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Prepositional phrases

May 28, 2013

A prepositional phrase is a group of words which begin with a preposition and end with a noun or noun equivalent which acts as its object. That noun equivalent could be a pronoun, a gerund, a noun phrase or a noun clause. Here are some examples of the most basic prepositional phrases: at home, in [...]

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Tenses in subordinate clauses

May 25, 2013

In the subordinate clause, we usually use a present tense to refer to the future. Note that this is possible only when the verb in the main clause is in the future tense. I will call you when dinner is ready. (NOT I will call you when dinner will be ready.) I will start a [...]

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Use the past simple with a past time reference

May 19, 2013

Students often misuse the simple past tense. Use simple past only when you say when something happened in the past. You can, for example, use a time expression (e.g. last week, last year), a date (on the 18th of last month), a prepositional phrase (e.g. in high school) or a clause (e.g. when I was [...]

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Object of a preposition

May 18, 2013

Prepositions are followed by a noun or pronoun which acts as their object. When the object of a preposition is a pronoun, the pronoun should be in the object form. Examples of object pronouns are: me, him, them, us, her, you etc. Can you send this letter to her tomorrow? (NOT Can you send this [...]

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