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When should you use indirect questions?
Indirect questions might be harder to formulate, but are more polite (Photo by Olya Kobruseva: from Pexels) Hey, everyone! I wonder how you’ve been
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You’re Wrong About ‘Less’ vs. ‘Fewer’ ?
Have you ever seen that sign at the grocery store counter that reads “ten items or less” and sputtered, “It should say ‘ten items or
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5 Most Common English Grammar Mistakes and How to Avoid Them
As someone who often visits the comment section on YouTube, participates in film forums and reads book reviews online, I am here to tell you one
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Get past or get behind?
Hello, dear readers! How have you been getting by? A lot has been said about the ever-present verb get in the English language. Truth be told, get is
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Room or space?
Hello to all readers! Is everything okay with you these days? Well, there is always room for improvement, right? Especially when it comes to learning
Rules and laws
For Grammar Day, I want to talk briefly about laws and rules, and the fact that some people who should know better get them confused. Let’s start
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Inverted English Sentences
Photo by Mac Mullins from Pexels To invert something is to turn it upside down, or to put it in the opposite order from what is considered normal.
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A Simple Solution for Teaching Writing
Rewind one decade. As we approached the time when our oldest son needed to learn to write paragraphs and essays, I realized I had no idea how to
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A Simple Solution for Teaching Writing
Rewind one decade. As we approached the time when our oldest son needed to learn to write paragraphs and essays, I realized I had no idea how to
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A Simple Solution for Teaching Writing
Rewind one decade. As we approached the time when our oldest son needed to learn to write paragraphs and essays, I realized I had no idea how to
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Stringing Sentences Together in English
Image by ClaradoodlaK from Pixabay Every good writer in English knows how to string sentences together. But sometimes, it can be overdone. Let’s
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Stop Saying You ‘Helped’ on Your Resume (and Use These Verbs Instead)
If you’re in the job market (or you might be soon) it’s worth taking a fine-tooth comb to the verb choices on your resume. And while humility is
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Phrasal Verbs Using To Come
Photo by Adam Gong on Unsplash If you combine a common verb with a preposition or an adverb, you create a verbal phrase. Many of the most typical
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Let’s Talk About a Stick
Image by Ulrike Mai from Pixabay Stick is an English word that can be both a noun and a verb. As a noun, it can be, as the image above implies, a