A subordinating conjunction and its clause can go either before or after the main clause (depending on what is to be emphasized). If you need… Continue reading
Position of subordinate clauses
Style Guide
Introductory it: exercise
It can be used in ‘cleft sentences’ with who- and that-clauses to emphasize one part of a sentence. Study the following sentence. My mother took… Continue reading
What is a phrase? (Beginner level)
We have already learned that a word is a group of letters arranged in such a way that they make sense. Examples are: flower, book,… Continue reading
Collocations
Collocations are common word combinations that sound ‘right’ to native English speakers. Examples are: chain smoker and burning desire. There are numerous collocations in English.… Continue reading
Some prepositional phrases
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