'Paul is always late for work. He is in danger of losing his job.'
Imagine that you have a friend called Paul. Paul is being lazy in work - he is often late and is in danger of losing his job. The following idioms can all be used when we want to warn Paul that he is in danger.
Take a look at the following two sentences - which one is correct and why?
Are you interested in studying English?
Are you interested in study English?
That's right, the first sentence is correct. But why?
Take a look at the two sentences. They are similar; yet, they have different meanings. What is the difference?
'Throw it to him.'
'Throw it at him.'
As you can see the prepositions in each sentence are different. Here's how the prepositions change the meaning:
'Everyone seems to have a tattoo these days - even my mother has one!'
If you have seen or heard the word even in English but were unsure of how to use it, this page is for you!
The word even is used to show that something is surprising or unusual; it is more than we would expect:
Take a look at the ten sentences below. Which adjective fits best for each sentence? Use this link to the Cambridge Online dictionary for any words that you don't know. It's a good habit to look up new words in a dictionary, especially an English-English one.
Here we look at six idioms which are linked to the topic of crime. These idioms are not necessarily about crime; they just use the language of crime to describe other situations. Find out what they mean, how you can use them and then do the quiz:
To go is an infinitive. In many languages, infinitives are made up of one word; however, in English they are made of two. You may have learned in school that you should never split an infinitive - this is not true. In today's English, it is perfectly acceptable to split infinitives.
Some time ago, we looked at the difference in use between it's and its. Please take a moment to review the key information by following the link to the lesson below. When you think that you have understood, try the exercise.
How good are you with prepositions? Let's find out! Take a look at the following ten sentences and choose the correct preposition to complete each sentence.
