In the biggest grammar news since the advent of the Oxford comma, the dictionary dignitaries at Merriam-Webster have declared it acceptable to end a sentence with a preposition. This, of course, has ...
Handbook "Grammar is all you need" with a 66% discount: Get a FREE chapter on prepositions: Timecodes: 0:00 Let's dive into the topic of prepositions. First quiz. 0:59 Prepositions of PLACE: IN, ON, ...
'good at' or 'good in'? Lim Chiu Lan from Malaysia doesn't know if we say someone is 'good at English' or 'good in English' ...
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A question from Lucy in Taiwan: Which of the following are correct? 1. What day is your birthday? 2. On what day is your birthday? 3. What day is the Christmas party? 4. On what day is the Christmas ...
What’s wrong with these sentences? Maisie is obsessed with prom, so she volunteered to head up the decorations committee. Every morning I rise up and brush my teeth. When she makes an omelette, she ...
Languages have evolved over time. The English language, perhaps because of its wide reach and usage, appears to have been the most affected. In a way, this has affected the way different age groups ...