Posts Tagged ‘sentence’

How to Use the Quotation Marks Perfectly

Friday, February 19th, 2010

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.... Read more...

How to Use but in Various Ways

Wednesday, February 17th, 2010

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 a conjunction and a preposition and be easily placed before a sentence or in the middle of a sentence.... Read more...

The Homonym Riddle

Thursday, January 28th, 2010

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 now and then. Amid many words, the words that may bring before you the great dilemma are “Advise” and “Advice”. I may offer you some idea so that you can easily solve the spelling and meaning riddles.... Read more...

The Use of Movies to Learn English

Friday, January 15th, 2010

One of the major advantages for learners to master the art of the English language is to watch movies as much as possible. This is extremely engaging as a learning procedure as it is fun, thrilling and exciting, and at the same time it teaches you the basic aspects of mastering a language and excel in your linguistic skills and abilities.... Read more...

Basic Mistakes of the Learners

Friday, January 15th, 2010

There are a lot of mistakes the learners make in learning English. It should be remembered that like all languages, English is fun to learn, and making mistakes is a part of the learning process. First and foremost, you need to evaluate the reason why you want to learn English: is it merely because of the inherent interest in the language, or is it because another person wants you to learn it. Well, if the latter is the case, it is best you stop because you will easily lose interest soon enough.... Read more...

English Grammar Worksheets – Easier English Grammar Learning!

Friday, January 1st, 2010

Whenever a person starts to learn English language, the case is that they have to change whatever they have already learnt and this change can also be very basic. Some people might find it difficult to understand the difference in grammatical structure and sentence between English and any other languages. So, for helping out these people, English tutors have developed a lot of tools for easier learning.... Read more...

Using Microsoft Word as a Grammar Checker

Sunday, December 27th, 2009

If you would like to use Microsoft Word effectively, you will need to know the basic grammar to a certain extent. Microsoft Word will warn you as and when you make a grammatical or spelling error in typing a document. It will highlight some of the areas of your document which requires additional focus and this will enable you to effectively proofread the document. Microsoft Word can be used as a grammar checker by following the steps given below:... Read more...