Posts Tagged ‘so’

Common mistakes

November 27th, 2011 in Common Mistakes

Common mistakes are mistakes that people make all the time. There are several common mistakes in English. The most common among them are given below.

So do I, neither did I

Quite, rather and so with nouns

May 17th, 2011 in Improve English

Quite can be used with a/an + noun. Before a noun with a gradable adjective, we use quite a/an.

It was quite a pleasant experience. (NOT It was a quite pleasant experience.)

So much and so many

May 3rd, 2011 in Improve English

The difference between so much and so many is the same as the difference between much and many. So much is used with singular uncountable nouns. So many is used with plural nouns.

Correct Use of Some Adverbs

January 30th, 2010 in Common Mistakes

Avoid the use of double negatives

Two negatives should not be used in the same sentence because they destroy each other.

We should say:

Transformation of Sentences Part I

January 17th, 2010 in English Grammar, English Learning

Transformation of a sentence means changing the form of a sentence without changing its meaning. The transformation can be done in a number of ways. Some of the most common methods are explained below: