ESL people are sometimes at a loss about the correct SVA (Subject Verb Agreement) aspect of sentences with "who." There are two angles to look at this question from. 1. Where only "Who IS" right! Suppose you are walking into a room where a number of people are present. Would you use a singular verb or a plual verb in these sentences? Who is/are interested in Football? Who wants snacks? Who is eating pizza tonight? Even if you are asking this question to a group of people and sure that there will be more than one person as an answer, you are supposed to use A SINGULAR VERB. It is because we donot know the number of people beforehand. 2. Where only "Who ARE" right! However, there are instances where you need to use a plural verb. It is when you know the number of people in advance. In fact, here, you are not trying to count the people, but rather you want to know the names or something of those persons. Suppose you are going to a restaurant and see two peopl

"Take notice" and "Take note" mean the same: to pay attention. Make sure you put no article in the phrase. We need to take note of possible dangers of this action. "Take notes" and "Take a note" mean the same: to write down key points from your tutor. I used to take notes from my teacher when I was in high school; otherwise, she would kick me out. "Make a note of" is the same as "Take notes." However, the former more means preparing a reminder-like record, whereas the latter means the typical class-time activity. We have another expression: "Make a mental note of." This is means make an effort to remember something in mind.

We have all studied that we can't use indefinite articles (A or An) before uncountable nouns. As a matter of fact, we can use indefinite articles before uncountable nouns if we refer to specific ones. Uncountable Nouns means nouns that we can't count. For the same reason counting them with an indefinite article is not reasonable. However, it is the teaching for beginners. When you reach an advanced level, you can find plenty of instances of indefinite pronouns coming before uncountable nouns. In these instances, we are not actually counting them; instead, we are meaning "certain kind of a."  The land was invaded by deadly pollution. (it is a general idea; there is no article). The land was invaded by a deadly pollution. (we are trying to specify the pollution by alluding to its intensity, nature, or cause; it tends to mean some kind of a) The usage of indefinite pronouns before uncountable nouns is plenty to see at places where such uncountable nouns are followed by a

"Where is John?" Well; you can't see John in the classroom because he has made a practice of not attending classes. In this blog, let us look at several ways of telling someone not attending classes. 1. Blow off John is a real slacker; he always blows off classes from the professor. 2. Skip Sam is known for skipping classes even before finals. 3. Cut class/school Sam was grounded last Friday for cutting class. 4. Play hooky John was caught by the principal again while trying to play hooky. 5. Ditch class She ditched class again today? What a loser!

What is the difference between ONLY BY and BY ONLY. Although they are interchangeable sometimes, they can mean differently in many places. ONLY BY means "this is the only means to carry out the mentioned thing." A serious tone. For e.g. You can pass the test only by studying. This sentence means only studying can help you pass the test. BY ONLY means "just this is enough." An easy tone. For e.g. You can pass thest by only studying the night before. This sentence means just studying the night before can help you pass the test. Sometimes, BY ONLY means "this alone." For e.g. You can't pass the test by  Furthermore, you can put ONLY in various places with the same meaning. Our interpretation is all that matters. For example, all these sentences are correct. You can't judge a clothe's quality only by looking at the fabric. You can't judge a clothe's quality by only looking at the fabric. You can't judge a clothe's quality by looking

Desert and Dessert are a minimal pair. They have different pronunciation and meaning. DESERT DESERT can be a noun or a verb. As a noun, DESERT means a sand stretch.  As a noun, the pronunciation is this:   / ˈdez.ɚt /. As a verb, DESERT means to abandon someone. As a noun, the pronunciation is this:  / dɪˈzɝːt /. DESSERT  DESSERT is a noun. It means the sweets that is had after meals.  The pronunciation is this:  / dɪˈzɝːt /. Watch a YouTube video lesson on the usage, pronunciation, and grammar of Desert and Dessert.

INTRODUCTION A sentence structure means a particular order in which words need to be arranged in order to form a meaningful sentence. There are several sentence structures in the English language for you to make up a sentence. The same idea can be put in different structures. SVO Sentence Structure SVO is structure is one of the most commonly used sentence structure in the English. S stands for the SUBJECT of the sentence. Subject is the person or the thing that does the action in the sentence or what the verb is about. V stands for the VERB of the sentence. Verb is the action that is carried out by the subject of the sentence or the what connects the subject to the complement (adjectives or other extra information about the subject). O stands for the OBJECT of the sentence. Object is the person or the thing that is affected by the action of the subject. Not all sentences should necessarily have an object; it is added if there is one. Sentences with intransitive verbs, for one, will ha

Despite the popular misconception and sometimes interchangeable usages, there is a difference between DREAM OF and DREAM ABOUT.   DREAM OF Dream Of refers to someone's ambition or desire. For example. He dreams of being the president of the country. He dreams of becoming a doctor in the future. DREAM ABOUT Dream About means the actual dream content someone see in his/her dream. Last night, I dreamed about my college-time friends. I always dreams about owing a car. HEADS-UP The verb Dream has two past tense forms (v2): Dreamed and Dreamt. Dreamed is more American. "Dream of" is normally followed by a gerund phrase, whereas "Dream about" normally has a noun after, not necessarily though. Watch a YouTube video lesson on the topic: The Difference Between Dream of and Dream about .