Me Too / Me Neither The easiest way to agree in English is to say ”Me too” (to agree with a positive statement) or “Me neither” (to agree with a negative statement): “I love strawberry ice cream.” “Me too!” “I don’t go to the gym very often.” “Me neither.” What is a “negative statement”? A “negative statement” [...]
Both present perfect and past perfect talk about something that happened before a point in time (reference point). In the present perfect, our reference point is the present. In the past perfect, our reference point is in the past. Present perfect An action that started in the past and continues to the present. I have [...]
Image source: FreeDigitalPhotos.net Linking words help you connect the ideas in a sentence. In this lesson, you’ll learn some common linking words to express reasons and results. Linking Words: Reasons Because / Because of The difference between these two words is that because is followed by a subject + verb, and because of is followed [...]
Did you know that some nouns in English can be both countable AND uncountable, depending on the situation? It’s true! For these words, the uncountable form usually refers to the general idea, and the countable form usually refers to a specific item. Here are some examples of words that can be both countable AND uncountable: [...]
Comparative adjectives are used to compare two things. Quantifiers show if the difference is big or small. Quantifiers showing a big difference Quantifiers showing a small difference a lot (informal) a little a great deal a bit (informal) far slightly much marginally significantly a shade / a hair / a tad (informal) considerably way (informal) [...]
Subject-verb agreement is one of the first things you learn in English class: “My friend is Japanese.” (singular) “My friends are Japanese.” (plural) In this English lesson, you’re going to learn a few more advanced cases of subject-verb agreement that confuse many learners. everybody / anybody / somebody / nobody everyone / anyone / someone [...]
What are Indirect Questions? Direct questions are the “normal” questions that we can ask to friends, family members, and people who we know well. You can form direct questions using the QUASM model that we learned last lesson. Example of a direct question: “Where’s the bathroom?” Indirect questions are a little more formal and polite. [...]
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