Who’s or whose?
Whose and who’s are homophones that are often confused by learners and native speakers of English alike. Here is a short guide to … Continued
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What’s the difference between your and you’re?
Your and you’re are homophones that are often confused by learners and native speakers of English alike. Here is a
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The 8 parts of speech in English
VERBS A verb tells us about an action or a state of being. Ordinary verbs are called main verbs. For example: come, go,
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Phrasal verbs: verb + adverb
Some verb + adverb phrasal verbs have no object, i.e. they are intransitive, for example, get up, go away, hold on: Mary went away.
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Modal verbs
The most common modal verbs in English are: can, could, shall, should, will, would, may, might, and must. Modal verbs
Parts of speech
come go think want economize believe A special group of verbs are called auxiliary verbs. These can be put together with
‘and I’ or ‘and me’?
When two pronouns or a personal noun and a personal pronoun are the joint subject of a verb, the subject
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Direct speech
Direct speech gives the actual words that a speaker has used. It is common in novels and other writing where
Parts of a sentence
This week’s Learning English blog focuses on the different parts of a sentence – learn all about what each part of a sentence does and how they work together.
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