<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><rss xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:openSearch="http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/" xmlns:blogger="http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008" xmlns:georss="http://www.georss.org/georss" xmlns:gd="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005" xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0" version="2.0"><channel><atom:id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2603983072929019851</atom:id><lastBuildDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 08:14:08 +0000</lastBuildDate><category>Confusing Grammar</category><category>Confusing Words</category><category>Phrasal Verbs</category><category>Tense</category><category>Answer</category><category>Exercises for English Grammar</category><category>Useful Adjectives</category><title>Advance English Grammar Exercieses and Practice</title><description>English grammar practice and English grammar exercises is important because they will enable one to know all English basics and how to compose nice English sentences.</description><link>http://advance-english-grammar.blogspot.com/</link><managingEditor>noreply@blogger.com (Author)</managingEditor><generator>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>72</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2603983072929019851.post-3847349373632319563</guid><pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2011 13:19:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-07-28T06:22:53.189-07:00</atom:updated><title>Tips for avoiding English grammar mistakes</title><description>Today everyone speaks English. However, not everyone speaks it well. If you want to improve your language skills, these interesting and useful tips can help you. Try to apply them one after another and you will be fine. Remember, learning should be fun:&lt;br /&gt;1. If you write a lot on your computer in English, investing in a grammar checker can be a good thing. The best part is that you will find lots of them online, and you will pay only when you want to check something. If you are going to use those grammar checkers from Microsoft Word, you should know that they are not very accurate. You will need some proper skills and the computer will just help you with typos and other small mistakes. &lt;br /&gt;2. Hiring an English tutor can be one of the best choices but you will have to pay some extra money. There is no computer program or book that can teach you so many things as a professor. You can even hire it online. This way you will pay less and in the same time, you will stay in your own home learning. If you do not have any other solutions and you want to learn English in a fast way, hiring someone is the answer for you. &lt;br /&gt;3. When you read a book or a magazine, you have to be careful at the structure of the sentence. This way you will learn them better. After that, you can write your own sentences based on that structure. It is not going to be easy but it will worth it in the end. Along with reading books, you can also try exercises. They will provide you a better grip for understanding certain patterns and structures. &lt;br /&gt;4. Learn what the most common mistakes in the English Grammar are. This way you will know how to avoid them. Even more, you will be able to realize where you arestanding with your knowledge. Do not forget that many people do not know when to use ‘A’ or ‘The’ when they are constructing a sentence. Try not to be like those people. &lt;br /&gt;5. Internet may be you biggest resource of information. You will find everything you need and even more, you can find it free. Use it well. You can find exercises, games and even more, you can find foreign people and even natives. Only by discussing with them, you can improve your skills. &lt;br /&gt;6. Search for help around you. It is impossible for you not to have people around you that speak English better than you do. You can ask them for help. Lots of them will help you gladly. Do not try to learn English in only one day. You will not be able to do it and you will be disappointed. Learning a new language can be difficult.  Take it systematically and you will succeed. Do not forget that if English surround you you will learn it faster. Watch movies in English and you will learn even more.</description><link>http://advance-english-grammar.blogspot.com/2011/07/tips-for-avoiding-english-grammar.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Author)</author><thr:total>18</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2603983072929019851.post-7247023237163275716</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 17:14:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-07-19T03:37:38.287-07:00</atom:updated><title>English Grammar Exercise 7(Advance Grammar)</title><description>&lt;p class=&quot;MsoHeader&quot;&gt;Each of the following sentences may contain an error in grammar, idiom or usage. If there is an error, it will appear in one of the underlined portions. Answers are given at the answer part. First try to answer by yourself, and then check it against the given answer. Answer explanation for each sentence is also given. If you go through this exercise, we can assure you that you will have a vast idea in English.&lt;/p&gt; 71. While my uncle and I were walking through the zoo my uncle was frightened by the roar of a lion. &lt;a href=&quot;http://advance-english-grammar.blogspot.com/search/label/Answer&quot;&gt;Answer&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;72. Mathematics is his favorite subject; he finds them very interesting. &lt;a href=&quot;http://advance-english-grammar.blogspot.com/search/label/Answer&quot;&gt;Answer&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;73. After the accident took place, neither the passengers nor the policeman were able to catch the bus driver. &lt;a href=&quot;http://advance-english-grammar.blogspot.com/search/label/Answer&quot;&gt;Answer&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;74. I only bought what was necessary; I was not whimsical. &lt;a href=&quot;http://advance-english-grammar.blogspot.com/search/label/Answer&quot;&gt;Answer&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;75. I believe that story about the tiger hunting because he himself had told us the story was true. &lt;a href=&quot;http://advance-english-grammar.blogspot.com/search/label/Answer&quot;&gt;Answer&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a name=&#39;more&#39;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;76. Are you going to lie there all day and refuse to meet your friends? &lt;a href=&quot;http://advance-english-grammar.blogspot.com/search/label/Answer&quot;&gt;Answer&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;77. No one can predict what will be the affect of the killing of wildlife on the future environment of the world. &lt;a href=&quot;http://advance-english-grammar.blogspot.com/search/label/Answer&quot;&gt;Answer&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;78. Among Rizu, Rimu and I, there is no secret. &lt;a href=&quot;http://advance-english-grammar.blogspot.com/search/label/Answer&quot;&gt;Answer&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;79. Our science teacher would like us spending more time in laboratory practicing our theoretical knowledge. &lt;a href=&quot;http://advance-english-grammar.blogspot.com/search/label/Answer&quot;&gt;Answer&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;80. Will you let me know about the seminar so that I can make plans to attend? &lt;a href=&quot;http://advance-english-grammar.blogspot.com/search/label/Answer&quot;&gt;Answer&lt;/a&gt;</description><link>http://advance-english-grammar.blogspot.com/2009/10/english-grammar-exercise-7advance.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Author)</author><thr:total>17</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2603983072929019851.post-7648945615230612681</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 17:12:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-10-01T10:13:59.773-07:00</atom:updated><title>Answers of Exercise 7(Advance Grammar)</title><description>71. The sentence is correct.&lt;br /&gt;72. Here ‘mathematics’ is a subject and is singular. So it should be ‘it’ instead of ‘them’.&lt;br /&gt;73. In a ‘neither-nor’ construction the verb agrees with the noun or pronoun which comes immediately before the verb. So here ‘the policeman was able’ is correct.&lt;br /&gt;74. There is a wrong use of modifier in this sentence. ‘I bought only’ should be the correct answer.&lt;br /&gt;75. The sentence is correct.&lt;br /&gt;76. The sentence is correct.&lt;br /&gt;77. Here verb ‘affect’ should be changed to noun ‘effect’ because it is the object of the clause. Never use a verb in subject or object position.&lt;br /&gt;78. ‘I’ should be changed to ‘me’, because here the pronoun ‘me’ is the object of the preposition ‘among’.&lt;br /&gt;79. The rule is (would like + complement + infinitive). So here it should be ‘to spend’.&lt;br /&gt;80. The sentence is correct.</description><link>http://advance-english-grammar.blogspot.com/2009/10/answers-of-exercise-7advance-grammar.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Author)</author><thr:total>46</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2603983072929019851.post-1781112919199444602</guid><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2009 18:16:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-09-16T11:17:36.966-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Confusing Words</category><title>Confusing Words</title><description>&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold;&quot;&gt;INSIST vs PERSIST&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Despite my illness, Anthony insisted on going to market.&lt;br /&gt;They persisted in taking decision against the principle.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold;&quot;&gt;INTENSE vs INTENSIVE&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Most of them felt hot due to intense heat.&lt;br /&gt;Five years ago I took intensive course from Japan.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold;&quot;&gt;JOURNEY vs TOUR vs TRIP&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We will go for a trip to Coxesbazar on Monday.&lt;br /&gt;Mr Khan had a nice tour in Europe last month.&lt;br /&gt;The journey was too long.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold;&quot;&gt;LATE vs LATELY vs LATER vs LATTER vs LATEST vs LAST&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;She hasn&#39;t seen him lately.&lt;br /&gt;Khan and Koli both are hardworking pupils, but the latter is more active at home.&lt;br /&gt;I want a car of latest fashion.&lt;br /&gt;I couldn’t understand the last line of that poem.&lt;br /&gt;You are always late for office.&lt;br /&gt;I will do it later.</description><link>http://advance-english-grammar.blogspot.com/2009/09/confusing-words_2263.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Author)</author><thr:total>6</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2603983072929019851.post-8391247722631401145</guid><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2009 17:56:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-09-16T10:58:56.024-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Confusing Words</category><title>Confusing Words</title><description>&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold;&quot;&gt;HOPE vs EXPECT vs WISH&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;He doesn&#39;t expect to see her at the college next Monday.&lt;br /&gt;I wish she will be your friend.&lt;br /&gt;She hopes I will be admitted in the university.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold;&quot;&gt;IMAGINARY vs IMAGINATION vs IMAGINATIVE&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This film was about imaginary situation.&lt;br /&gt;Why do you have too much imagination?&lt;br /&gt;She&#39;s got really imaginative mind.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold;&quot;&gt;IMMIGRATE vs EMIGRATE vs IMMIGRANT&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Our family will emigrate to France tomorrow.&lt;br /&gt;Thousands of people immigrate into Unites States over few years.&lt;br /&gt;Many immigrants may face various problems.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold;&quot;&gt;INTERESTING vs INTERESTED vs INTEREST&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;These books seem to interest them.&lt;br /&gt;I’m so much interested in reading books.&lt;br /&gt;That movie was really interesting.</description><link>http://advance-english-grammar.blogspot.com/2009/09/confusing-words_16.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Author)</author><thr:total>3</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2603983072929019851.post-3499671021780506910</guid><pubDate>Sun, 13 Sep 2009 18:52:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-09-14T11:09:25.135-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Confusing Words</category><title>Confusing Words</title><description>&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold;&quot;&gt;EQUAL vs IDENTICAL vs SIMILAR&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This two subjects are not equal.&lt;br /&gt;This book is almost similar to my book.&lt;br /&gt;We were really surprised to see that our caps were identical.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold;&quot;&gt;ERROR vs MISTAKE vs CRIME vs SIN vs FAULT&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I call him by mistake.&lt;br /&gt;This is nothing but a typing error.&lt;br /&gt;Don&#39;t punish her. It isn’t her fault.&lt;br /&gt;You should confess your sin to us.&lt;br /&gt;She is sentenced to death because of her serious crime.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold;&quot;&gt;EXCITING vs EXCITED vs EXCITEMENT&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We all were excited when we were watching such exciting cricket match.&lt;br /&gt;After hearing her result she jumped with excitement.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold;&quot;&gt;EVERYDAY vs EVERY DAY&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I don’t know what is he doing every day?&lt;br /&gt;You seem not to be busy with everyday task.&lt;br /&gt;She writes ten poems every day.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold;&quot;&gt;GAOL vs GOAL&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;He had been in a gaol for ten years.&lt;br /&gt;This is my goal of my life.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold;&quot;&gt;HANG vs HANGED vs HUNG&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The criminal will be hanged tomorrow.&lt;br /&gt;I hung her picture years ago.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold;&quot;&gt;HARD vs HARDLY&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;He hardly does his homework.&lt;br /&gt;I tried really hard for my improvement.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold;&quot;&gt;HIRE vs LET vs RENT&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This flat is to let.&lt;br /&gt;That couple rent a house.&lt;br /&gt;I hired a lorry to carry our furniture to the new flat.</description><link>http://advance-english-grammar.blogspot.com/2009/09/confusing-words_13.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Author)</author><thr:total>1</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2603983072929019851.post-8404131026649520006</guid><pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2009 19:28:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-09-13T11:51:56.107-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Confusing Words</category><title>Confusing Words</title><description>&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold;&quot;&gt;DISINTERESTED vs UNINTERESTED&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The judge will have to be disinterested; otherwise he won’t be able to make right decision.&lt;br /&gt;She is uninterested in reading.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold;&quot;&gt;DIVIDE vs SHARE&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Jony shared his book with Raz.&lt;br /&gt;The leader divided the pupils into three groups.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold;&quot;&gt;ECONOMIC vs ECONOMICAL vs ECONOMICS vs ECONOMY&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mr. Khan is really an economical business man.&lt;br /&gt;He is taking honors degree in economics.&lt;br /&gt;The economy of our country isn’t so well.&lt;br /&gt;People will have to lead a miserable life in the period of economic recession.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold;&quot;&gt;ELIGIBLE vs LEGIBLE&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You are the only person who is eligible for this job.&lt;br /&gt;Her handwriting isn’t legible.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold;&quot;&gt;EMINENT vs IMMINENT&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Dr John is really an eminent surgeon in that city.&lt;br /&gt;We have to be out of this locality as a cyclone is imminent.</description><link>http://advance-english-grammar.blogspot.com/2009/09/confusing-words.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Author)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2603983072929019851.post-3228960398896467157</guid><pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2009 19:23:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-09-13T11:51:56.107-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Confusing Words</category><title>Confusing Words : supposed to and suppose, than and then, their-there-they&#39;er, to-too-two, who and whom</title><description>&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold;&quot;&gt;supposed to and suppose:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;• SUPPOSED TO-correct form for &quot;to be obligated to&quot; or &quot;presumed to&quot; NOT &quot;suppose to&quot;&lt;br /&gt;I was supposed to go there.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;SUPPOSE-to guess or make a conjecture&lt;br /&gt;Suppose u are a member of this family.&lt;br /&gt;________________________________________&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold;&quot;&gt;than and then:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;• THAN-use with comparisons&lt;br /&gt;I like you more than your brother.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;THEN-at that time, or next&lt;br /&gt;I went to the market, then he called me.&lt;br /&gt;________________________________________&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold;&quot;&gt;there, their and they&#39;re:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;• THEIR-possessive form of ’they’&lt;br /&gt;Their behavior is really polite.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;THERE-indicates location&lt;br /&gt;There are many flowers in this garden.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;THEY&#39;RE-contraction for &quot;they are&quot;&lt;br /&gt;They&#39;re going to have dinner.&lt;br /&gt;________________________________________&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold;&quot;&gt;to, too and two:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;• TO-toward&lt;br /&gt;He went to the school.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;TOO-also, or excessively&lt;br /&gt;He talks too much.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;TWO-a number&lt;br /&gt;Only two people can join here.&lt;br /&gt;________________________________________&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold;&quot;&gt;who and whom:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;• WHO-used as a subject or as a subject complement&lt;br /&gt;He is the person who can do everything for me.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;WHOM-used as an object&lt;br /&gt;Whom did Ali choose as his replacement?</description><link>http://advance-english-grammar.blogspot.com/2009/09/confusing-words-supposed-to-and-suppose.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Author)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2603983072929019851.post-4289289756764549226</guid><pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2009 19:42:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-09-12T12:23:25.370-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Confusing Words</category><title>Confusing Words : precede and proceed, principal and principle, quote and quotation, stationary and stationery</title><description>&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold;&quot;&gt;Precede and Proceed:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;• PRECEDE-to come before&lt;br /&gt;The exchange of angry words that preceded the scuffle.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;PROCEED-to go forward&lt;br /&gt;I will proceed to the degree of M.A.&lt;br /&gt;________________________________________&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold;&quot;&gt;Principal and Principle:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;• PRINCIPAL-adjective, most important; noun, a person who has authority&lt;br /&gt;Our principal is now on vacation.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;PRINCIPLE-a general or fundamental truth&lt;br /&gt;The basic principle of this topics is not so complicated.&lt;br /&gt;________________________________________&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold;&quot;&gt;Quote and Quotation:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;• QUOTE-verb, to cite&lt;br /&gt;She quoted a few lines from ‘Hamlet’.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;QUOTATION-noun, the act of citing&lt;br /&gt;This book is full of nice quotations.&lt;br /&gt;________________________________________&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold;&quot;&gt;Stationary and Stationery:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;• STATIONARY-standing still&lt;br /&gt;Things have remained stationary.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;STATIONERY-writing paper&lt;br /&gt;My father bought me stationary office.</description><link>http://advance-english-grammar.blogspot.com/2009/09/confusing-words-precede-and-proceed.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Author)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2603983072929019851.post-2843668177527077078</guid><pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2009 19:30:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-09-12T12:23:25.370-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Confusing Words</category><title>Confusing Words : its and it&#39;s, lead and led, lose and loose, passed and past</title><description>&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold;&quot;&gt;Its and It&#39;s:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;• ITS-of or belonging to it&lt;br /&gt;The baby screamed as soon as its parents walk out of this room.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;IT&#39;S-contraction for it is&lt;br /&gt;It&#39;s really nice weather.&lt;br /&gt;________________________________________&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold;&quot;&gt;Lead and Led:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;• LEAD-noun, a type of metal&lt;br /&gt;The pipe was made of lead.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;LED-verb, past tense of the verb &quot;to lead&quot;&lt;br /&gt;He led the students on that journey.&lt;br /&gt;________________________________________&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold;&quot;&gt;Lose and Loose:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;• LOSE--verb, to misplace or not win&lt;br /&gt;Don’t come home, if you lose the match.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;LOOSE--adjective, to not be tight; verb (rarely used)--to release&lt;br /&gt;Yesterday the criminal got loose from the jail.&lt;br /&gt;________________________________________&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold;&quot;&gt;Passed and Past:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;• PASSED-verb, past tense of &quot;to pass,&quot; to have moved&lt;br /&gt;Hope you have passed a nice day.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;PAST-belonging to a former time or place&lt;br /&gt;She was the past vice president of our committee.</description><link>http://advance-english-grammar.blogspot.com/2009/09/confusing-words-its-and-its-lead-and.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Author)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2603983072929019851.post-7785865179852020500</guid><pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2009 19:14:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-09-12T12:23:36.317-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Exercises for English Grammar</category><title>English Grammar Exercise 6(Advance Grammar)</title><description>Each of the following sentences may contain an error in grammar, idiom or usage. If there is an error, it will appear in one of the underlined portions. Answers are given at the answer part. First try to answer by yourself, and then check it against the given answer. Answer explanation for each sentence is also given. If you go through this exercise, we can assure you that you will have a vast idea in English.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;61. That is mostly for his work on evolution Charles Darwin is remembered. &lt;a href=&quot;http://advance-english-grammar.blogspot.com/search/label/Answer&quot;&gt;Answer&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;62. Kader Siddiqui, who wrote a 860-page book on liberation war, was barred from entering the country until the fall of President Ershad. &lt;a href=&quot;http://advance-english-grammar.blogspot.com/search/label/Answer&quot;&gt;Answer&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;63. Because it was faster, Kalam insisted in my taking the bus to Chittagong instead of the train. &lt;a href=&quot;http://advance-english-grammar.blogspot.com/search/label/Answer&quot;&gt;Answer&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;64. No one but he knew which questions were going to be asked on this test. &lt;a href=&quot;http://advance-english-grammar.blogspot.com/search/label/Answer&quot;&gt;Answer&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;65. Although I am playing tennis for more than five years, I could not win any national trophy. &lt;a href=&quot;http://advance-english-grammar.blogspot.com/search/label/Answer&quot;&gt;Answer&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;66. After Kamal had broken his leg, the coach had wanted us to visit him in the hospital. &lt;a href=&quot;http://advance-english-grammar.blogspot.com/search/label/Answer&quot;&gt;Answer&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;67. These shirts are all too expensive for us to buy at this time but we think we will return later. &lt;a href=&quot;http://advance-english-grammar.blogspot.com/search/label/Answer&quot;&gt;Answer&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;68. If Samir would have studied Economics in college he would not have found the business terminologies so difficult to understand. &lt;a href=&quot;http://advance-english-grammar.blogspot.com/search/label/Answer&quot;&gt;Answer&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;69. As a result of the bad weather, Rana is the only one of my colleagues who plan to attend the conference. &lt;a href=&quot;http://advance-english-grammar.blogspot.com/search/label/Answer&quot;&gt;Answer&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;70. After his heart attack, he was ordered to lay in bed and rest for one month. &lt;a href=&quot;http://advance-english-grammar.blogspot.com/search/label/Answer&quot;&gt;Answer&lt;/a&gt;</description><link>http://advance-english-grammar.blogspot.com/2009/09/english-grammar-exercise-6advance.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Author)</author><thr:total>2</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2603983072929019851.post-4140946496489423102</guid><pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2009 19:12:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-09-12T12:23:44.575-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Answer</category><title>Answers of Exercise 6(Advance Grammar)</title><description>61. Here ‘that’ should be ‘it’, because the use of ‘that’ is unidiomatic in this regard.&lt;br /&gt;62. Here the indirect article ‘a’ has to be changed to ‘an’, because the word after it begins with a ‘vowel’ sound.&lt;br /&gt;63. Wrong use of preposition ‘in’. Here the correct preposition after ‘insisted’ is ‘on’.&lt;br /&gt;64. In this sentence ‘but’ is used as a preposition meaning ‘except’. As an object of this preposition, ‘he’ is to be changed to ‘him’.&lt;br /&gt;65. Here present perfect continuous form is to be used. So ‘am playing’ is to be changed into ‘have been playing’.&lt;br /&gt;66. Here ‘want’ is the action that happened later. So simple past tense (wanted) should be used to indicate it.&lt;br /&gt;67. The sentence is correct.&lt;br /&gt;68. ‘Would’ can never be used after ‘if’. So it should be ‘had studied’.&lt;br /&gt;69. Here the antecedent of ‘who’ is ‘one’ which is singular. So it should be ‘plans’ instead of ‘plan’.&lt;br /&gt;70. Here ‘lay’ is wrong. It should be ‘lie’.</description><link>http://advance-english-grammar.blogspot.com/2009/09/answers-of-exercise-6advance-grammar.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Author)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2603983072929019851.post-5957241152965342522</guid><pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2009 18:49:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-09-10T12:11:41.440-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Confusing Words</category><title>Confusing Words : conscience and conscious, council and counsel, elicit and illicit, eminent-immanent-imminent</title><description>&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold;&quot;&gt;Conscience and Conscious:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;• CONSCIENCE-sense of right and wrong&lt;br /&gt;Conscience kept someone from copying on the exam.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;CONSCIOUS-awake&lt;br /&gt;She was conscious enough when the police entered the office.&lt;br /&gt;________________________________________&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold;&quot;&gt;Council and Counsel:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;• COUNCIL-a group that consults or advises&lt;br /&gt;Everyone on the council supported me.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;COUNSEL-to advise&lt;br /&gt;The teacher counseled me to read more.&lt;br /&gt;________________________________________&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold;&quot;&gt;Elicit and Illicit:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;• ELICIT-to draw or bring out&lt;br /&gt;The professor elicited correct answers from his student.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;ILLICIT-illegal&lt;br /&gt;The leader was banned for her illicit activities.&lt;br /&gt;________________________________________&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold;&quot;&gt;Eminent-Immanent-Imminent:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;• EMINENT-famous, respected&lt;br /&gt;The eminent cricketer won the Cricketer of the Year award.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;IMMANENT-inherent or intrinsic&lt;br /&gt;The significance of the story was immanent, and hard to recognize.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;IMMINENT-ready to take place&lt;br /&gt;A clash between my me and my sister is imminent from the second I enter here.&lt;br /&gt;________________________________________</description><link>http://advance-english-grammar.blogspot.com/2009/09/confusing-words-conscience-and.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Author)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2603983072929019851.post-3122677301938652712</guid><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2009 18:15:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-09-04T11:20:34.884-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Confusing Words</category><title>Confusing Words : breath and breathe, capital and capitol, cite-sight-site, complement and compliment</title><description>&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold;&quot;&gt;Breath and Breathe:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;• BREATH-noun, air inhaled or exhaled&lt;br /&gt;His breath was stopped.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;BREATHE-verb, to inhale or exhale&lt;br /&gt;If someone doesn&#39;t breathe, then he is dead.&lt;br /&gt;________________________________________&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold;&quot;&gt;Capital and Capitol:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;• CAPITAL-seat of government. Also financial resources.&lt;br /&gt;The capital of England is London.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Do you have enough capital to start this business?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;CAPITOL-the actual building in which the legislative body meets&lt;br /&gt;The announcement of governor was made in the capitol.&lt;br /&gt;________________________________________&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold;&quot;&gt;Cite, Sight and Site:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;• CITE-to quote or document&lt;br /&gt;He cited five quotes from the different author in his paper.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;SIGHT-vision&lt;br /&gt;The sight beside that lake is really charming.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;SITE-position or place&lt;br /&gt;My site provides everything about grammar.&lt;br /&gt;________________________________________&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold;&quot;&gt;Complement and Compliment:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;• COMPLEMENT-noun, something that completes; verb, to complete&lt;br /&gt;A nice wine complements a seafood entree.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;COMPLIMENT-noun, praise; verb, to praise&lt;br /&gt;Thanks for your nice compliment.</description><link>http://advance-english-grammar.blogspot.com/2009/09/confusing-words-breath-and-breathe.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Author)</author><thr:total>1</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2603983072929019851.post-3563594457234906317</guid><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2009 18:31:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-09-04T11:24:02.881-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Confusing Words</category><title>Confusing Words : allready and al ready, all together and altogether, apart and a part, ascent and assent</title><description>All ready and Already:&lt;br /&gt;• ALL READY-prepared&lt;br /&gt;Lunch was all ready when we arrived.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;ALREADY-by this time&lt;br /&gt;It has already been made.&lt;br /&gt;________________________________________&lt;br /&gt;Altogether and All together:&lt;br /&gt;• ALTOGETHER-entirely&lt;br /&gt;Altogether, he thought that they made everything.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;ALL TOGETHER-gathered, with everything in one place&lt;br /&gt;We are all together now.&lt;br /&gt;________________________________________&lt;br /&gt;Apart and A part:&lt;br /&gt;• APART-to be separated&lt;br /&gt;His old cycle fell apart before they reached school.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A PART-to be joined with&lt;br /&gt;This job is a part of our main plan.&lt;br /&gt;________________________________________&lt;br /&gt;Ascent and Assent:&lt;br /&gt;• ASCENT- climb&lt;br /&gt;They made a steep ascent.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;ASSENT-agreement&lt;br /&gt;They are not in assent in this point.</description><link>http://advance-english-grammar.blogspot.com/2009/09/confusing-words-allready-and-al-ready.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Author)</author><thr:total>1</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2603983072929019851.post-8209648746869783420</guid><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2009 18:26:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-09-02T11:35:29.972-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Confusing Words</category><title>Confusing Words : accept and except, affect and effect, a lot and alot, allusion and illusion</title><description>Accept and Except:&lt;br /&gt;• ACCEPT-to receive&lt;br /&gt;She accepts us well.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;EXCEPT-to take or leave out&lt;br /&gt;I like every books of this table except this one.&lt;br /&gt;________________________________________&lt;br /&gt;Affect and Effect:&lt;br /&gt;• AFFECT-to influence&lt;br /&gt;Lack of concentration affects the worth of your labor.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;EFFECT-n., result, v., to accomplish&lt;br /&gt;The effect of anger is not good.&lt;br /&gt;________________________________________&lt;br /&gt;A lot and Alot:&lt;br /&gt;• A LOT (two words)-many.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;ALOT (one word)-Not the correct form.&lt;br /&gt;________________________________________&lt;br /&gt;Allusion and Illusion:&lt;br /&gt;• ALLUSION-an indirect reference.&lt;br /&gt;The teacher made an allusion to Virginia Woolf&#39;s work.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;ILLUSION-a false perception of reality.&lt;br /&gt;This is nothing but an illusion.</description><link>http://advance-english-grammar.blogspot.com/2009/09/confusing-words-accept-and-except.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Author)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2603983072929019851.post-4192607187211000291</guid><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2009 16:56:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-09-10T12:07:04.706-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Exercises for English Grammar</category><title>English Grammar Exercise 5(Advance Grammar)</title><description>Each of the following sentences may contain an error in grammar, idiom or usage. If there is an error, it will appear in one of the underlined portions. Answers are given at the answer part. First try to answer by yourself, and then check it against the given answer. Answer explanation for each sentence is also given. If you go through this exercise, we can assure you that you will have a vast idea in English.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;51. They said that the man jumped off of the building and smashed on to the hard ground. &lt;a href=&quot;http://advance-english-grammar.blogspot.com/search/label/Answer&quot;&gt;Answer&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;52. Carbon-di-oxide, together with other CFC gases, are causing many problems in our environment. &lt;a href=&quot;http://advance-english-grammar.blogspot.com/search/label/Answer&quot;&gt;Answer&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;53. Kalam asked me what did happen last night, but I was unable to tell him. &lt;a href=&quot;http://advance-english-grammar.blogspot.com/search/label/Answer&quot;&gt;Answer&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;54. Rony hardly never misses an opportunity to sing in television. &lt;a href=&quot;http://advance-english-grammar.blogspot.com/search/label/Answer&quot;&gt;Answer&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;55. Salam is one of the most intelligent boys of the science class. &lt;a href=&quot;http://advance-english-grammar.blogspot.com/search/label/Answer&quot;&gt;Answer&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;56. The president emphasized the need for justice and equality between his countrymen. &lt;a href=&quot;http://advance-english-grammar.blogspot.com/search/label/Answer&quot;&gt;Answer&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;57. Albert Einstein has become one of the greatest scientist that the world has ever known. &lt;a href=&quot;http://advance-english-grammar.blogspot.com/search/label/Answer&quot;&gt;Answer&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;58. The chairman of the company refuses to accept either of the four new proposals made by the board of directors. &lt;a href=&quot;http://advance-english-grammar.blogspot.com/search/label/Answer&quot;&gt;Answer&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;59. The machinery in the factory was badly in need of to be repaired. &lt;a href=&quot;http://advance-english-grammar.blogspot.com/search/label/Answer&quot;&gt;Answer&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;60. Each of the students in the geography department has to type their own excursion report. &lt;a href=&quot;http://advance-english-grammar.blogspot.com/search/label/Answer&quot;&gt;Answer&lt;/a&gt;</description><link>http://advance-english-grammar.blogspot.com/2009/08/exercise-5advance-grammar.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Author)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2603983072929019851.post-4519735136032170789</guid><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2009 16:54:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-09-02T11:26:15.549-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Answer</category><title>Answers of Exercise 5(Advance Grammar)</title><description>51. The preposition ‘of’ is not necessary after the preposition ‘off’. So ‘of’ should be omitted.&lt;br /&gt;52. Here carbon-di-oxide is a singular subject. So it should be ‘is’ instead of ‘are’.&lt;br /&gt;53. This is a subject question. So the rule is (question word + subject + verb). So it should be ‘what happened’.&lt;br /&gt;54. ‘Hardly never’ is a double negative and, therefore, is wrong. It should be ‘hardly ever’.&lt;br /&gt;55. Here it should be ‘in. the rule for this is (one of the + superlative degree + noun + ‘in’ + singular count noun).&lt;br /&gt;56. When there are two entities, ‘between’ is used, and when there are more than two, ‘among’ in used. So here ‘among’ has to be used.&lt;br /&gt;57. The rule is –after ‘one of the’ there must be plural noun. So here it should be ‘scientists’.&lt;br /&gt;58. ‘Either’ is used only for two items, and ‘any’ is used for more than two items. So here ‘either’ should be ‘any’.&lt;br /&gt;59. The rule is (in need of + noun). So it should be only ‘repair’.&lt;br /&gt;60. The correct pronoun should be ‘his’. ‘Each’ is singular, so ‘each’ must be followed by a singular verb and pronoun.</description><link>http://advance-english-grammar.blogspot.com/2009/08/answers-of-exercise-5advance-grammar.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Author)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2603983072929019851.post-2495277555649916868</guid><pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2009 17:48:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-09-10T12:08:58.298-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Exercises for English Grammar</category><title>English Grammar Exercise 4(Advance Grammar)</title><description>Each of the following sentences may contain an error in grammar, idiom or usage. If there is an error, it will appear in one of the underlined portions. Answers are given at the answer part. First try to answer by yourself, and then check it against the given answer. Answer explanation for each sentence is also given. If you go through this exercise, we can assure you that you will have a vast idea in English.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;41. The doctor, accompanied by his wife and children, are staying in the hospital until after the seminar. &lt;a href=&quot;http://advance-english-grammar.blogspot.com/search/label/Answer&quot;&gt;Answer&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;42. Kamal was very late getting home last night, and unfortunately for him the dog barking woke everyone up. &lt;a href=&quot;http://advance-english-grammar.blogspot.com/search/label/Answer&quot;&gt;Answer&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;43. After walking for two miles, he suddenly realized that he has been walking in the wrong direction. &lt;a href=&quot;http://advance-english-grammar.blogspot.com/search/label/Answer&quot;&gt;Answer&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;44. The girl whom my brother married was used to be an actress in the ‘group theatre’. &lt;a href=&quot;http://advance-english-grammar.blogspot.com/search/label/Answer&quot;&gt;Answer&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;45. The Royal Bengal Tiger has long been a symbol of strength, power and it is very cruel. &lt;a href=&quot;http://advance-english-grammar.blogspot.com/search/label/Answer&quot;&gt;Answer&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;46. Because the workers had worked so deligent to construct the bridge, the contractor arranged a party. &lt;a href=&quot;http://advance-english-grammar.blogspot.com/search/label/Answer&quot;&gt;Answer&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;47. Hardly he had entered the classroom, when he realized that he had forgotten his homework. &lt;a href=&quot;http://advance-english-grammar.blogspot.com/search/label/Answer&quot;&gt;Answer&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;48. I do not understand where could he have gone so early in the morning. &lt;a href=&quot;http://advance-english-grammar.blogspot.com/search/label/Answer&quot;&gt;Answer&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;49. Lack of sanitation in households are a major cause of diarrhoea in different parts of our country. &lt;a href=&quot;http://advance-english-grammar.blogspot.com/search/label/Answer&quot;&gt;Answer&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;50. Kamal is looking forward to go to the USA after he finishes his studies at the college. &lt;a href=&quot;http://advance-english-grammar.blogspot.com/search/label/Answer&quot;&gt;Answer&lt;/a&gt;</description><link>http://advance-english-grammar.blogspot.com/2009/08/exercise-4advance-grammar.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Author)</author><thr:total>1</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2603983072929019851.post-795233440116634567</guid><pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2009 17:47:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-08-24T13:12:26.651-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Answer</category><title>Answers of Exercise 4(Advance Grammar)</title><description>40. Here ‘lend’ or ‘loan’ should be used instead of ‘borrow’.&lt;br /&gt;41. Here the subject is singular because ‘accompanied by’ is a prepositional phrase and has no effect on the verb. So ‘are’ should be ‘is’.&lt;br /&gt;42. Possessive form is used before a gerund. So it should be “dog’s”.&lt;br /&gt;43. ‘After walking’ is past in this sentence but ‘has been walking’ is present. So it should be ‘had been walking’.&lt;br /&gt;44. The correct form is : (subject + be + used to + gerund) and (subject +used to +verb in simple form). Here only ‘used to’ is to be used, because ‘be’ is the simple form of verb.&lt;br /&gt;45. Here for parallel structure ‘cruel’ should be changed to noun ‘cruelty’ because ‘strength’ and ‘power’ are nouns.&lt;br /&gt;46. Here the verb ‘had worked’ should be modified by an adverb. So the correct form is ‘diligently’.&lt;br /&gt;47. Here it should be ‘Hardly had he’. Because if an adverbial appears at the beginning of a sentence, the rule is : (adverbial + auxiliary + subject + verb . . .).&lt;br /&gt;48. This is an embedded question: the rule is (subject + verb + question word + subject + verb). So, here it should be ‘he could have’.&lt;br /&gt;49. Here ‘lack of sanitation’ is a singular subject. So the verb should be ‘is’ instead of ‘are’.&lt;br /&gt;50. The rule is (look forward to + verb + ing). So ‘going’ should be used.</description><link>http://advance-english-grammar.blogspot.com/2009/08/answers-of-exercise-4advance-grammar.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Author)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2603983072929019851.post-8301629934934666471</guid><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2009 17:32:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-08-20T10:36:54.470-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Answer</category><title>Answers of Exercise 3(Advance Grammar)</title><description>31. ‘than’ should be ‘from’. The correct idiom is ‘different from’&lt;br /&gt;32. ‘Although’ should be ‘despite’. (despite + noun phrase)&lt;br /&gt;33. Should be ‘lie’. ‘lie’ means ‘to rest’ while ‘lay’ means ‘to put something on a surface’.&lt;br /&gt;34. ‘watched’ should be ‘watching’ to maintain parallelism with ‘standing’ and ‘talking’.&lt;br /&gt;35. ‘it was delivered’ should be ‘he delivered it’. Because a person is the subject here and this subject must appear immediately after the comma.&lt;br /&gt;36. ‘ate’ should be ‘eaten’. Because for parallel structure it requires ‘dressed’ and ‘eaten’.&lt;br /&gt;37. ‘us them’ should be ‘them to us’. If the direct object and the indirect object are both pronouns, the rule generally used is: (subject + verb + direct object + for/to + indirect object.)&lt;br /&gt;38. Should be ‘known for’. Here the use of ‘known about’ is unidiomatic.&lt;br /&gt;39. ‘Rashed’ should be ‘Rashed’s’, because it is necessary to use the possessive case before a gerund.&lt;br /&gt;40. Here ‘lend’ or ‘loan’ should be used instead of ‘borrow’.</description><link>http://advance-english-grammar.blogspot.com/2009/08/answers-of-exercise-3advance-grammar.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Author)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2603983072929019851.post-4708043878346727967</guid><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2009 17:25:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-09-10T12:10:08.571-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Exercises for English Grammar</category><title>English Grammar Exercise 3(Advance Grammar)</title><description>Each of the following sentences may contain an error in grammar, idiom or usage. If there is an error, it will appear in one of the underlined portions. Answers are given at the answer part. First try to answer by yourself, and then check it against the given answer. Answer explanation for each sentence is also given. If you go through this exercise, we can assure you that you will have a vast idea in English.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;31. We thought that our shirts were the same, but his is different than the one I bought. &lt;a href=&quot;http://advance-english-grammar.blogspot.com/search/label/Answer&quot;&gt;Answer&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;32. Although the danger that he might be injured, Kamal bravely entered the burning house in order to save the oldman. &lt;a href=&quot;http://advance-english-grammar.blogspot.com/search/label/Answer&quot;&gt;Answer&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;33. The doctor told Mr. Karim that because of his severe injury he should lay in bed for a few days. &lt;a href=&quot;http://advance-english-grammar.blogspot.com/search/label/Answer&quot;&gt;Answer&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;34. Some of the people were standing in the street watched the parade, while others were talking to each other. &lt;a href=&quot;http://advance-english-grammar.blogspot.com/search/label/Answer&quot;&gt;Answer&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;35. Having finished his assignment before the deadline, is was delivered to the teacher before the class. &lt;a href=&quot;http://advance-english-grammar.blogspot.com/search/label/Answer&quot;&gt;Answer&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;36. After he had dressed and ate breakfast, Kamal rushed off to his office for a meeting with his clients. &lt;a href=&quot;http://advance-english-grammar.blogspot.com/search/label/Answer&quot;&gt;Answer&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;37. After learning all the details about the project, the contractor told us them at the planning meeting. &lt;a href=&quot;http://advance-english-grammar.blogspot.com/search/label/Answer&quot;&gt;Answer&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;38. Nepal has been well known about its natural beauty, famous saints and tradings for over four hundred years. &lt;a href=&quot;http://advance-english-grammar.blogspot.com/search/label/Answer&quot;&gt;Answer&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;39. Rashed being chosen as the most outstanding student on the campus made his parents very happy. &lt;a href=&quot;http://advance-english-grammar.blogspot.com/search/label/Answer&quot;&gt;Answer&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;40. Rina said that she would borrow me her new dress if I wanted to use it in the party. &lt;a href=&quot;http://advance-english-grammar.blogspot.com/search/label/Answer&quot;&gt;Answer&lt;/a&gt;</description><link>http://advance-english-grammar.blogspot.com/2009/08/exercise-3advance-grammar.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Author)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2603983072929019851.post-5910772510066214678</guid><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2009 18:44:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-08-21T10:32:15.576-07:00</atom:updated><title>English Grammar : With Books, Tutorials, Exercises etc. for speaking and writing English</title><description>English is not so easy language to learn. Native English speakers have enough of a problem learning the different sounds associated with words in the English language. Imagine how difficult it is for someone who is trying to learn English as a second language (ESL). The best way for ESL students to begin their learning of English is by using English Grammar Book or being in English Environment. There are many Grammar books on the market; however the best ones to access are focused on understanding Grammar and provide English Grammar tutorials within the book, English Grammar activities, English Grammar worksheets and English Grammar exercises for students to develop a better understanding of the use of English Grammar.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Basic English Grammar books provide English Grammar activities during tutorials. These activities are presented visually; however some students do not always respond well to visual content unless they are totally comfortable with the topic before they try the activity. English Grammar tutorials will include preview exercises to help students revise what they may know and what the teacher will need to include in the tutorial to assist the students to learn English Grammar effectively.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;English Grammar tense can be a complicated English Grammar exercise for ESL students. The biggest challenge for ESL students is understanding the different types of tenses used in English Grammar. English Grammar learning can be complicated; however if you have a teacher who will help you through every English Grammar tense, at your own pace, your English Grammar learning will develop over time.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;English Grammar checking software is available for download from many sites on the internet. The best person to ask for advice regarding this English Grammar checking software is your ESL teacher. Your teacher will know which software is the best one for your level of English Grammar learning and understanding.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Once you have begun your English Grammar learning, you will be provided with English Grammar worksheets and English Grammar exercises to complete. These English Grammar exercises can be completed in your classroom with the assistance of your teacher or they can be given to you to work on when the lesson is finished for the day. You may even have the opportunity to work with a classmate on an English Grammar activity. By having a partner to work with you will be able to hear the words spoken and have the opportunity to identify the words from those sounds. This technique is excellent for students who work best with verbal cues. For those ESL students who work best with visual cues, being able to read the words as they are being spoken is a great way to learn English Grammar.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Can I test my knowledge of English grammar? 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And that’s why we have included lots of things about English grammar in our site: rules of basic English grammar, English grammar lessons, brief English grammar rules, English grammar tests for download, English grammar help, English grammar lesson plans, English grammar check, English grammar games, online English grammar, a comprehensive grammar of the English language, the best guides to English grammar, standard deviants English grammar, spoken English grammar, English grammar + ppt, declamation piece English, wikipedia in English, English dictionary, Old English alphabet, Old English fonts, Din standards English, Old English letters, English school holidays, English essay, Grammar quizzes, Grammar questions, correct grammar, free grammar printable worksheets, proper grammar, grammar guide, controversy teaching grammar, grammar punctuation, analytical grammar, grammar activities elementary , common grammar questions, the problems with teaching grammar etc.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As you progress in your English Grammar learning, you will be given more activities, worksheets and revision exercises to develop your understanding of English Grammar. When your teacher thinks you are ready, you will be given an English Grammar test to complete. The English Grammar test will comprise questions on topics within a chapter you have learned during your lessons, as well as an answer key for those activities so that you have the opportunity to get as many questions correct. Having said that, not all answers will be provided because you are being tested on what you know. That means you shouldn’t be given any tricky questions that you are not sure of the answers for.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;English Grammar is not always easy to learn. If you have a supportive learning environment, you should be able to get the most information out of that environment that you need to become confident with your English speaking skills. By taking your time to learn English Grammar, you will be able to progress onto other parts of the English language and become a very proficient English speaker.</description><link>http://advance-english-grammar.blogspot.com/2009/08/english-grammar-with-books-tutorials.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Author)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2603983072929019851.post-7006543545183303430</guid><pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2009 08:39:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-08-19T11:42:21.767-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Confusing Grammar</category><title>Afraid and Fear</title><description>&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;b style=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;&quot;&gt;Afraid&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;b style=&quot;&quot;&gt;Afraid and fear&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;b style=&quot;&quot;&gt;In an informal style, be afraid is more common than fear.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;ul style=&quot;margin-top: 0in;&quot; type=&quot;disc&quot;&gt;&lt;li class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;b style=&quot;&quot;&gt;Don’t be afraid. (NOT Don’t fear)&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;b style=&quot;&quot;&gt;Are you afraid of the dark?&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;  &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;b style=&quot;&quot;&gt;I’m afraid = I’m sorry&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;b style=&quot;&quot;&gt;I’m afraid (that) often means ‘ I’m sorry to tell you (that)’. It is used to introduce apologetic refusals and bad news.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;ul style=&quot;margin-top: 0in;&quot; type=&quot;disc&quot;&gt;&lt;li class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;b style=&quot;&quot;&gt;I’m afraid (that) I can’t help you.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;b style=&quot;&quot;&gt;I’m afraid that there’s been an accident.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;  &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;b style=&quot;&quot;&gt;Afraid is not used before a noun&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;ul style=&quot;margin-top: 0in;&quot; type=&quot;disc&quot;&gt;&lt;li class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;b style=&quot;&quot;&gt;Hamid is afraid&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;b style=&quot;&quot;&gt;Hamid is a frightened man. ( NOT … an afraid man.)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</description><link>http://advance-english-grammar.blogspot.com/2009/08/afraid-and-fear_15.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Author)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2603983072929019851.post-1119495382172928440</guid><pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2009 08:35:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-08-21T10:37:33.316-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Confusing Grammar</category><title>Across, Over and Through</title><description>&lt;b style=&quot;&quot;&gt;On the other side (line) : across and over&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/b&gt;  &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;b style=&quot;&quot;&gt;Across and over can both be used to mean ‘on the other side of a line, river, bridge, road etc.’&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;ul style=&quot;margin-top: 0in;&quot; type=&quot;disc&quot;&gt;&lt;li class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;b style=&quot;&quot;&gt;His village is just across/over the border.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;b style=&quot;&quot;&gt;See if you can jump across/over the stream.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;  &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;b style=&quot;&quot;&gt;High things: over preferred&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;b style=&quot;&quot;&gt;We prefer over to say ‘on/to the other side of something high’&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;ul style=&quot;margin-top: 0in;&quot; type=&quot;disc&quot;&gt;&lt;li class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;b style=&quot;&quot;&gt;Why are you climbing over the wall? (NOT …across the wall?)&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;  &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;b style=&quot;&quot;&gt;On flat areas; in water: across preferred&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;b style=&quot;&quot;&gt;We usually prefer across to say ‘on/to the other side of a flat area or surface’, or to talk about movement in water.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;ul style=&quot;margin-top: 0in;&quot; type=&quot;disc&quot;&gt;&lt;li class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;b style=&quot;&quot;&gt;He walked across the field. (NOT … over the field)&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;b style=&quot;&quot;&gt;Let’s swim across the river. (NOT … over the river)&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;  &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;b style=&quot;&quot;&gt;But over is sometimes used in British English if there is no idea of arriving at the other side.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;ul style=&quot;margin-top: 0in;&quot; type=&quot;disc&quot;&gt;&lt;li class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;b style=&quot;&quot;&gt;We often walk over the fields in the evening.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;  &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;b style=&quot;&quot;&gt;Across and through&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;b style=&quot;&quot;&gt;The difference between across and through is like the difference between on and in. through, unlike across, is used for a movement in a three dimensional space, with things on all sides.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;b style=&quot;&quot;&gt;Compare:&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;ul style=&quot;margin-top: 0in;&quot; type=&quot;disc&quot;&gt;&lt;li class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;b style=&quot;&quot;&gt;We walked across the desert. (We were on the desert.)&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;b style=&quot;&quot;&gt;I walked through the wood. (I was in the wood.)&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;b style=&quot;&quot;&gt;We drove across the field.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;      &lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;b style=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;line-height: 115%;font-family:&amp;quot;;font-size:11;&quot;  &gt;* We drove through several towns.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;</description><link>http://advance-english-grammar.blogspot.com/2009/08/across-over-and-thorough.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Author)</author><thr:total>3</thr:total></item></channel></rss>