Rules for using a hyphen between words

Rules for using a hyphen between words

Have you ever wondered why they put a hyphen between different words in English? Well don’t worry, this is sometimes a problem for native speakers of English too. And, as you can see in the picture above, the use of a hyphen in English can make a difference in...
Members of the Family

Members of the Family

We have just created a new page about Members of the Family in English. Here is a chart we created for that page to show the different members of a family and their relationship to each other. If you like this chart, then you should also check out the explanation of...
When do you use the apostrophe S in English?

When do you use the apostrophe S in English?

Students learning English quickly learn that the apostrophe in English is normally used to make a contraction. For example, instead of writing IT IS, you can write IT’S Instead of HE IS, we can write HE’S … etc. However the apostrophe is not only...
Nationality of Santa Claus

Nationality of Santa Claus

English Vocabulary The North Pole = the northernmost point on Earth (also the home of Santa Claus) Polish = the name of the people from Poland Santa Claus = the man with a white beard and a red suit that delivers Christmas presents The Joke Question: What nationality...
Prepositions of Time – At On In

Prepositions of Time – At On In

We have just created another chart showing when to use the Prepositions of Time AT, ON and IN. I hope you find it useful… UPDATE: This is the new version created February 2017… (for our video) You may also be interested in our chart about AT ON IN with...
How to pronounce the ED in English

How to pronounce the ED in English

In English there are many words that end in ED. There are the regular verbs in past tense that end in ED (like Visited, Hoped and Lived), and there are also adjectives that end in ED (e.g. relaxed, tired etc.). Did you know that there are three different ways to...

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