The modal auxiliary verbs would, could and might can be used to make questions, suggestions and requests less direct and therefore more polite. I thought… Continue reading

The following rules are observed when we report commands and requests. Use a reporting verb like request, order, tell, advise, beseech, threaten, beg, implore, ask,… Continue reading

The two parts of an inseparable phrasal verb always remain together. Phrasal verbs made with prepositions are usually inseparable. Examples of inseparable phrasal verbs are:… Continue reading

Many English verbs can be followed by prepositions or adverb particles. Some verbs and prepositions / particles are regularly used together. These combinations are often… Continue reading

These three expressions are used in informal English. They mean ‘a great quantity of’ or a ‘large number of’. A lot of / lots of… Continue reading