Everyone vs Every One Everyone = ALL the people in a group. (You can also use everybody.) Ex: The new rules will affect “everyone” at our job. Every One = EACH person who makes up a group. Ex: My mother would like to thank “every one” of you who helped her during her illness. […]
Who vs Whom Who = subject pronoun Ex: Who ate the apple? Ex: Who got the job? Whom = object pronoun Ex: The apple was eaten by whom? (“The apple” is the subject) Ex: Whom do you love? ( “You” are the subject) Tip to remember: If you can replace […]
Who’s vs Whose Who’s = who is/ who has Ex: “Who’s” going to the party this weekend? Ex: “Who’s” calling my phone at midnight? Ex: “Who’s” that? Whose = possessive pronoun * Whose can refer to things in addition to people Ex: “Whose” umbrella is this? (Who owns this umbrella?) Ex: I’m thinking of […]
Use for 1) when something is being done to benefit someone or something Ex. I bought this gift “for you” Ex. What can I do “for you?” Ex: I made food “for the party.” 2) when you are trying to express a purpose or the reason something is happening Ex: He runs “for his […]
1) Use quotation marks when quoting someone directly. Ex: Jane said, “I will meet you for lunch.” 2) Use quotation marks around the titles of articles, poems, short stories, songs, and TV shows. The larger works are italicized. Ex: Richard Burton performed the song “Camelot” in the 1960 Broadway musical Camelot. 3) In American English, […]
Talk vs Speak Talk = to have a conversation with someone In spoken English we usually use talk in the continuous form. Ex: I was talking with him about the game on TV. Ex: People in the movie theatre kept talking during the movie. Ex: That girl talks forever. Prepositions used with talk We use […]
Say vs Tell Say = to speak words Say/said is usually used when repeating what someone has said. Ex: He said he was feeling sick. Ex: What did she say? Ex: When he said he was quitting, we became sad. Prepositions used with say/ said We use “to” with said to show who we are […]
Are vs Was vs Were Are = PRESENT TENSE – used with 2nd person singular (you) and 1st, 2nd, 3rd person plural present (we, they) Ex: The dogs “are” running in the backyard. ( the dogs are running in the backyard now) Ex: We “are” playing basketball. ( we are playing basketball now ) […]
Did You Know vs Do You Know “Do” is present tense, so do you know = do you currently know (at this moment) Ex: Do you know we have a test today? (Are you aware of it?) “Did” is past tense, so did you know = have you previously known something Ex: Did you know we […]
So vs Very (used with adjectives) So = usually needs another clause (that’s part of the sentence) used after it The ‘so’ part of the sentence explains why the ‘that’ part of the sentence happens. Ex: Texas is “so” big that everyone in the world could live there. Ex: The man is “so” fat that […]