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
Nouns, Adjectives … and what about the verb?
Question from George in the USA Is it correct to say: And now, a wide…
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February 12, 2018
Saxon Genitive : A Detective Story
Question from English4Today student, Vincent in Spain: I hear a lot of English people talking…
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January 9, 2018
English language learning articles
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English Grammar Topics
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The negative of the simple past
The negative of the simple past Simple past : Negative form To form the negative…
November 15, 2008
‘On a holiday’ or ‘for a holiday’?
Question from Sarika in India: Which is correct ‘on holiday‘ or ‘for a holiday‘ A…
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November 30, 2007
Capital letters and punctuation
Capital letters and punctuation See also The English4Today Grammar: Capitals (nouns) for how capital letters are…
Apostrophe
Apostrophe The apostrophe probaly causes more grief than any of the other punctuation marks put…
Quotation marks
Quotation marks UsageAlthough you will still see the double quotation marks used to quote direct…
Interrogative pronouns
Interrogative pronouns Interrogative pronouns assist in forming questions.There are five interrogative pronouns. Each one is…
Future with present continuous
Future with present continuous 1. Present Continuous for the Future: Form See notes on form…
Comparisons of quantity showing difference
COMPARISONS OF QUANTITY To show difference: more, less, fewer + than The rule is: MORE + nouns that…
List of adverbs of degree
List of adverbs of degree This list has some of the most common adverbs of…