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English Grammar: When is It OK to Use “Foods” and “Fruits”?

October 13, 2010 by Melanie

English Grammar: When is It OK to Use “Foods” and “Fruits”?

One of the first “rules” that English students learn is that uncountable nouns can’t be used in the plural form. As you continue studying English, you start seeing foods and fruits, and you wonder, “is the rule wrong?” There are some nouns that are both countable and uncountable nouns. In this English grammar lesson, you […]

Filed Under: Blog, Grammar Tagged With: food, nouns

English Grammar: The First 1st Conditional

October 10, 2010 by Melanie

English Grammar: The First 1st Conditional

Conditional sentences in English are used to talk about events and their results. The first (1st) conditional is the possible conditional. It is used to talk about possible future events and their likely results. If this event happens or if this condition exists, this will likely happen. You can use the the first conditional to […]

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English Grammar: The Second 2nd Conditional

October 3, 2010 by Melanie

English Grammar: The Second 2nd Conditional

Conditional sentences in English are used to talk about events and their results. The second (2nd) conditional is the present hypothetical conditional. Hypothetical means imaginary or not real. Use the second conditional when you want to imagine that the present, right now, is different than it really is. You wish that your present situation, or […]

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English Grammar: Get Used To

September 28, 2010 by Melanie

English Grammar: Get Used To

get used to = to become more familiar with something or doing something = the act of becoming used to something (or doing something) = something is not as strange or unfamiliar as it used to be, you have gained more experience   get used to + object (something, doing something) He’s lived with her […]

Filed Under: Blog, Grammar Tagged With: verbs

English Grammar: The 3rd (Third) Conditional

September 26, 2010 by Melanie

English Grammar: The 3rd (Third) Conditional

Grammar is the way words are organized into sentences. It’s important to remember that not all English sentences follow grammar “rules.” However, there are sentence structures you can learn that make it easier for you to express your thoughts. A conditional sentence is used in English to talk about a result that may happen IF […]

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