Who’s or Whose? Which is Correct?
Who’s is a contraction of “who is” or “who has”. “Whose” is a question word we use to ask who owns something. Both who’s and whose come from the pronoun…
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Grammar
Are Colors Adjectives? (Colors as Nouns and Verbs)
Colors(Blue, Red, Purple, etc) are usually adjectives but they can also form parts of nouns too. Colors are adjectives because they describe nouns(people and things) I like the red sweater.…
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Day’s, Days’, or Days? Which is correct?
Time expressions can be tricky to use with apostrophes. Day’s, days’, and days are in fact all correct depending on the context. Days is used for the plural of day.…
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Had or Have? What is the difference in English grammar?
“Have” is the present simple form and “Had” is the past simple form of the verb “to have”. I have a meeting today. I had a meeting yesterday. The verb…
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Married to or with? Which is correct?(Also Be and Get Married)
We don’t say marry to or marry with. We say marry someone(without a preposition) “Be/Get married to” is also correct. Marry + no preposition To marry someone is a transitive…
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Similar of/to/like/with/as – Which is the correct preposition with SIMILAR?
“Similar TO” is the correct phrase in English. “To” is the dependent preposition that goes with “similar”. You look similar to your sister. Fanta is similar to orange juice. Similar…
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should OF or should HAVE? Which is correct?
“Should of” is grammatically incorrect in English. The correct phrase is “should have”. Why do people say “should of” if it is incorrect? When people say “should have” in English,…
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Is more proud or prouder correct?
Prouder and more proud are both correct and acceptable to use. Prouder is more common as it is grammatically correct. Prouder and more proud are called comparative adjectives in English…
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Need or Needs? What’s the difference?
The verb “to need” is conjugated in the following way I need You need He/She needs It needs We need They need We use “need” with I, you, we, they,…
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“I didn’t do nothing” or “I didn’t do anything”? Which is correct?
“I didn’t do anything” is correct in standard English grammar. In many parts of the English-speaking world, people say ”I didn’t do nothing”. When you have a negative sentence(did not…
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