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Some prepositional phrases

July 20, 2012 -

A prepositional phrase is a group of words introduced by a preposition. There are quite a few prepositional phrases in English and these set phrases… Continue reading

So, to and for exercise

July 19, 2012 -

Complete the following sentences. Answers 1. Susie talked to the shy girl so that she wouldn’t feel left out. 2. I am going to ask… Continue reading

Reporting questions

July 18, 2012 -

Indirect questions aren’t questions in the strict sense of the term. They do not have the word order of typical questions. They also don’t have… Continue reading

Using the past perfect tense

July 17, 2012 -

Many ESL students have problems with the past perfect tense simply because they don’t know how to use it. The past perfect is perhaps the… Continue reading

Reported speech: backshifting

July 16, 2012 -

Present tenses in the direct speech will become past tenses in the indirect speech. This change in tense is often called backshifting. Study the following… Continue reading