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In this post we'll do a bit of grammar practice on a special use of the verb 'have', namely the causative have. This structure is used when you want to say that you didn't do something by yourself, but they you've simply arranged (i.e. caused) for someone else to do it for you. It always …
Students at the beginner level often confuse the use of โbecauseโ and โbecause ofโ. In this post Iโll briefly explain the difference between the two, and at the end youโll find the link to an online grammar exercise on this. BECAUSE The word โbecauseโ is a conjunction. It introduces a clause, which is a whole …
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In response to a recent question from several of my students, hereโs a grammar post about two confusing verbs: lie and lay. (Actually, itโs three verbs, but weโll come to that later.) TO LAY โTo layโ means to put something down. It is followed by a direct object, i.e. itโs a transitive verbโafter it we …
Please email me for further information. To reach the post office, walk farther down the street. Further, fartherโฆ Whatโs the difference? Is it just two different spellings of the same word? The answer is yesโand no. Please read on for some explanation. Both โfurtherโ and โfartherโ are irregular comparative forms of the same adjective (and …
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