To show likeness, compare is usually used with to. Life is often compared to a dream. She likes to compare herself to her mother. My… Continue reading
Compare to and compare with
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The subjunctive mood in English
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The subjunctive mood is not very common in English. It was, but now it has lost most of its importance. However, it is still used… Continue reading
Classification of verbs
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Transitive and intransitive verbs Verbs can be classified in several ways. First, some verbs require an object to complete their meaning. ‘She read…’ Read what?… Continue reading
Prepositions: some problems areas
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A preposition is word used to describe the relationship between other words in a sentence. Prepositions are almost always combined with other words. In grammars,… Continue reading
Rules of parellelism
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Unskillful writers do not always follow the rules of parallelism. They are worried that if they repeat clauses and phrases of the same kind, their… Continue reading