: person – thing Ex: She told me a story....
. Prefix and Suffix . “Actions speak louder than words”-no doubt, but sometimes words speak louder than actions. The words a person uses, or their vocabulary,...
. “Jeff wants to sing in the church choir, but he can’t carry a tune.” Someone who can’t carry a tune has no musical ability; they can’t sing a...