In this post we will take a look at relative clauses and how we can use them in English. Share What are Relative Clauses? Relative clauses are parts of a sentence that provide additional information about a noun or pronoun in the main clause. We start a relative clause by using a relative pronoun. We […]
Share In this post we’ll take a look at using passive forms in English and why we use them. Why do we use the passive form? The passive form is used in English when we think about the action and not the subject who does something. Let take a look at a very simple example
Share In this post we’ll take a look at question tags. Question tags are short questions which we add to the end of a statement to turn it into a question. Why do we use Question Tags? We commonly use them in English for a number of reasons. We can use them – to confirm
Share In this post we’re going to look at how to talk about the future. There are lots of different ways to talk about the future in English so let’s start with the simplest and perhaps most typical forms first. Timetable The most common way we use to talk about timetables is by using the
Share Would Rather & Prefer In this post we will look at how to use would rather and would prefer and the way we use each of them. They are quite similar to each other and we can use both of them for the same type of idea. How to use would rather and would prefer Would rather
Share Verb & Adverb Suffixes We use a prefix at the beginning of the word to change the meaning and a suffix at the end of a word when we often use them to change the type of word. Understanding when to use prefixes and suffixes correctly are an important part of doing the word
Share What is it? The Use of English Part 2 is where you need to put a single word into each gap. In this post we’ll look at ways you can do this Part 2 gap fill exercise. The Part 2 exercise PART 2 For questions 9-15, read the text below and think of the word which
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Share What are reference words? In English we often use a substitute or reference word so that we don’t repeat the original word. Some of the commonest of these words are pronouns In this post we’ll look at how these reference words are used to organise a text. How we use reference words As
Share So how do you pick the right Cambridge exam for you? Well, you can take a Cambridge online test and see for yourself. It’s a good place to start and it gives you a good general idea of your level. What next? You need time to prepare. Even if you’re at about the right level, give yourself
Share Prefix and Suffix Types We use a prefix at the beginning of the word to change the meaning and a suffix at the end of a word when we often use them to change the type of word. Understanding when to use prefixes and suffixes correctly are an important part of doing the word