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A comma is an element of punctuation. It is symbol that we write within a sentence. We write a comma on the base line of the text. A comma represents a pause in speech. In the above example, you would pause very briefly after "apples" and before "pears". Therefore commas act as separators to different parts of a sentence. There are many situations in which we use commas … [Read more...] about When to use commas in English

Non-defining relative clauses (also known as non-restrictive relative clauses) give us more information about a noun.Non-defining relative clauses do not define or identify the noun.Non-defining relative clauses are common in written English. Example:We visited Hyde Park, which is close to Buckingham Palace. The underlined text "which is close to Buckingham Palace." is … [Read more...] about Non-defining relative clauses

Defining relative clauses (also known as restrictive relative clauses) identify a noun more clearly. They make it clear which specific person or thing we are talking about. Example: The man is my brother. This sentence is not clear because there are 2 men. Which man is my brother? We use a defining relative clause to make it more clear: The man who is standing is … [Read more...] about Defining relative clauses & relative pronouns

Adjectives describe nouns. In fact we say that adjectives modify nouns. Adjectives give us more information about a noun. Example:Mark and Jane are carrying a heavy chair. (The adjective "heavy" is describing the noun "chair". It gives us more information about the chair by indicating its weight.) The form of the adjective is the same for singular nouns and plural … [Read more...] about Adjectives and their position in a sentence

Look at these 2 sentences: Yesterday, I watched an interesting film about football. I am very interested in football. "interesting" and "interested" are both adjectives.Adjectives modify nouns (things or people). Adjectives therefore give us more information about nouns."interesting" and "interested“ look very similar but they have different meanings and uses. Now look … [Read more...] about Adjectives ending in ING and ED