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Use of Each Other Posted on 2012-02-08 12:02:21
We use each other when two or more people or things perform the same action to the other.
Examples:
Our neighbors were shouting at eac...Reflexive Pronouns with Objects Posted on 2012-02-08 12:00:37
A reflexive pronoun is a pronoun ending in -self or -selves that is used as an object to refer to a previously named noun or pronoun in a se...Use of Reflexive pronouns Posted on 2012-02-08 11:49:00
A reflexive pronoun is a pronoun ending in -self or -selves that is used as an object to refer to a previously named noun or pronoun in a se...Reflexive pronouns vs Intensive pronouns Posted on 2012-02-08 11:43:45
Reflexive pronouns refer back to the subject of a sentence:
- I gave myself plenty of time to get to work.
- You should let yourself into t...Who and Whom Posted on 2012-02-08 10:53:16
Use the he/him method to decide which word is correct:
he => who
him => whom
Examples of the use of who and whom:
- Who/Whom wrote t...Loaded questions Posted on 2011-06-09 17:01:06
Some examples of loaded questions are:
When a woman asks a man:
"Do I look fat in this?"
"Do you think she"s pretty?"
When people ask:
"Ar...Cliches Posted on 2011-05-09 19:53:56
A cliché or cliche is an expression, idea, or element of an artistic work which has been overused to the point of losing its original meanin...Common Idioms Posted on 2011-05-09 19:46:54
Common Idioms (Answers below)
1. A penny for your thoughts
2. Add insult to injury
3. A hot potato
4. Once in a blue moon
5....Proper nouns and common nouns Posted on 2011-05-07 18:41:46
Every noun can further be classified as common or proper. A proper noun has two distinctive features:
1) it will name a specific item
2) i...Gender Nouns Posted on 2011-05-07 18:35:58
The feminine can be formed:
1. By adding "ss" to the masculine (sometimes with other slight changes):
MASCULINE FEMININE
actor actress
Bar...Much and many Posted on 2011-05-01 14:04:49
Much is used with non count nouns (always in the singular). Many is used with count nouns in the plural.
Much and many are not often used, ...Enough Posted on 2011-05-01 14:01:19
Enough is a quantifier that implies a sufficient quantity; it is used in affirmations, negations and questions.
Examples of enough:
We can...Several and a number of Posted on 2011-05-01 13:59:40
Several and a number of imply "more than one, but less than a lot". They are not usually used in negative or interrogative structures, only...Some and any Posted on 2011-05-01 13:58:20
Some is used in affirmative statements; it is replaced with any in negative and interrogative contexts.
Some - In positive statements. - ...A few and few, a little and little Posted on 2011-05-01 13:56:15
These expressions (A few and few, a little and little) show the speaker’s attitude towards the quantity he/she is referring to.
A few (for ...