Vocabulary

In English, there are plenty of ways to refer to times happening earlier in the day. Two ways you can refer to early times are as follows: early this morning, and earlier this morning. Which one is correct, and how do you use them? Early this morning and earlier this morning are similar phrases that […]

“Just chilling” means that you aren’t really doing anything important and just “hanging out”. This could be watching T.V, playing video games or whatever it is you do to relax. Example: What are you up to? Not much, just chilling at home. Just chilling meaning “Just chilling” is slang for not really doing anything. We

We use the preposition “with” with the verb “to correlate. The meaning of correlate is “for two things to have a connection”. Examples: Your opinion does not correlate with mine.  We found no correlation between the studies.  Correlate With We use the preposition “with” with a verb or adjective when we mean “in relation to”.

We use the preposition “with” with the adjective ”concurrent”. The meaning of concurrent is “happening at the same time” or “agreeing with something”. Examples: The concurrent event is happening at the other stage.  Concurrent with the launch, we will be serving drinks in the lobby. Concurrent With We use the preposition “with” with a verb

We use the preposition “of” with the adjective “resentful” when we want to show the thing that we feel unhappy about. There are other prepositions that we can use with “resentful” that change the meaning slightly. Examples: I am resentful of your money.  I sometimes feel resentful of my partner. There are no strict rules

We usually use the preposition “into” with the verb “to include”. This is because we often want to include something within the boundaries of something else(which is a common use of the preposition “in”) and move something from one place to another(common use of “to”). Examples: I want you to incorporate some exercise into your

We use the preposition “in” with the adjective “interested”. We don’t usually use “interested on” in English.  Example: I am interested in the job. I am interested on the job  Interested In We use the preposition “in” when we want to show that something exists in a volume. That could be “in a park”, “in

We use the preposition “in” with the verb “to participate”. We don’t usually use “participate on” in English.  Participate In We use the preposition “in” when we want to show that something exists in a volume. That could be “in a park”, “in a field” or “in a bottle” or it could be something within

We usually use the preposition “in” with the verb ”to embed” when we use the verb to show that something is deeply attached to something else. When we talk about embedding something in the context of a website, we can use “in”,”into”,”on” or “onto”. Examples: Music is really embedded in our culture. You need to

The word “commensurate” means that something has a suitable value in realtion to the value provided. You  use “commensurate”  with the preposition “with” to connect the two things we are comparing in value. Example: The amount of work required is commensurate with the salary provided.  Commensurate With We use the preposition “with” with a verb