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Wednesday, October 15, 2014
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Might or May
People often confuse may have and might have. May have should be used only when you are not sure whether or not something happened. If you want to say that at some time in the past it was possible for something to happen but in fact it did not, use might have. An accident in which two people may have drowned happened in a village yesterday. This sentence implies that you do not know whether the people are alive or dead. If you say two people might have drowned you are implying that they survived, although the accident could in other circumstances have led to their deaths.
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"Nay! man is evidence against himself. Though he puts forth his excuses." Holy Qur'an (75:14-15) 
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Wednesday, October 15, 2014
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Which or That
What is the difference between which (or who) and that? How can you tell which one to use? The basic question is whether you or the person you are talking to already know what it is that you are talking about. In the sentence: I've lost the book that I was reading yesterday. That introduces information that the listener needs in order to know what book is being talked about. You can also say: I've lost the book which I was reading yesterday. In this sentence: This book, which I bought yesterday, is very interesting. Which tells the listener something new about a book that has already been identified. You shouldn't use that in sentences of this kind.
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"Nay! man is evidence against himself. Though he puts forth his excuses." Holy Qur'an (75:14-15)
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#13
Wednesday, October 15, 2014
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Possessives
To form a possessive from a singular noun, add an apostrophe followed by s: the girl's book. Add an apostrophe to plurals ending in s: the girls’ books. If a plural noun does not end in s, add an apostrophe followed by s: the children's toys. Also add an apostrophe to a name ending in -es that is pronounced like the word is: Moses' mother
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"Nay! man is evidence against himself. Though he puts forth his excuses." Holy Qur'an (75:14-15)
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Wednesday, October 15, 2014
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Equally
Don't say equally as. This model is equally as effective. This sentence is a wrong one. You can use either equally or as on its own. In sentences such as My new car is just as good as the old one where two nouns are compared, you could replace just as with as, but it would be wrong to use equally.
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"Nay! man is evidence against himself. Though he puts forth his excuses." Holy Qur'an (75:14-15)
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Wednesday, October 15, 2014
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Contraction
In words such as isn't, I'm or don't, the apostrophe indicates that one or more letters have been left out. It's is the contracted form of It is or It has : not the possessive of it. The possessive is its with no apostrophe. So you should say: It's a lovely day Or It's been a lovely day. The dog is in its kennel. – This sentence is a wrong one. You’re is a contraction of You are. The possessive is your. You're my best friend. --- This is a right sentence. Your my best friend. --- This is a wrong sentence. Where is your friend? --- This is a right sentence. Where is you’re friend? --- This is a wrong sentence.
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"Nay! man is evidence against himself. Though he puts forth his excuses." Holy Qur'an (75:14-15)
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Wednesday, October 15, 2014
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This or These
A common mistake is to use the expression These kind or These sort as in the following sentence. These sort of situations are always difficult. The correct forms are: This kind of situation… And These kinds of situations … You could say either: This kind of situation is difficult. Or These kinds of situations are difficult. A more formal expression is: Situations of this kind…
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"Nay! man is evidence against himself. Though he puts forth his excuses." Holy Qur'an (75:14-15)
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#17
Wednesday, October 15, 2014
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Sounds Like
Sometimes a word sounds as though it contains another familiar word: There is no cocoa in a coconut. Bated breath has nothing to do with bait. Corridor is not related to door. Sacrilege has the i first and the e second, unlike religion. Abseiling is quite different from sailing. Sometimes it is just part of another word that causes a mistake: Privilege has no d, unlike, e.g., knowledge. Attach and detach end in -ach, not -atch, unlike dispatch. A protuberance is something that protrudes; but it has no r after the t. Dissect has a double s, though bisect has only one. Psychedelic has an e after psych, unlike psychology.
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"Nay! man is evidence against himself. Though he puts forth his excuses." Holy Qur'an (75:14-15)
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Wednesday, October 15, 2014
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Adverbs
The normal way to form an adverb is to add -ly as in stupidly, publicly or humorously. However, there are exceptions: If the word ends in -ll, add -y (e.g. fully). For words of more than one syllable that end in -y, remove the -y and add -ily (e.g. happily). Most single-syllable words ending in -y are regular, except for daily and gaily.
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"Nay! man is evidence against himself. Though he puts forth his excuses." Holy Qur'an (75:14-15)
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#19
Wednesday, October 15, 2014
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Paired Words
When you use pairs like both . . . and, not only . . . but also or neither . . . nor, make sure that each word in the pair is in the right place. The two words should introduce symmetrical structures. Example: We met both at home and at work. --- This sentence is a right one. We met both at home and work. --- This sentence is a wrong one. Strictly speaking, you should say either one of the following two sentences. He looked neither to right nor to left. Or He looked to neither right nor left. But the following sentence is a wrong one. He looked neither to right nor left. Similarly, a sentence like the following one is a wrong expression. She is not only a talented singer but writes her own songs. --- This sentence is a wrong one. You could rewrite it as either one of the following two sentences. She is not only a talented singer but also a composer. Or She not only sings but also writes her own songs.
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"Nay! man is evidence against himself. Though he puts forth his excuses." Holy Qur'an (75:14-15)
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#20
Thursday, October 23, 2014
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control on grammar
Bro can you give me some idea for how to have a control on sentences. mean while having many problems attempting paragraphs, where grammar is not much supportive.
just give a view of understanding on how to understand grammar,example how to put commas. In nut shall, give me an idea to improve English grammar in some days to bring improvement in my writing.
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