Hi K., Right you are! Some of these exercises are not a piece of cake. Even when I don't "know" the answer however, I often "feel" instinctively what is correct, probably because I read a lot and also listen to spoken

Hi there, I decided to put this here in the linguistic section because it seems like a strange and very complicated subject to discuss. I am going to improve my vocabulary in a systematic way (finally!), using a technique I don't feel like

. I keep one myself for particularly odd English locutions that I run across. It is a much more meaningful way to organize thoughts and learn lexes than the traditional word list. Here is some of what STEVEN BLOOMBERG has to say: "You need

Thanks. "mount" is not a word I'm familiar with, thanks for contributing to my vocabulary bank.

Hi there. There is a quiz from book "Grammar and vocabulary for First Certificate", preparing for the ESOL First Certificate in English (FCE) (Cambridge University) . It's extracted from one module, devoted to Phrasal Verbs : take .

Have you ever come across words or vocabulary or slang or phrasal verbs in your everyday conversation or in the newspapers or movies or songs that you don't know or understand their meanings that you have to guess? Are there a lot of them you

Have you ever come across words or vocabulary or slang or phrasal verbs in your everyday conversation or in the newspapers or movies or songs that you don't know or understand their meanings that you have to guess? Are there a lot of them you

There is lots of profession specific language in all medical fields. This includes the obvious things such as vocabulary but also grammar such as phrasal verbs e.g. Dentist: Oh yes, that tooth has got to be removed. I can see why it's given

Acquiring phrasal verbs is no different from acquiring any other vocabulary: listen, use, practice, review.

Thanks for your kind explanation. The propositional verb has been a headache for me for so long. I wonder if you or anybody can tell me what is "dictionary form of the verb" and what is a phrasal verb. I was taught that "agree to do" is a