If there is one thing that English speakers can all agree on, it's our dislike of apostrophes. We often find them confusing even though the rules that govern them are fixed. The English city of Birmingham has banned the use of apostrophes from a ...
Multiple Choice Lesson - Chris McCarthy - 05/11/2012 - 13:01 - 22 comments
... nouns: 'less sugar, less hair, less time'. You can only have fewer items of a plural/ countable nouns: 'fewer people, fewer ... items or less’ Try the exercise below using only fewer or less in your answers. Good Luck! Key Words Traffic ...
Fill in the blanks lesson - Chris McCarthy - 05/07/2012 - 11:37 - 31 comments
... it is free.) Unless means except if or only if . Here are some other examples: "I'll walk to town ... can't enter unless you have a ticket." = Only if you have a ticket, can you enter. Now read the sentences below ...
Multiple Choice Lesson - Chris McCarthy - 05/08/2012 - 13:34 - 23 comments
Let's take an intermediate level look at relative clauses. A relative clause tells us which thing or person the speaker means. "The man who works in the bank is my brother" - 'who works in the bank' tells us which ...
Multiple Choice Lesson - Chris McCarthy - 01/24/2013 - 10:27 - 16 comments
Prepositions: small words that cause big problems!! Let's see how good you are with them. Read through these ten sentences and correct the correct preposition. That's it...nothing else to say! Link: 10 prepositions questions ...
Multiple Choice Lesson - Chris McCarthy - 05/15/2012 - 07:43 - 12 comments
'animlas/business/It/to/after/an/exotic/look/is/expensive' Put the following words into the correct order, like this: drink/the/performance/a/You/after/buy/can Becomes: You can buy a drink after the performance. ...
Fill in the blanks lesson - Chris McCarthy - 05/09/2012 - 14:25 - 27 comments
In what ways are you a good or bad English learner? The best three entries will win! The competition deadline is 25th April, 2010 Terms and Conditions UPDATE: This competition is now closed. Winners will be notified by email ...
Forum topic - Chris McCarthy - 11/25/2014 - 18:58 - 22 comments
... Can we say: "Would you like a coffee?"or only "Would you like a cup of coffee?". If yes, what is their ... Ghada They have the same meaning and use. The only difference is that 'toward' is used more in American English while ...
Plain Lesson - Chris McCarthy - 11/25/2014 - 19:02 - 3 comments
What are some of the benefits of learning English in an English-speaking country? The best three entries will win! The competition deadline is 25 May, 2010 Make sure you read all the terms and conditions before you enter this competi ...
Forum topic - Chris McCarthy - 11/25/2014 - 18:57 - 10 comments
... . People is correct, use only this for the plural of person. There are occasions when 'persons' is permissible, but only when wanting to refer to a plural of specifically implied individuals. It ...
Plain Lesson - Chris McCarthy - 11/25/2014 - 11:19 - 4 comments
