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2021-09-20 12:40:49 Common Grammar Mistakes

Every students like the teacher.
Every student likes the teacher.

I must to call him immediately.
I must call him immediately.

He was boring in the class.
He was bored in the class.

She 's married with a lecturer.
She 's married to a lecturer.

The man which works here is from Spain.
The man who works here is from Spain.

I have visited Paris last weekend.
I visited Paris last weekend.

I like very much ice cream.
I like ice cream very much. Open / Comment

2021-09-16 19:53:37 #Vocabulary
The difference between
Accommodate & Room

The both mean to have Enough space for people.

When we say that a house can room some people, it means that it has got enough space to Live.

When we say that a house can accommodate some people, it means that it has got Enough space for them to stay anyway, but there may not be enough space to Live there or be Comfortable.

Our small hall can accommodate 10 people at the most.(it just has enough space for stay anyway.)

I'm looking for a small flat which can accommodate 5 people.( enough space to Live.) Open / Comment

2021-09-07 07:06:25 Grammar
#Common mistakes

Ask for a thing, not ask a thing.

Don't say: She came and asked my book.
Say: She came and asked for my book.

Dispose/get rid of a thing, not dispose/get rid a thing.

Don't say: He'll dispose/get rid all his property.
Say: He'll dispose/get rid of all his property.

Dream of a thing, not dream a thing.

Don't say: Young men dream glory and riches.
Say: Young men dream of glory and riches.

Explain to a person, not explain a person.

Don't say: She explained me the matter.
Say: She explained the matter to me.

Knock at the door, not knock the door.

Don't say: Who is knocking the door?
Say: Who is knocking at the door?

Listen to a person or thing, not listen a person or thing.

Don't say: They were listening the music.
Say: They were listening to the music.

Pay for a thing, not pay a thing.

Don't say: How much did you pay the book?
Say: How much did you pay for the book?

Point to or at a person or thing, not point a person or thing.

Don't say: He pointed the map on the wall.
Say: He pointed to the map on the wall.

Remind a person of something, not remind a person something.

Don't say: Please remind me that later.
Say: Please remind me of that later.

Reply to a person, not reply a person.

Don't say: She's not replied me yet.
Say: She's not replied to me yet.

Say to a person, not say a person.

Don't say: Kevin said me, 'Come tomorrow.'
Say: Kevin said to me, 'Come tomorrow.' Open / Comment

2021-08-30 19:16:22 #Singular and #Plural #Nouns



A noun names a person, place, thing, or idea.

Usually, the first page of a grammar book tells you about nouns. Nouns give names of concrete or abstract things in our lives. As babies learn "mom," "dad," or "milk" as their first word, nouns should be the first topic when you study a foreign language.


A) For the plural form of most nouns, add #s.

bottle ------------> bottles
cup ---------------> cups
pencil ------------> pencils
desk --------------> desks
sticker ------------> stickers
window -----------> windows


B) For nouns that end in #ch, #x, #s, or #s_sounds, add #es.

box --------------> boxes
watch -----------> watches
moss ------------> mosses
bus ----------------> buses


C) For nouns ending in #f or #fe, change #f to #v and add #es.

wolf ------------------> wolves
wife ------------------> wives
leaf -------------------> leaves
life --------------------> lives


D) Some nouns have #different plural forms.

child ----------------->children
woman--------------->women
man -------------------> men
mouse ----------------> mice
goose------------------> geese


E) Nouns ending in vowels like #y or #o do not have definite rules.If we #don't_have a vowel (a,e,i,o,u) before #y, it changes to #i and then we have to use #es.

baby ------------------> babies
toy ---------------------> toys
kidney ---------------> kidneys
potato ----------------> potatoes
memo ----------------> memos
stereo ----------------> stereos


F) A few nouns have the same #singular and #plural forms.

sheep --------------> sheep
deer ----------------> deer
series-------------->series
species -----------> species Open / Comment

2021-08-27 13:45:41 #Slang of the Day
zine

Meaning: a cheaply produced magazine, usually related to music or the arts

For example:

This friend of ours has just started putting out his own zine. It's about music and the arts in Melbourne.

How much do you reckon it'd cost to publish a monthly zine?

Origin: short for "fanzine" or "magazine" Open / Comment

2021-08-25 06:52:06 7 Phrases for Disappointment

What a pity!
What a shame.
How disappointing.
That’s too bad.
Bummer.
It was a real letdown.
It didn’t live up to my expectations. Open / Comment

2021-08-25 06:51:21 #Vocabulary
The difference between Gaze & Stare

The both mean looking at sth/sb fixedly and for a long time.

Stare means looking at sth/sb surprisingly/angrily or boringly.

Gaze means looking at sth/sb while you're thinking and really do not see them.

1. I was staring at the dog and thinking how big it can be!!(thinking about the size of the dog!!)

. I was gazing out of the window and considering about the universe(out of window is not important,the universe matters!) Open / Comment

2021-08-23 12:59:39 #idiom Open / Comment

2021-08-21 05:25:55 #Vocabulary
The difference between "Made of, from, by, in, with"

Made of is used when the material DOES NOT change
The chair is made of wood.

Made from is used when the material CHANGES
This plastic is made from oil.

Made by is used as a product of a specific Company:
This shirt is made by Nike

Made in is used as a product a country :
made in china.

Made with is used when something is produced by a Application:
Made with Powerpoint. Open / Comment

2021-08-21 05:23:42 practical expressions
brisk walk (brisk walking)

Meaning : a sport in which people walk fast, but not as fast as a full run.


Brisk walking is a great exercise for those who want to lose weight. Open / Comment