The English Archive

The Riddle of Homonyms

Probably you are in the search of finding new horizons in the vast sphere of English grammar. You may try a lot in the realms of it but at every moment the thing that would pain you is your incompetence that you know a little. It is actually so. If ... Continue reading

The Common Misspelt Words-Underway and Under way

It must be remembered that if you want to write good English you must keep in mind that your English spelling must be correct so that no one stumbles all on a sudden while going through it. There are so many words that are misspelt very frequently. Unless they are ... Continue reading

How to Use Nouns as the Subject of a Sentence

It is the prime intention of all to learn English, the World Language, well. It is his /her dream to master the language and to express it through the speech and writing. But before mastering the language it is better to know the grammar of it. For it is inevitable ... Continue reading

How to Improve Writing Syntax

It is the best way to express the mastery of a language efficiently comes when you can grip the art of communicating in good English. Your mastery of the language is reflected through the style of your writing. How perfectly you are manifesting your thoughts. There is a slight difference ... Continue reading

How to be a good English Tutor

It is known to all that you are an expert in English language that means you can write good English, speak in an elegant manner. But can you boast of being a good tutor of English language? Evidently not. Nobody can. For it is very hard to be a good ... Continue reading

English Grammar and Interactive Approach

English grammar seems to be easy to understand but it is not that particular thing to be easily assimilated. It has intricacies inherent in it. It is seen frequently that the native speakers of English language can not stress on learning English grammar as they have the idea that it ... Continue reading

How to Use the Quotation Marks Perfectly

If you want to write English you must have to learn the perfect use of the quotation marks. The sign goes thus---"---------". These marks are always used to enclose a saying of someone or something that is borrowed from somewhere else. Generally quotation marks can be used when we quote someone ... Continue reading

How to Use but in Various Ways

If you want to write English quite perfectly, you have to know some usages that are mandatory to be learnt and if misused can make your writing nothing ‘but’ a mess. One of the words that often causes headache to the ESL writers is ‘But’. But may be used as ... Continue reading

The Perfect Use of Collective Nouns

It is sure you like to speak in English, write in English and even dream in English. But you probably do not know if you don't grasp English grammar you are sure to flop. English grammar is such a thing that is not hard, very flexible and though often scary ... Continue reading

The Homonym Riddle

It is known to all that the English language has many words that may seem to you confusing enough. You may wonder to find that some words have the same sound and same spelling but the amusing thing is that they offer you different meaning that may stun you every ... Continue reading