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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

Nouns & Pronouns

Nouns: Noun is nothing but a word or a group of words used as the name of a class of people (E.g. Teacher, Englishman, Sarah), places (E.g. Park, library, India), things (E.g. Cup, book, milk) of a specific person, place or thing. A noun can either be singular (i.e.) a pen ... Continue reading

The Top 5 English Writing Tips

There are numerous things that can go wrong when you are writing, ranging from the isolated word that is spelt incorrectly to an entire sentence that fails ;o make sense. Some of the most common problems, however, are problems usage, of being unclear about, for example, the difference between flaunt ... Continue reading

Past Progressive (Past Continuous)

The past progressive tense baffles just about everyone attempting to learn the English language. The form is as follows: the verb "to be," whether it's plural, singular, first, second, or third person will use either one of the following two words: "was" or "were, " plus the "infinitive" the verb ... Continue reading

Grammar – The Possessive and Plural Nouns and Proper Names

The difficulty over the apostrophe starts when we move on to plural nouns. The problem arises from thinking that the apostrophe has something to do with making words plural. It does not. To repeat the point we made earlier: adding's has nothing to do with making words plural. We usually ... Continue reading