Contractions and apostrophes are unique to a small number of the world’s languages. French uses them, and even Portuguese and Russian have contractions to a certain degree for convenience, but English really ‘goes to town’ with them! Contractions alter tone,…
As a continuation of the series on frequently used and confused English prepositions, this post focuses on the word ‘of’. For more information on prepositions in general, please see the relevant post. Prepositions are words that help establish relationships between…
As a continuation of the series on frequently-confused English prepositions, this post focuses on the word ‘to’. For more information on prepositions in general, please see the relevant post. Prepositions are words that help establish relationships between different elements in…
This post is a continuation of my series on the most common English prepositions, their evolution and their current usage. Mastering English prepositions is said by teachers to be one of the marks of an advanced English speaker. That along…
Prepositions are words that play a vital role in sentence structure and meaning. They help establish relationships between different elements in a sentence, such as nouns, pronouns and phrases, by indicating location, time, direction, possession and more. Prepositions can be…
Prepositions are words that play a vital role in sentence structure and meaning. They help establish relationships between different elements in a sentence, such as nouns, pronouns and phrases, by indicating location, time, direction, possession and more. Prepositions can be…
There are a large amount of language teaching apps and websites, and since UK Grammar is partially aimed at foreign language students of English I would like to take the time to recommend my two favourites, if you are looking…
As a continuation of the series on frequently-confused English prepositions, this post focuses on the word ‘from’, which is primarily used to indicate a specific period or time within which an action or event takes place. For more information on…