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If you have difficulty remembering whether a word has ‘ie’ or ‘ei’- check if it has a ‘c. If it does, it will always be ‘ei’. Example: receive, chief, achieve, perceive, receipt, conceit, deceit and so on.
English Grammar
Interesting facts you didn’t know about ENGLISH
E’ is the most commonly used English alphabet; so common that one in eight alphabets written is ‘E’ ‘S’ is the letter which starts more English words, than the rest of the 25 letters. Guess the shortest sentence in English. “I am”. ‘Subdermatoglyphic’ is the longest English word spelled without repeating any letter. It means …
Weird but grammatically sound
The title itself is an example of what is to follow. Sentences that sound weird but are grammatically sound (this ‘sound’ here acts as an adjective, not a verb, unlike the first one). THE RAT THE CAT THE DOG CHASED KILLED ATE THE MALT. Let’s start. “The rat ate the malt”. Which rat? The …
Grammatical Pitfalls
When we’re in a professional environment how we express ourselves matters a lot. We generally don’t emphasize much on our grammar. And while we write we consider grammar as an annoying technicality or a minute detail without which our writings or speech is worthless. We’re all human, so mistakes are certain. Sometimes while speaking English …
6 Tips To Frame English Sentences
As we know sentences are a group of words which make sense. Not just strings but they are thoughts, ideas and stories. If someone speaks only words we’ll not be able to understand what he’s trying to say. Forming sentences is not a tedious task. Anybody and everybody can try to frame catchy and creative …
Do we really mean what we say?
Whatever we say or listen in our day to day lives has a meaning. Sometimes we use a group of words to express our feelings and when those group of words make sense and have a meaning morally they are called “Idioms”. Often we say “Actions speak louder than words” which means – a person …
Teach Yourself Grammar
English Grammar is overrated. Yes, the body and structure of sentence is defined by the rules, but you don’t have to actually dread it. English offers you the flexibility to speak the language without necessarily cramming up the rules blindly. However, it certainly pays to speak correctly. You need to be aware of what tense …
English Grammar- Understanding How it Works
Linguistics is a science- a science that requires its students to study numerous precise terms to distinguish function of words in a particular language. When we talk about English, the language that you are currently reading in- we come to a conclusion that we can never come to a conclusion on the usage of certain …
Are you smart enough not to make these English grammar mistakes?
If I ask you the question:”How good is you’re English grammar? “ What would be your response? Did you notice that this line had an error? Do you make such mistakes too? If yes, then you would know how embarrassing it is to be unable to speak or write properly. Proper usage of English grammar …
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