Let us today work on those statements which are very commonly used and one hardly feels there is anything wrong in them. * He did all the sums wrongly. * I speak truth always. * Firstly one needs to be sincere if one wishes to achieve success. * I have been going to school daily […]
Since and For
Since and for are common prepositions used in many statements. However, they are often used in wrong places. Since is used when one talks about one particular point of time. It has been raining since yesterday. Yesterday here refers to a particular day, hence since is used. For is used when one refers to a […]
Hardly fast???
Adverbs are the words which are used to describe an action (verb) like playing well, behave nicely, rightly punished and so on. Some adverbs are incorrectly used by many: They worked hardly for this presentation. The car went fastly. Here both the adverbs ( hardly and fastly ) are incorrect. Fastly is no word at […]
Verbs and more
Blow is a verb which in simple terms refer to a current of air or movement caused by it. A cool breeze was blowing in the morning. Now let us add different prepositions to this verb and see how it takes different meanings: Blow out means to extinguish a flame by blowing. He blew out […]
‘ e ‘ makes it all different
What is the difference between bath and bathe; born and borne? It’s not just an additional ‘e’ but the difference in usage and meaning that makes these words different. Bath is a noun which means washing of the body or the place for bathing in. I’m going to take a bath. I left my towel […]