Forming the Passive in English
Question from Christy in the Philippines When do we have to use the past participle…
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August 30, 2018
Would and Could: what is the difference?
Question from English4.today member Mahesh in India: What is the difference between ‘would’ and ‘could’?…
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July 23, 2018
Overcome and overcame: present and past forms
Question from Kayoko The past tense of 'overcome' is 'overcame'. But I hardly hear…
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July 13, 2018
Regret: Accepting with no regrets
Question from English4Today member Gireesh in the United Arab Emirates: Which one of the…
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July 12, 2018
Adverbs of certainty
Some of the most frequently asked questions that we get are about adverbs, often with…
July 8, 2018
‘IT’ : the Not-So-Personal Pronoun
Question: from Inês in Portugal I´m Portuguese and in my language the word - it…
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June 30, 2018
Sentence Structure : Writing efficient sentences
Question from Rima in the USA: This sentence is driving us crazy! I realize it…
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June 13, 2018
Write or wrote the quote?
Question from Randall in the USA: In quoting a line from a book, is it…
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June 11, 2018
More problem prepositions arriving…
Question from Cathy in Canada: Can we say I arrive to work at 9 o'clock…
June 5, 2018
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Vocabulary : How is that plural?
Question from Salim in Lebanon: Recently I stopped on the word vocabulary to find that…
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June 1, 2018
Advise or advice?
A question sent in by English4Today member, Jose Rodriguez asking about the difference between 'advise'…
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May 18, 2018
Taking Possession: The possessive apostrophe
Possessive Apostrophe One of the most asked questions that we get at english4today.com is about…
May 13, 2018
Using ‘sleep’ and ‘asleep’
Question from English4Today member Ellen in China: Apart from the "cue" word, 'fall', which comes…
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May 12, 2018
The Negative with ‘DO’
Question from Rick in the USA Why do we say “I did not meet him”…
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April 26, 2018
May or Might: Where’s the difference?
Question from Teddy in the USA: What is the difference between “may” or “might”? e.g.,…
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April 21, 2018