Posts Tagged ‘language’
Yet More Words Whose Meanings Have Changed Over Time
This week, we’re going to look at another five words whose meanings have changed over time. English, like any living language, continues to grow and change. New words are created, old words fall out of use, and existing words take on new meanings. Many common English words have very different meanings now than they did…
Read MoreTricky Pairs and Groups of Words Part Two
English has a large number of words that both native and non-native speakers have difficulty using correctly. In our commonly-confused words lessons, we’ve focused on words with similar spellings and/or pronunciations but different meanings. Our “tricky words” lessons shift the focus to words whose uses are confused for reasons other than just how the words…
Read MoreTricky Pairs and Groups of Words Part One
English has a large number of words that both native and non-native speakers have difficulty using correctly. In our commonly-confused words lessons, we’ve focused on words with similar spellings and/or pronunciations but different meanings. For the next two lessons, we’re going turn our attention to words but whose uses are often confused for other reasons.…
Read MoreVerb Tense Consistency Quiz
In English writing, verb tenses need to remain consistent. When a sentence contains two or more verbs, those verbs must be in the same tense. For this quiz, choose the verb tense from the ones in parenthesis that is consistent with the other verb(s) in the sentence. Check the answer key at the end…
Read MoreAdjective Clauses Quiz
An adjective clause is a group of words that modifies (describes) a noun or pronoun. These clauses begin with relative pronouns or subordinating conjunctions, such as who, which, what, that, whose, whom, when, and where. Adjective clauses are always dependent. In other words, you can remove an adjective clause without “breaking” the grammar of the…
Read MoreEmail and Letter Writing Tips: Salutations
Dear, To whom it may concern, Greetings, and Hello are all salutations. Read this English lesson to learn when to use each salutation.
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