Phrasal verbs are an important element of the English language. They are used in the spoken word by the native speakers. You need to know them to understand the native speakers. Most phrasal verbs have two parts – the main verb and the parti [...]

What are phrasal verbs? Phrasal verbs are very commonly used in the English language, especially in spoken English. Simply put, they are actions words or phrases. These are a special kind of verb that have a meaning entirely different from the mea [...]

Rules of splitting phrasal verbs: We saw that if we use a pronoun, e phrasal verb has to be split – it cannot stay together. Another rule could be the transitivity. I’ll make it simple. The phrasal verb “come along” can stay by itsel [...]

How to use WILL Part 2 Let’s now look at the nine other uses of WILL. Read the other nine uses here. Requests A very informal way to make a request is by using Will. Will you get me some coffee, please? Will you send [...]

How to use ‘Will’ Part 1 Will, and its negative form will not are modal auxiliary verbs. Will not is normally contracted to won’t in informal and spoken English. because they are modal auxiliary verbs, we don’t add ‘s’ in the third perso [...]

The 1-S Rule - 2 more situations In this article on the 1-S rule, or the subject-verb agreement rule, till now we’ve looked at the following 10 situations: BASIC / GENERAL Application: EVERYONE / EVERYBODY EACH / E [...]

1-S Rule - 3 more situations In the previous article, we saw the use of this rule in 4 situations (CLICK HERE TO READ).  Continuing on this journey, we’re going to look at 3 more situations as follows: FRACTIONS / PERCENTAGES / MAJORI [...]

The 1-S Rule - 4 more situations discussed In the previous article, we looked at the use of the 1-S Rule in 3 tricky situations (CLICK HERE TO READ IT): BASIC / GENERAL Application: EVERYONE / EVERYBODY EACH / EVERY [...]

The 1-S Rule - 3 situations discussed In the previous article, we were introduced to the 1-S Rule (CLICK HERE TO READ). In this one, we’re going to look at 3 situations: BASIC / GENERAL Application: EVERYONE / EVERYBODY EACH / EVERY [...]

The 1-S Rule - Part 1 What is the 1-S Rule? Well, this is a term I have coined. You won't find it anywhere else! The grammar experts will call it subject-verb agreement. We're going to look at this rule because the learners usually commit err [...]