Are you interested in learning more about adjectives but are scared of the prepositions and infintives that go with them? Don't be ashamed of it! If you are bad at prepostions, hopefully we can give you somehing to be exicted about. The prepostions we use with adjectives are similar to many other areas of English - the more you study the easier it becomes!
Adjectives are often followed by infinitives or prepositions when we talk about feelings or how we react to people/things.
Sunday night was the 55th annual Grammy Awards. Grammy's are _1_ by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to recognise outstanding achievement in the music industry.
This Sunday, February 10, is the most important traditional Chinese holiday. This weekend is Chinese New Year.
When we want to form a past tense verb we usually add d or ed to the end.
We add d to verbs that end in a vowel:
Like becomes liked.
we add ed to verbs that end in a consonant:
Walk becomes walked.
Simple isn't it? Well, it should be but it isn't because English has many irregular verbs which refuse to follow this rule!
Generally, we use at, in and on when we talk about the location of things.
What do the prepostions in these three things tell us about the locations?
"Meet Simon at the end of the road."
"You left your glasses in the bathroom."
"Is that a spider on the wall?"
See, look and watch are all verbs that relate to our eyes, but what's the difference between them? Let's take a look at these words in context:
Look at that bird!
Did you see that bird?
This morning, I watched a bird eating the food I left in my garden.
How do you give your opinion on something? Is by starting a sentnce with "I think..."? This expression is fine but let's build your vocabulary by looking at other expressions we also use when we want to share our views.
It might be because the words are pronounced similarly that then and than are often confused by English learners. Let's take a look at the difference.
Then is used either as a time expression, as a consequence or with a sequence of events.
As a time expression - Sorry I missed your call last night, I was already sleeping then.
"My father taught me how to sail a boat."
"There's a great sale on in the department store."
Sail and sale have the same pronunciation although they are spelled in different ways – and have different meanings.
The world's media has been captivated by Oprah Winfrey's recent interview with _1_ cyclist Lance Armstrong. Watched by tens of millions, In his first interview since he was stripped of his Tour de France titles, Armstrong admitted using _2_ drugs or blood transfusions during all seven of his victories.
