This is not a short blog post like our usual posts, so please allow yourself a few minutes to read and absorb what has been written. This week’s blog post is not a new topic either. In fact, everything in this blog post can be found on our website. However, many candidates continue to ask…
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Here are three sample formats for letters. The first two are equally acceptable for business or official letters and the third is for a personal letter. In any of them, the sender’s address and the date can be on the top right or top left.

Dates can be written in varying formats depending on the variety of English used.

Do you know the difference? These three words are homophones and they confuse many people.

Nouns and Adjectives

Comparatives Use _er, _est if the adjective has one or two syllables, e.g. happy, happier, happiest; high, higher, highest. Positive degree: high Comparative degree: higher Superlative degree; highest Use more or most if the adjective has more than two syllables, e.g. beautiful, more beautiful, most beautiful. There are also some words that have special comparative…
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Adjectives in English do not become plural if they are followed by plural nouns. The only exception is demonstrative adjectives. Occasionally, a plural noun will be made into an adjective but this is not because of agreement with the noun but because of what the noun refers to, e.g. The Twin Tours disaster led to…
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Ever wondered how and where to use a comma? Then this blog post is for you! If an adverb, adverbial phrase or adverbial clause comes before the verb it refers to, put a comma after it (or if it is in the middle of a sentence, before and after it). If an adverb, adverbial phrase…
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A list of any sort should be introduced with an appropriate sentence or phrase. Each item of the list should follow on logically and grammatically from the introductory phrase or sentence.

because of (preposition), e.g. Because of the rain, the match was called off.