This post details the use of the preposition ‘at’. Prepositions are often small 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,…
The use of gerunds and infinitives in English can be somewhat problematic for foreign learners of the language, but there are some general rules that can help one determine when to use each form. A gerund is a type of…
Great Britain and the United Kingdom are related terms, but they refer to different geographical and political entities. Great Britain is the largest island of the British Isles and is made up of three countries: England, Scotland and Wales. Geographically,…
Shouting louder may allow you to be heard, but you still might not be understood! The phonetic alphabet is all about pronunciation: how writing sounds. To speak a language intelligibly, it is important to stress the correct syllables in a…
In English, as in numerous other languages, there are nouns that are countable and nouns that are uncountable. However, this can be an area of some confusion with non-native learners of English, due to the fact that certain articles, if…
Creating a sentence in English typically involves arranging words, phrases and clauses in a coherent and grammatically correct manner. The four main types of sentence are declarative sentences, interrogative sentences and imperative sentences, with the additional type of the exclamative sentence. Structuring…
In grammar, a clause is a group of words that contains a ‘subject’ and a ‘predicate’, and functions as a complete sentence or as a part of a sentence. Clauses are the building blocks of sentences and can express a…
An English pronoun is a word used in place of a noun, or noun phrase, especially to avoid repeating the name of a person, place or thing already previously mentioned or understood to be in the context. Pronouns can refer…