Essay writing is a skill you need to develop through patience and diligence. The word essay means attempt. So, the essay is an attempt at conveying your ideas on a given topic in simple prose which is clear and literary. There are several different kinds of essays such as descriptive essays and expository essays.

IELTS (The International English Language Testing System) is taken by non-native candidates who want to study or work in an English-speaking country. Universities and employers in countries such as Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Ireland, the UK and the US accept IELTS scores. It is estimated that over 700,000 people take the IELTS test every year.

A phrasal verb is a complex verb consisting of a simple verb and an adverb particle. Examples are: make up, turn on, put away, take off, fill up, run over, take in and do up. Note that phrasal verbs are different from prepositional verbs. A prepositional verb consists of a verb and a preposition. Examples are: call on, care for and insist on.

Adverse / Averse

Adverse means ‘unfavorable’, ‘unpleasant’ and similar ideas. Averse means ‘reluctant’ or ‘disinclined’.

He was not promoted because there was an adverse report against him.

Rule 1

A personal pronoun is used instead of a noun, so it must be of the same number, gender and person as the noun it stands for.
All of them were supposed to bring their tickets.
John lost his ticket.
Mary left her ticket at home.
We had had our dinner.

Access and Excess

Access means ‘entry’ or ‘approach’. Access can also be used as a verb.

Thieves gained access to the store via a side door.
The program can be accessed using the correct password.

The TOEFL iBT was introduced in 2005 with the objective of replacing the paper-based and computer-based versions of the test. Unlike most other internet-based tests, the TOEFL iBT is not a computer adaptive test. All candidates are asked questions of the same level of difficulty.