As…as; as much/many …as
June 14th, 2010 in English Grammar, English Learning
The structure as…as… is used to say that people or things are equal in some way.
June 14th, 2010 in English Grammar, English Learning
The structure as…as… is used to say that people or things are equal in some way.
June 13th, 2010 in English Grammar, English Learning
Should and ought have very similar meanings. In fact, they can often replace each other.
We should work hard, shouldn’t we? OR We ought to work hard, shouldn’t we?
June 12th, 2010 in English Grammar, English Learning
Both some and any are used to refer to an indefinite quantity or number. They are used when it is not easy or necessary to say exactly how much/many we are thinking of.
June 11th, 2010 in English Grammar, English Learning
Aren’t I?
The question tag for I am is aren’t I, not amn’t I.
I am late, aren’t I? (NOT I am late, amn’t I?)
Imperative sentences
June 9th, 2010 in English Grammar, English Learning
To think about something is to have an opinion about something. When think is used to talk about opinions, we do not normally use progressive verb forms.
What do you think of his latest film? (NOT What are you thinking of his latest film?)
Who do you think did this? (NOT Who are you thinking did this?)
June 5th, 2010 in English Grammar, English Learning
We do not normally use prepositions in some common expressions.
After certain verbs
The verbs enter, discuss, marry, lack, approach and resemble are usually followed by direct objects without prepositions.
June 1st, 2010 in English Learning, English Teaching
The noun time is countable in expressions like a long time, a short time and quite a time.
They took a long time to finish the job.
We have been hearing about this for quite a time.