Take a look at the following two sentences - which one is correct and why?
Are you interested in studying English?
Are you interested in study English?
That's right, the first sentence is correct. But why?
Take a look at the two sentences. They are similar; yet, they have different meanings. What is the difference?
'Throw it to him.'
'Throw it at him.'
As you can see the prepositions in each sentence are different. Here's how the prepositions change the meaning:
'Everyone seems to have a tattoo these days - even my mother has one!'
If you have seen or heard the word even in English but were unsure of how to use it, this page is for you!
The word even is used to show that something is surprising or unusual; it is more than we would expect:
To go is an infinitive. In many languages, infinitives are made up of one word; however, in English they are made of two. You may have learned in school that you should never split an infinitive - this is not true. In today's English, it is perfectly acceptable to split infinitives.
Some time ago, we looked at the difference in use between it's and its. Please take a moment to review the key information by following the link to the lesson below. When you think that you have understood, try the exercise.
Here we take a look at the prepositions of place between and among. We'll look at how to use them and the difference between them.
Between means 'in or into the space which separates at least two places, people or objects.'
'How many people were at the party?'
Take a look at the two following sentences. Which is correct?
'She likes flowers.'
'She like flowers.'
I hope that you said that the first sentence, 'She likes flowers is correct', is correct. But why is it correct?
'I bought some bread' or 'I bought any bread'?
Some is used with both countable and uncountable nouns:
Take a look at the following seven sentences and decide if they have any mistakes or if they are correct.
Click on why below to find out what is wrong with the mistake sentences.
