Tuesday, June 19, 2007

Usage of One

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In sentences that contain the phrase one of ..... 1. In simple form one of or one of the , a singular verb is used. e.g - One of the book...
Monday, April 02, 2007

Aim to vs Aim at

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Aim to (idiom) Try or intend to do something. We aim to please our customers . She aims to fly to California. Correct u...
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Saturday, March 17, 2007

Different from vs Different than

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Different from means not the same . e.g. Sara's taste is different from mine. Different than :  In US English, than is an alter...
Monday, January 22, 2007

Editing Comma Splice

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Comma splice is the error of joining two independent clauses with nothing but a comma. Comma splice has two main forms - 1). Run on sentenc...
Tuesday, September 26, 2006

Would vs Used to

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1). Used to can refer to repeated actions and events in the past, in the same way as would . e.g Sometimes he used to bring me little pres...

Would - Uses

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Would is a modal auxiliary verb. Would is used as a softer less definite form of will, in some cases as past of will. 1). In indirect speech...
Friday, September 15, 2006

Ago vs Since

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Ago vs. Since Both words speak of the past, and they are often used interchangeably. Ago :  from the present to the past . It is used ...

Compare to vs. Compare with

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Compare to  is used to liken two things or to put them in the same category. You should use compare to when you intend to simply assert t...
Thursday, September 14, 2006

Agreement of Verb with Collective Nouns

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In my post on Subject Verb Agreement I had already mentioned this rule. On request from many students, I am explaining this particular co...
Thursday, August 24, 2006

Special case of Agreement

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The words like "half" , "part" etc are singular or plural according to the meaning of the sentence. When these words re...
Saturday, August 19, 2006

Do vs Make

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1. Do - for indefinite activities e.g with words like thing, something, nothing, anything, what. e.g a). Do something! b). What shall we d...

Do - Substitute verb

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Do - Substitute Verb - (auxiliary verb + do) - In British English ( but not American ), do can be used alone as a substitute verb after an ...

Do - auxiliary verb

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The auxiliary verb "do" - followed by infinitives without "to". It has several uses, one of them -- Ellipsis In cases ...
Friday, August 18, 2006

Less vs Fewer

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1). Less and Fewer -- Difference - Less is the comparative of little ( used especially before uncountable nouns). e.g - I earn less money t...
Monday, July 31, 2006

When to use the Passive voice ????

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Active voice is the better form to use. As a rule, the active voice is preferred for business writing, and for any other form of writing tha...
Monday, July 17, 2006

Forms of Verb 1 - Infinitive

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What is infinitive form of verb? - It is of the form to + simple form of verb. e.g - to take ; to surprise . Uses of the Infinitive - 1). A...
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Thursday, July 13, 2006

Whether vs. If

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Using Whether and If 1). After Prepositions , we use only whether . I haven't settled the question of whether I'll go back h...
Monday, July 10, 2006

because vs. because of

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1). Because  is a conjunction, used at the beginning of a clause, before a subject and a verb. We were late because it rained . I'm...
Sunday, July 09, 2006

It -- as subject of a sentence

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The Third Person It as Subject of a sentence It as a subject of a sentence can be used in two different ways. 1). As an empty or meaningle...
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Tuesday, July 04, 2006

In spite of vs Despite

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In spite of - used to express the idea of contrast. A). In spite of - is used as a preposition. In spite of + noun means almost same as al...