Phrasal verbs with keep

May 20th, 2013 in Vocabulary

Here is a list of phrasal verbs using the word keep.

Keep around

To keep something around is to have it ready for use.

Future tense exercise

May 19th, 2013 in English Quiz

In English, we use several different tense forms to talk about the future. Test your knowledge of these tense forms with this grammar exercise.

You and I or you and me?

May 18th, 2013 in English Grammar

Some people use I in expressions like you and I and my mother and I. Note that this is correct only when this phrase is used as the subject of a verb.

Phrasal verbs with take

May 15th, 2013 in Expressions

Here is a list of phrasal verbs with take.

Take after

To take after somebody is to resemble them.

  • The baby takes after his dad.

Misplaced modifiers

May 14th, 2013 in English Learning

As the name itself indicates a modifier is a word used to modify another word. A modifier should come close to the word it modifies. If it doesn’t, the result might be funny. Modifiers that seem to modify the wrong word are often called misplaced or dangling modifiers. This is a very common mistake.

Using towards

May 13th, 2013 in English Grammar

Towards is a preposition. It is used to indicate the direction in which someone / something is going, facing or looking.

  • She walked towards me.

Completing sentences

May 12th, 2013 in English Quiz

This exercise asks you to apply your knowledge of tenses and construct sentences accordingly

1. By next Christmas, ………………………………… (Future perfect tense)

2. I promise …………………………………. (Simple future tense)