Using an and a does not depend on the spelling of the word it comes before, it depends on the pronunciation of the word. In most cases though, an is used before words that begin with vowels (a, e, i, o u.):
an apple
an elephant
an igloo
an oven
an umbrella
If a word starts with a consonant sound, use a.
a ball
a car
a doll
Generally, we use at, in and on when we talk about the location of things.
What do the prepostions in these three things tell us about the locations?
"Meet Simon at the end of the road."
"You left your glasses in the bathroom."
"Is that a spider on the wall?"
It might be because the words are pronounced similarly that then and than are often confused by English learners. Let's take a look at the difference.
Then is used either as a time expression, as a consequence or with a sequence of events.
As a time expression - Sorry I missed your call last night, I was already sleeping then.
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Do and does are used when we want to ask yes/no questions.
We use do or does depending on the subject. Below are two sentences with two different subjects, she and you.
Does she like sport? Yes, she does.
English learners get confused about when to use bring and take. It is important to know that they do NOT have the same meaning.
To show you how confusing it can be, take a look at these two sentences, both of them are correct:
1. If you once experience this celebration, you will never want to miss
it again
(why once experience? not if you have experience?.....)
2. Raissa having some quality time with Alex
(about having)
3. Do you ever notice how you’ll catch middle management cronies
running through the office...
(why the running too, is gerund or present cont what else)
Relative clauses are used to give extra information about something in a sentence.
There are two types of relative clauses, defining and non-defining.
A defining relative clause gives information about the noun it modifies.
The boy who lives next door loves tennis.
Foreign cooking always tastes (strange, strangely) to me.
A pronoun is a word or form that we can use instead of a noun or noun phrase.
Personal pronouns are used to represent the number of people (I/we), gender (he/she), person (I/you) and case (we/us).
There are two types of personal pronouns: subject and object.
Pronouns that are the subject of the sentence are called subject pronouns. These are
Hi,
can you provide me a simplest way to use 'have/has'. From my childhood till today facing to use that. Appreciate your cooperation.
Thanking you
Tanim
