❌Don't say: They saw him to leave the house.
✔️Say: They saw him leave the house.
✔️Say: They saw him leave the house.
To be busy, not to have work.
❌Don't say: I have much work this morning.
✔️Say: I'm very busy this morning.
❌Don't say: I have much work this morning.
✔️Say: I'm very busy this morning.
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✖️Don't say: They stood outside of the door.
✔️Say: They stood outside the door.
✔️Say: They stood outside the door.
🗯 During vs. While
The main difference between these two words is that during is followed by a noun, but while is ussually followed by a subject and a verb.
Examples
▪️"I don't always take notes during class."
▪️"They all took notes while the professor gave the lecture."
▪️"What did you discuss during dinner tonight?"
▪️"My friend made dessert while I cooked dinner."
The main difference between these two words is that during is followed by a noun, but while is ussually followed by a subject and a verb.
Examples
▪️"I don't always take notes during class."
▪️"They all took notes while the professor gave the lecture."
▪️"What did you discuss during dinner tonight?"
▪️"My friend made dessert while I cooked dinner."
🔶Idiom of the day :
📌Top-up
the act of putting more drinkin to someone's glass or cup:
🗣Your glass is nearly empty. Would you like a top-up 🍷
📌Top-up
the act of putting more drinkin to someone's glass or cup:
🗣Your glass is nearly empty. Would you like a top-up 🍷
📘Some and any
✔️She has some books.
✔️He did not buy any food.
✔️Did you buy any food?
❌There aren’t some books on the shelf.
✅There aren’t any books on the shelf.
✔️She has some books.
✔️He did not buy any food.
✔️Did you buy any food?
❌There aren’t some books on the shelf.
✅There aren’t any books on the shelf.
✖️Don't say: I showed to her some of my stamps.
✔️Say: I showed some of my stamps to her.
✔️Say: I showed some of my stamps to her.
📃 Try
▪️Try on means to put clothing, shoes, or accessories on to see if they fit or if you like them.
I would never buy shoes without trying them on first.
Try this dress on. Lets see how it looks.
▪️Try out means to use a car or other equipment to see how well you handle it or if you like it.
Your new camera looks awesome! Would you like to try it out?
▪️Try to/try and indicate an effort to do something that may not be easy.
Try to be here before eight o’clock./Try and be here before eight o’clock.
▪️Try + verb in -ing form (something) indicates a suggestion for solving a problem or problematical situation.
I can’t get the door open. Try turning the key in the other direction.
▪️I try is a way to express modesty after receiving a compliment.
You are a good cook! Thank you; I try.
▪️Try on means to put clothing, shoes, or accessories on to see if they fit or if you like them.
I would never buy shoes without trying them on first.
Try this dress on. Lets see how it looks.
▪️Try out means to use a car or other equipment to see how well you handle it or if you like it.
Your new camera looks awesome! Would you like to try it out?
▪️Try to/try and indicate an effort to do something that may not be easy.
Try to be here before eight o’clock./Try and be here before eight o’clock.
▪️Try + verb in -ing form (something) indicates a suggestion for solving a problem or problematical situation.
I can’t get the door open. Try turning the key in the other direction.
▪️I try is a way to express modesty after receiving a compliment.
You are a good cook! Thank you; I try.
✖️Don't say: Ian's been ill from last Friday.
✔️Say: Ian's been ill since last Friday.
Place the preposition "since" before words or phrases denoting a point in time: since Monday, since yesterday, since eight o'clock, since Christmas.
When we use since, the verb is usually in the present perfect tense, but it may be in the past perfect: I was glad to see Tom. I hadn't seen him since last Christmas.
Note: "From" can also denote a point in time, but it must be followed by "to" or "till": He works from eight o'clock till one o'clock without a break.
✔️Say: Ian's been ill since last Friday.
Place the preposition "since" before words or phrases denoting a point in time: since Monday, since yesterday, since eight o'clock, since Christmas.
When we use since, the verb is usually in the present perfect tense, but it may be in the past perfect: I was glad to see Tom. I hadn't seen him since last Christmas.
Note: "From" can also denote a point in time, but it must be followed by "to" or "till": He works from eight o'clock till one o'clock without a break.
❌Don't say: I was absent one time or two times.
✔️Say: I was absent once or twice.
👉Use once and twice instead of one time and two times.
✔️Say: I was absent once or twice.
👉Use once and twice instead of one time and two times.
Prepositions often confused:
On, At, In. (Time.)
(a) On.
✖️Don't say: My uncle will arrive at Saturday.
✔️Say: My uncle will arrive on Saturday.
(b) At.
✖️Don't say: I usually get up on seven o'clock.
✔️Say: I usually get up at seven o'clock.
(c) In.
✖️Don't say: She goes for a walk at the afternoon.
✔️Say: She goes for a walk in the afternoon.
(1) Use "on" with the days of the week or month: on Friday, on March 25, on New Year's Day
(2) Use "at" with the exact time: at four o'clock, at dawn, at noon, at sunset, at midnight.
(3) Use "in" with a period of time in April, in winter, in 1945, in the morning
Also: at night and by day
On, At, In. (Time.)
(a) On.
✖️Don't say: My uncle will arrive at Saturday.
✔️Say: My uncle will arrive on Saturday.
(b) At.
✖️Don't say: I usually get up on seven o'clock.
✔️Say: I usually get up at seven o'clock.
(c) In.
✖️Don't say: She goes for a walk at the afternoon.
✔️Say: She goes for a walk in the afternoon.
(1) Use "on" with the days of the week or month: on Friday, on March 25, on New Year's Day
(2) Use "at" with the exact time: at four o'clock, at dawn, at noon, at sunset, at midnight.
(3) Use "in" with a period of time in April, in winter, in 1945, in the morning
Also: at night and by day
Arrive at, not to:
✖️Don't say: We arrived to the village at night.
✔️Say: We arrived at the village at night.
Note : Use "arrive in" with countries and large cities: Mr Smith has arrived in London. (Or New York, India, etc.)
✖️Don't say: We arrived to the village at night.
✔️Say: We arrived at the village at night.
Note : Use "arrive in" with countries and large cities: Mr Smith has arrived in London. (Or New York, India, etc.)
House and Home.
❌ Don't say: You should go to your house now.
✅ Say: You should go home now.
▪️ Take care not to say my house, his house, or your house when you should say home. A house is any building used for dwelling in, and home is the particular house in which someone is living.
📌 Note: Home may also denote one's own country When an Englishman abroad says: I'm going home this summer he means going to England
❌ Don't say: You should go to your house now.
✅ Say: You should go home now.
▪️ Take care not to say my house, his house, or your house when you should say home. A house is any building used for dwelling in, and home is the particular house in which someone is living.
📌 Note: Home may also denote one's own country When an Englishman abroad says: I'm going home this summer he means going to England
Examples:
- She can’t afford to lose that vote.
- They agree to leave at 10:30 am.
- They agree (that) they would leave at 10:30 am.
- We aim to launch next year.
- Keep me posted on what you decide to do.
- Your actions threaten to destroy everything we’ve worked for.
- She can’t afford to lose that vote.
- They agree to leave at 10:30 am.
- They agree (that) they would leave at 10:30 am.
- We aim to launch next year.
- Keep me posted on what you decide to do.
- Your actions threaten to destroy everything we’ve worked for.
Travel by train, etc., not with the train, etc:
✖️Don't say: He traveled with the train yesterday.
✔️Say: He traveled by train yesterday.
Note: We say: by train, by boat, by plane, by bike; also, by land, by sea, by air, by bus; on a bus or in a bus; by car or in a car, by taxi or in a taxi; on horseback, on a donkey, on a bicycle; on foot.
✖️Don't say: He traveled with the train yesterday.
✔️Say: He traveled by train yesterday.
Note: We say: by train, by boat, by plane, by bike; also, by land, by sea, by air, by bus; on a bus or in a bus; by car or in a car, by taxi or in a taxi; on horseback, on a donkey, on a bicycle; on foot.
Using "the other day" instead of "the next day", etc.
❌Don't say: David slept well and was better the other day.
✔️Say: David slept well and was better the next day (or on the following day).
💥Note: "The other day" is an idiom meaning "a few days ago": I met an old friend the other day.
❌Don't say: David slept well and was better the other day.
✔️Say: David slept well and was better the next day (or on the following day).
💥Note: "The other day" is an idiom meaning "a few days ago": I met an old friend the other day.
☕️ “Not my cup of tea” ☕️
👉🏻🙅🏻Something that you do not like or are not interested in.
🌟Examples:
🌀A: Do you like rock music?
B: No, that kind of music isn’t my cup of tea.
🌀Some people love football, but it’s not my cup of tea. I prefer tennis.
👉🏻🙅🏻Something that you do not like or are not interested in.
🌟Examples:
🌀A: Do you like rock music?
B: No, that kind of music isn’t my cup of tea.
🌀Some people love football, but it’s not my cup of tea. I prefer tennis.
📃 NEVER USE “TO” AFTER “ARRIVE”
Don’t say: We arrived to the airport.
Don’t say: When will you arrive to Rome?
The correct sentences are:
◾️We arrived at the airport.
◾️We got to the airport. (more informal)
◾️When will you arrive in Rome?
“Get to” is an informal way to say “arrive”… but don’t use “to” with the previous exceptions:
◾️I got home at midnight.
◾️What time did you get there?
◾️The dog got outside again.
Don’t say: We arrived to the airport.
Don’t say: When will you arrive to Rome?
The correct sentences are:
◾️We arrived at the airport.
◾️We got to the airport. (more informal)
◾️When will you arrive in Rome?
“Get to” is an informal way to say “arrive”… but don’t use “to” with the previous exceptions:
◾️I got home at midnight.
◾️What time did you get there?
◾️The dog got outside again.
👨🏻💻💬 WORDS TO USE INSTEAD OF "VERY"
● very noise 👉🏻deafening
● very often 👉🏻 frequently
● very old👉🏻 ancient
● very old- fashioned 👉🏻 archaic
● very open 👉🏻transparent
● very painful 👉🏻excruciating
● very pale 👉🏻 ashen
● very perfect 👉🏻 flawless
● very poor 👉🏻 destitute
● very powerful 👉🏻 compelling
● very pretty 👉🏻 beautiful
● very quick 👉🏻 rapid
● very quiet 👉🏻 hushed
● very rainy 👉🏻 pouring
● very rich 👉🏻 wealthy
● very sad 👉🏻sorrowful
● very scared 👉🏻petrified
● very scary 👉🏻chilling
● very serious 👉🏻grave
● very sharp 👉🏻keen
● very shiny 👉🏻 gleaming
● very short 👉🏻brief
● very shy 👉🏻 timid
● very simple 👉🏻basic
● very noise 👉🏻deafening
● very often 👉🏻 frequently
● very old👉🏻 ancient
● very old- fashioned 👉🏻 archaic
● very open 👉🏻transparent
● very painful 👉🏻excruciating
● very pale 👉🏻 ashen
● very perfect 👉🏻 flawless
● very poor 👉🏻 destitute
● very powerful 👉🏻 compelling
● very pretty 👉🏻 beautiful
● very quick 👉🏻 rapid
● very quiet 👉🏻 hushed
● very rainy 👉🏻 pouring
● very rich 👉🏻 wealthy
● very sad 👉🏻sorrowful
● very scared 👉🏻petrified
● very scary 👉🏻chilling
● very serious 👉🏻grave
● very sharp 👉🏻keen
● very shiny 👉🏻 gleaming
● very short 👉🏻brief
● very shy 👉🏻 timid
● very simple 👉🏻basic