Lessons

Special note on the use of will and shall

September 6, 2012 -

Future tense forms are usually made with will or shall. In British English, both will and shall are possible with first person pronouns (I and… Continue reading

Using either…or and neither…nor

August 29, 2012 -

Either…or and neither…nor are correlative conjunctions. They are used to introduce alternatives. Study the following pairs of sentences given below. He cooks dinner. Or she… Continue reading

Using seem

August 28, 2012 -

Seem is a copular verb. It is followed by adjectives, not adverbs. Seem means appear or look like. Study the following examples. I think he… Continue reading

Sentences expressing request, advice, suggestion, prohibition etc., are called imperative sentences. When we change these sentences into the passive, we use reporting verbs like request,… Continue reading

Stative verbs

August 19, 2012 -

Continuous tenses can usually only be used with action verbs. Verbs can be of two kinds: action verbs and stative verbs. Stative verbs refer to… Continue reading