SUBJECT - VERB SEPARATION

 

EXPLANATION 1

EXPLANATION 2

SUBJECT - VERB AGREEMENT

EXPLANATION 1 (CLEAR, EASY TO READ)

TEN SUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENT RULES

Errors in subject-verb agreement may occur when

• a sentence contains a compound subject;
• the subject of the sentence is separate from the verb;
• the subject of the sentence is an indefinite pronoun, such as anyone or everyone;
• the subject of the sentence is a collective noun, such as team or organization;
• the subject appears after the verb.

Recognizing the sources of common errors in subject-verb agreement will help you avoid these errors in your writing. This section covers the subject-verb agreement errors in more detail.

REMEMBER versus REMIND

EXPLANATION 1

EXPLANATION 2 + EXERCISE

EXERCISE 1

EXERCISE 2 

 

ACTUAL versus CURRENT / PRESENT

 

MEANING OF ACTUAL

EXISTING IN FACT / REAL

We had estimated about 300 visitors, but the actual number was much higher.

He's had a lot of interviews, but never had an actual job.

The exams are in July, but the actual results (= the results themselves) don't appear until September.

Synonym: real (NOT IMAGINARY)

Actual is an adjective meaning ‘true’, ‘real’ and ‘the thing in itself’. It does not refer to time. Actual always comes immediately before the noun it is describing: …

TRUE OR EXACT

actual amount/cost/figure 

Residents are paying electricity prices that are double the actual cost of generating electricity.

SPANISH "ACTUAL" IS ENGLISH "CURRENT" OR "PRESENT"

AS versus LIKE versus HOW

 

EXPLANATION + EXERCISE

EXPLANATION 2

EXPLANATION 3

AS / LIKE / HOW

EXERCISE AS / LIKE / HOW

INFORMATICS versus COMPUTER TECHNICIAN

 

COMPUTER TECHNICIAN
(INFO.) TECH / TECHIE /GEEK
COMPUTER PROGRAMMER
COMPUTER EXPERT
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
COMPUTER SPECIALIST

                                   

                                           

Non-defining relative clauses

 

EXPLANATION + EXERCISES (British Council)

EXPLANATION 2

IN versus AT: prepositions of place

 

EXPLANATION 1

EXPLANATION 2

EVEN THOUGH (ALTHOUGH, THOUGH) versus HOWEVER

 

Explanation 

Quiz 

When to write CAPITAL lettters and punctuate correctly

 

RULES + EXERCISE

CAPITALIZATION IN TITLES

EXERCISE

EXERCISE

EXERCISE: Click on the words in the sentence below that need to be capitalized.

EXPLANATION+EXERCISE: Rewrite these sentences. Add capital letters wherever they are required.

EXERCISE: Rewrite the following sentences correctly.

GAME

GAME

GAME

GAME

False friends

DEFINITION OF FALSE FRIEND: a word that is often confused with a word in another language with a different meaning because the two words look or sound similar

 

EXERCISE: MATCH THE HALVES.

List of false friends 1

List of false friends  2 (short)


EXERCISES

Exercise 1: choose the correct answer for each question.

Exercise 2: twenty-option multiple choice

KAHOOT 

FEELINGS AND EMOTIONS

EXERCISES AGENDAWEB.ORG

QUIZ 1

QUIZ 2

SONGS ABOUT EMOTIONS: I'M HAPPY, SORRY SEEMS TO BE THE HARDEST WORD