Identifying the bare infinitive – exercise
Understanding what the bare infinitive is, how we use and when we use it is a very important building block for effective English grammar skills. My article on the bare infinitive (from The English Tenses Practical Grammar Guide) should give a solid understanding of...
Honeymoon period!
After a fantastic wedding weekend (I am now incredibly happily married), I’ll take this opportunity to explore a little extra wedding vocabulary – the expression honeymoon period (though it has slightly negative connotations). And I’ll put the expression to use,...
Wedding vocabulary list
As mentioned in my free eBook post, I am getting married this weekend. In fact, tomorrow (and on Saturday). So for today (and I’ll put this here in lieu of a Twitter vocab blast tomorrow), I’ll round off this week’s blog with a brief wedding vocabulary list. Here’s...Halloween vocabulary – abysmal adjectives
To get in the mood for Halloween, a favourite holiday in the UK and America, here’s a list of some useful adjectives to describe creepy scenarios! Perfect for building a scary scene and setting some devilish ambience – these are all adjectives with descriptions and...
Should “no” be followed by a singular or a plural noun?
No is used to describe nouns, meaning zero – no cheese, no fun, no noise, no clowns, etc. Withuncountable nouns, zero is always followed by a plural – zero people, zero degrees, etc. However, no is more flexible than zero. Normally, it is followed by a plural...Want to Master English?
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