Compare the following comparative sentences:
"I'd like to go to either Spain or Italy."
"The problem is I have neither time nor money.'
"He finished the race with ease."
"He finished the race with easy."
Which is correct?
I hope you said ease because the noun form is needed in this sentence (easy is an adjective).
Take a look at the following ten sentences. What's missing in each one: a noun or an adjective?
Let's try a synonym quiz. Take a look at the following sentences. Choose the words which has the closest meaning to the keywords. This is a great way to review and improve your English language skills.
Superstition tells us that Friday 13 is an unlucky day.
There are many different theories why people think this is a bad day.
One common belief is talked about in the Dan Brown's bestselling book 'The Da Vinci Code'.
The book states that there once existed a rich and powerful group called the Templar Knights, who protected pilgrims on their way to the Holy Land.
The prepositions during, for, and while are often used with time time expressions. Let's take a look at the difference in usage between during, for, and while.
Hello everyone! Here we're going to show you a good way to learn new words. Let's start with the word energy as an example. As you probably know energy is a noun and that is means 'the source of power or strength'. A quick way to build up word bank of English words is to identify the other forms of this word:
'We took the horses out by ourselves.'
Take a look at the ten sentences below. You will notice that each one is missing a preposition. Choose which one is correct for each sentence.
Prepositions are used before nouns, noun phrases or pronouns, connecting them to other words.