Parts of Speech

Regular & Irregular Verbs

Autocorrect won't catch 'I have already wrote' to your landlord — the irregular verbs that trip everyone up

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Phrasal Verbs

That two-word verb you fire off without thinking — phrasal verbs, and why they trip up learners

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What Is an Adjective?

It's 4:55 on a Friday and your email needs one sharper word — enter the adjective

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The Order of Adjectives

'Durable, lightweight, waterproof jacket' reads fine — the hidden order behind adjectives, and when commas matter

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What Is an Adverb?

'I'll reply soon' sits in your drafts, and soon when nags at you — what adverbs actually do

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Comparative & Superlative Adjectives

Dashing off a Friday email and needing the 'better' or 'best' word — comparatives and superlatives, sorted

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Good vs Well (Confusable Pairs)

"I feel good" or "I feel well"? The line between the two, once and for all

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Comparative & Superlative Adverbs

"Quicker" or "more quickly"? The comparative rule that trips up even careful writers

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What Are Determiners?

That missing "the" before Monday — small word, big difference in a work email

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A, An, The — or Nothing?

A, an, the, or nothing at all — the tiny word choice that changes a whole sentence

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Quantifiers: Some, Any, Much, Many…

Much, many, some, any: the quantifier maze, plus the less vs fewer trap

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Demonstrative Determiners

"This documents" or "these documents"? The demonstrative slip that changes with the noun

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