Prepositions are short words that usually stand in front of nouns to show a relation to them. English learners find ...

Prepositions describe the relationship of words in a sentence. We use prepositions of location such as 'in', 'at' and 'on' to show the position of objects in the sentence. We use 'at' for specific ...

Sometimes people correct things that are not mistakes. Here are some of them! Ad: The first 100 people to go to are going to ...

Australia is an island country, which means that it is surrounded by water. The coastline of Australia is over 30,000 kilometres long. In this lesson, you will test your understanding of prepositions ...

A question from Lucy in Taiwan: Which of the following are correct? 1. What day is your birthday? 2. On what day is your birthday? 3. What day is the Christmas party? 4. On what day is the Christmas ...

You’ve probably heard the old story about the pedant who dared to tinker with Winston Churchill’s writing because the great man had ended a sentence with a preposition. Churchill’s scribbled response: ...

Mastering English grammar is crucial for clear communication. Common errors among new speakers often follow predictable patterns. Key rules include using only one subject per sentence, employing ...

A question from Lucy in Taiwan: Which of the following are correct? 1. What day is your birthday? 2. On what day is your birthday? 3. What day is the Christmas party? Hello Lucy. Thank you for your ...

Some nouns, particularly abstract nouns, have to be followed by a prepositional phrase in order to demonstrate what they relate to. They cannot just stand by themselves. There is usually only one ...