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Compare to and compare with

February 1, 2014 -

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

The subjunctive mood in English

January 30, 2014 -

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

January 30, 2014 -

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

January 29, 2014 -

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

January 28, 2014 -

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