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Historical Development Of English Grammar

The serious study of English grammar owes much to a Latin grammar book, William Lily’s “Grammaticae Rudimenta”, first published...

English Forward in Grammar
Sep 21 · 2 min read >
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Common Spelling Mistakes In English

We’ve asked our EnglishForward members to write down their most commonly misspelled words, and here are the top 55...

Punkybrewster in Skills, Writing
Aug 23 · 24 sec read >
Common Spelling Mistakes In English 2

It’s Vs Its

When do we have to use “it’s” and “its”? The answer is simple: It’s = it is: It’s easy to speak English. =...

English Forward in Grammar
Aug 22 · 1 min read >
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Do You Know All The Computer Keyboard Key Names In English?

Earlier computer keyboards were based either on teletype machines or keypunches. By the late ‘70s and early ‘80s, all...

English Forward in Vocabulary
Jul 11 · 41 sec read >
Do You Know All The Computer Keyboard Key Names In English? 4

Smart Tongue Twisters

A tongue twister is a phrase, sentence, or rhyme that presents difficulties when spoken as it contains similar sounds—Whistle...

English Forward in Skills, Speaking
Jul 4 · 3 min read >
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Colons, Semicolons & Commas

Comma This has the following uses:1. To separate items in a list:We need carrots, broccoli, oranges(,) and tomatoes for...

Mister Micawber in Skills, Writing
Jun 8 · 2 min read >

Verb Tenses

A Brief Introduction to Verb Tenses and Aspects (submitted by V. Suresh ) Tense refers to a verb form which tells the...

Mister Micawber in Grammar
Apr 28 · 4 min read >
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Simple, Compound & Complex Sentences

Simple, Compound and Complex Sentences (submitted by V. Suresh ) Simple, compound and complex sentences are about the structure and length...

Mister Micawber in Grammar
Apr 21 · 1 min read >
Simple, Compound & Complex Sentences 7

Indirect (Reported) And Direct Speech

Some Useful Tips on Direct and Indirect (or Reported) Speech(submitted by V. Suresh ) Man is a social animal, a gregarious...

Mister Micawber in Grammar
Apr 18 · 3 min read >
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Passive Voice

(submitted by V. Suresh ) There are two things involved in the action of a transitive verb: the actor (or agent)...

Mister Micawber in Grammar
Apr 11 · 2 min read >
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