Sunday night was the 55th annual Grammy Awards. Grammy's are _1_ by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to recognise outstanding achievement in the music industry.
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
This Sunday, February 10, is the most important traditional Chinese holiday. This weekend is Chinese New Year.
When we want to form a past tense verb we usually add d or ed to the end.
We add d to verbs that end in a vowel:
Like becomes liked.
we add ed to verbs that end in a consonant:
Walk becomes walked.
Simple isn't it? Well, it should be but it isn't because English has many irregular verbs which refuse to follow this rule!
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?"
See, look and watch are all verbs that relate to our eyes, but what's the difference between them? Let's take a look at these words in context:
Look at that bird!
Did you see that bird?
This morning, I watched a bird eating the food I left in my garden.
How do you give your opinion on something? Is by starting a sentnce with "I think..."? This expression is fine but let's build your vocabulary by looking at other expressions we also use when we want to share our views.
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.
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:
"My father taught me how to sail a boat."
"There's a great sale on in the department store."
Sail and sale have the same pronunciation although they are spelled in different ways – and have different meanings.
