Practice English or Spanish with AI here English is complicated, whether you’re a native speaker or a new learner. One of the most common grammar mistakes everyone makes is mixing up “I” and “me.” In general, “I” is used when the speaker is taking an action while “me” is used when the speaker is […]
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Practice English or Spanish with AI here “Have been” and “Has been” are the present perfect simple form of the verb “to be”. We use “have been” for the subjects I, you, we, and they. We use “has been” with the subjects he, she, and it. Have been/Has been meaning Have been and has
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Practice English or Spanish with AI here Yes, The word “Are” is usually capitalized in a title.” Are is usually capitalized because it is a verb. These Are the Best Shoes on the Market. What Are the Best Gloves to Go Skiing? What type of words are capitalized in a title? Nouns (John, table,
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Practice English or Spanish with AI here Though they are long and not as easy to write as one-clause sentences, “Not only…but also” sentences are not as complicated as they may seem. They do have a few special considerations to them, though, especially when it comes to punctuation with a comma. In general, you
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Practice English or Spanish with AI here Acronyms have become a regular part of our daily lives. Whether we’re referring to a PC or the CDC, we’re constantly using these abbreviations to describe our world. So, what do you do when you need to talk about more than one? You learn how to pluralize
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Practice English or Spanish with AI here Most of the time, the different kinds of dashes go undistinguished. This is a shame because knowing when to use each of them can make your writing cleaner and more concise. Three big dash categories are em-dashes, en-dashes, and figure dashes. Em-dashes are used to break up
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Practice English or Spanish with AI here Staff(meaning a collection of employees) is both the singular and plural of the noun. Staff is a collective noun so you need to think if the staff are performing an action together or separately. The staff are meeting in the teacher’s room The staff does all their
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Practice English or Spanish with AI here Many people use “I’s” when they have two subjects and they want to use a possessive form. “My …. and I’s….” is grammatically incorrect in English and should be ”My …. and my…” My wife and I’s car is a Toyota. My wife’s and my car is
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Practice English or Spanish with AI here It is perfectly acceptable to use “to” twice in a row. This happens when you have a dependent preposition “to”(talk to) and an infinitive “to”( To eat) Who do I talk to to get my money? Where should I go to to buy a mask? This type
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Practice English or Spanish with AI here Other’s is the correct possessive singular form of the word other. Others is the plural form of the word other. Others’ is the possessive plural of others. Other’s and Others’ Whether the apostrophe comes before or after the “s” depends on if “other” is singular or plural.
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