“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 To It is called a dependent preposition when we use “to” with “similar”. This means that the preposition “to” always comes after “similar”. There are …
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“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, it is often contracted to “should’ve”. This “‘ve” sound is very similar to “of”. For this reason, people think “should of” is the correct phrase. …
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 which means they compare two things. Prouder and more proud as comparative adjectives You can learn more about comparative adjectives here. When we form a …
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, and plural nouns. We use “needs” with he, she, it, and singular nouns Need or needs to be done? We use the phrase noun + …
“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 in this case), you need to use “anything”. “Nothing” is a word that you can use to make a sentence negative so there is no …
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“It” is used to describe an object that both parties already know what you are talking about. This and That are used to show what you are talking about. In English grammar, “it” can be used as a subject and object pronoun. “This” and “That” are demonstrative pronouns and can also be used as adjectives. …
The verb “to need” can be a confusing verb. In this article, we will try to explain exactly how to use need in English grammar. Is need an action verb? No, need is not an action verb. An action verb usually has some physical movement. An action verb is important to know so that you …
We use tomorrow’s meeting to describe a meeting that is held tomorrow. Tomorrow’s meeting is correct.Tomorrows meeting is incorrect. We need the apostrophe s to show the possessive form. This means that the meeting belongs to tomorrow. The two words(tomorrow, meeting) are connected. Tomorrows(without the apostrophe) is not grammatically incorrect but it isn’t common in …
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Both “Help me learn” and “Help me to learn” are correct and common in English. Help + to + verb is called the infinitive and without the “to” is called the bare infinitive. Many verbs use an infinitive after the main verb I tried to open the bottle. I wanted to go to the cinema. …
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Who owns the house? It’s theirs! Theirs is the correct possessive pronoun of their. Their’s is incorrect and a mistake in English. Let’s look at some more examples and then learn more about the grammar. That dog is not ours, it’s theirs!! I am sure that book is not yours, It is theirs When do …
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