What is an adjective?
Learn how adjectives enhance nouns by specifying attributes, their uses in sentences, and the difference between attributive and predicative forms.
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What is a verb?
Explore the world of verbs: their types, phrases, tenses, and functions in English, from actions to states of being.
Rein, reign or rain?
Explore the differences between “rein,” “reign,” and “rain” in this concise guide, highlighting their meanings and uses.
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Rack or wrack?
Which is correct: rack your brains or wrack your brains; rack and ruin or wrack and ruin; nerve-racking or nerve-wracking?
Proper nouns
Learn about proper nouns: specific names, places, and titles that always start with a capital letter. Examples included!
Principle or principal?
Principle is always a noun. A principle is a general rule that someone’s behaviour or ideas are based on. She did not eat
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Dependent or dependant?
Dependent is usually an adjective. It is often followed by the preposition ‘on’. If someone is dependent on something or someone, they need them
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When do you use ‘fewer’ and when do you use ‘less’?
1. You use less in front of an uncountable noun to say that one quantity is not as big as another, or
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Using semicolons
The semicolon is used to mark a break between two main clauses when there is a balance or a contrast