Monday, March 23, 2020

Few Quick Tips

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1. Do not use since with an amount of time. Use for . I have been here since six weeks - incorrect I have been here for six wee...
Tuesday, March 17, 2020

Look at vs. Look to

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Look at implies to turn the eyes in a certain direction so as to see; to use one's sight. He turned and  looked at her. I’d  lik...
Monday, March 16, 2020

Maybe vs. Probably

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Maybe adverb written as one word,  defined as possibly or perhaps. used to indicate uncertainty or possibility. Maybe it won...
Saturday, March 14, 2020

Economic vs. Economical

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Economic is not same as economical.                                                            Economical means  frugal, careful in...
Tuesday, March 10, 2020

Known to vs. Known as

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Known to :  when we want to talk about some fact that people have learned. Lions  have been  known to  occasionally kill large beasts ...
Sunday, March 08, 2020

Especially vs. Specially

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Especially means 'particularly, to a degree beyond others'. To stress on exceptional quality, use especial or especially. He d...
Thursday, February 27, 2020

Subject Verb Agreement: Compound Subjects - Exceptions

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Exceptions: 1. When the subjects joined by and refer to the same entity, the subject is singular. Burger and fries was her preferre...
Thursday, February 20, 2020

The Apostrophe

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The apostrophe (') has three uses: 1. To form the possessive case of nouns and certain pronouns. 2. To show omission of a letter o...
Tuesday, June 27, 2017

Disinterested vs. Uninterested

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Disinterested ( adjective ) means  to have no bias and self-interest, impartial, having no stake in an outcome . A disinterested perso...
Wednesday, March 04, 2009

Agree to/ Agree with/ Agree on

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Agree to something : Give consent to; accede to Agree to a suggestion, to agree to an action proposed by someone else. e.g: Russia and Spain...
Wednesday, April 30, 2008

Among vs Between

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1) Use between with two items. e.g : Emily was standing between Sam and Adam. Ram divided his property equally between his two children. ...
Friday, April 04, 2008

Usual vs Is Usual

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When something is compared to itself, usual is fin e. When something is compared to a subgroup to which it belongs, is usual should be us...
Tuesday, December 25, 2007

Participles

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A participle is a verbal (verb form) which is used as an adjective. There are three participles that are commonly used as adjective: the pr...
Monday, November 12, 2007

Until vs. As long as

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Until can be used both as a preposition and as a conjunction. Until is used to express a point of time in the future Until (preposition) ...
Tuesday, October 30, 2007

Verb, Infinitive, Gerund - 1

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Below is the list of Verbs generally followed by an infinitive with to agree appear - e.g Her health appeare...
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...