Above and over can be used as adverbs or prepositions. Both of them express ‘higher than’, but there are some differences: as preposition, we use above when something is at a higher position, but it doesn’t touch a person or an object, there is no contact between them. Example: I see a plane above the city. as preposition, over has a similar meaning, but expresses that a higher object covers or even touches a lower object, so there is a…
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Replacing verbs with nouns
Better formal report? Transform verb phrases into noun phrases and you will write a better formal report! Let's see some examples! We added salt and the stored product didn’t spoil. (Personal speaking – there are two clauses) The addition of salt avoided the stored product spoilage. (Formal, less personal, it’s only about the topic, one clause)
The Most Common Suffixes in English
A suffix is a letter or a group of letters placed at the end of a word in order to give it an additional meaning or to change its grammatical function. Let’s see a few suffixes for nouns, verbs and adjectives. Suffixes for nouns: – acy meaning: state or quality of someone or something example: Knock at the door next time, please! Respect my privacy. other examples: accuracy, legacy, pharmacy
The Most Common Prefixes in English
A prefix is a word placed at the beginning of another word in order to change its meaning. Here is a list with the most common prefixes in English, their meanings and a few examples: ante- meaning: before example: The students waited for their interview in the anteroom. other examples: antecedent, anterior, antemeridian anti-
Phrasal Verbs Exercise
Use a phrasal verb in its correct form to complete the sentences: CUT OFF – DROP IN - EAT OUT - FALL FOR - GET ALONG WITH – GET AWAY WITH – GIVE UP – HAND OVER – HANG AROUND – LET DOWN - LOOK UP TO – MAKE UP – FIND OUT - HANG UP - DIE DOWN 1. Many houses in the city have been ______ from world because of the flooding.2. Mum made it clear to us…
The Story of the Three Little Ones and The Travelling Birds
It was a splendid spring morning. The sun was shining and the birds were singing. What music! Nobody could sleep anymore. ‘Hammy!’, cried little Mousy, ‘the birds are singing! They ARE SINGING! Come and see!’ Little Mousy ran to the window and looked fascinated outside. Hammy said to his dear friend, Chipy: ‘I think we have a lot of work to do with little Mousy. He doesn’t know anything.’ ‘When we found him, he was a tiny little creature. Our…
Hammy, Chipy and the Aurora Borealis
Hammy and Chipy were teaching little Mousy about polar animals. They had a book full of photos of polar bears, polar foxes, arctic wolves, arctic hares and a lot of beautiful birds. Mousy was absolutely delighted. ‘How big is the polar bear! And it is all white!’, said Mousy. ‘Oh, yes, it is the largest land carnivore. Although it is born on land, it spends a lot of time on the sea ice. Polar bears hunt seals to eat. The…
Hammy and Chipy in the Savanna
Hammy and Chipy have met the Moon. ‘Chipy, the Moon is a fine lady!’ Look, she is so nice and smiles so friendly!’ ‘Hammy, the Moon is not a lady. And it is not a ‘she’, the Moon is like a star or something!’ Right then the Moon looked at Chipy and smiled again. ‘Wow, have you seen?! The Moon smiled at me…. how could it smile?!’, asked Chipy wondering. ‘Because she is nice and friendly. Now let’s talk to…