english grammar

These two words can cause some confusion, but they’re really easy to distinguish.

Half refers to 50% of something:
– I had an apple. I cut it in two equal pieces, and gave one half to my sister and I ate the other half.

Middle refers to the central part of something.
– I’m in the middle of doing a lesson right now.

When answering another person’s comments, instead of saying just yes or no, we can respond with certain phrases that express our feelings towards the response we give. For example:

When we are fairly sure of our response to what someone else has said, we can use “think”:

“Will the report be finished on time?” “I think so.”
“Won’t Mary be coming with us?” “I don’t think so.”

Put the words in the right order to form correct sentences in English.

a lot / at / concert / people / of / night / last / the / There / were
but / even / I / milk chocolate / like / a lot / I / dark chocolate / more / like /, / !
a lot / are / but / I / many / only / people / There / trust / like /, / I / a few
been / Bill / but / goes / House / I / have / of / only / Rising / the / to / the / twice, / Sun / a lot / !
a lot / about / don’t / I / know / music / of / people / who / know / a lot

This is an expression we use when making predictions. If we are very sure of the prediction, we use this idiom to make sure everyone listening remembers that we said it and we said it early.

Easter vacation is coming soon. Mark my words, traffic is going to be terrible!

(It doesn’t have to be a difficult prediction!)

Correct the mistakes in these sentences:

Yesterday, I said Mary that I we really need to buy a new car
I was thinking to go and visit my aunts for the holidays.
The most of New Yorkers will be at Times Square for New Year’s.
People has to use public transport more—that way, there’s more room on the freeway for me!
The most part of Adele’s songs are really depressing.

Correct the mistakes in these sentences.

Why I have to go?
I don’t listen very much to rap or hip-hop music.
My mom wants that I mow the yard this weekend. Bummer.
That is a very good news!
Dad, I need some advices about girls.

Some may find these two words confusing, but they’re simple to separate.

Long or length refers to a measurement of something from end to end or from top to bottom or from beginning to end. Length is one of three dimensions

The car is three meters long.
My wife gave me a really long list of things to buy at the supermarket.
I had to wait a long time to get to see the movie.

Decide where the adverb should be placed by choosing a number. Sometimes more than one
answer is correct:

1 I 2 went shopping 3 at the 4 mall 5. Yesterday
1 I 2 have 3 seen 4 any “Twilight” movies 5. Never
1 I 2 wonder 3 what the future 4 will 5 bring. Sometimes.
1 I’m 2 going 3 to Bali 4 on vacation 5. Next week.

Choose the right option: I am meeting / meet some friends tonight for dinner. James is working / works for a construction company—he’s been there since 1990. Mary and I aren’t understanding / don’t understand rocket science. Now I am wanting / want to try the new steakhouse they opened down the street. I just […]

These two words can be confusing because they both refer to the end of a series. But they are easy to distinguish.

We use latest to refer to the most recent example of something. There is no implication that there will be no more.

I really like Amy MacDonald’s latest CD—have you heard it?
This is the latest in a series of high-quality beauty products we offer you.