English Notes
291 short notes on English grammar and usage, originally published on Sunny’s former website from June 2018 to May 2019.
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May 2019
April 2019
- Sooner or Later
- Could have(done)
- ' As soon as ' and ' No sooner than '
- At, On, In
- Present Perfect and Past Simple ( compared)
- Present Simple ( I do ) with a future meaning.
- Can/ Could/ Would you..............?
- SOMEONE would have liked or preferred.
- Hearing / Seeing etc
- Hardly / Scarcely
- Having + Past participle
- The three continuous tenses - Compared.
- Get / Have something done.
- My own.../ Your own etc
- Being + Adjective
- Definite Article 'The'
- Indefinite Articles - A and An.
- On my own/ On your own etc means 'Alone '
- Now that
- As well as
- Not only........but also
- Unless = if not, except when.
- Must have (done)
- Compare 'Will have + past participle ' with other perfect forms.
- May / Might as well
- Shall - Modal expressions.
- Will - Modal expressions.
March 2019
- The Difference between 'Active Voice' and 'Passive Voice'
- Active Voice and Passive Voice Compared.
- May have --ed and Might have --ed
- May and Might
- Make - special usage
- Would - various usages
- Supposed to........
- 'ENOUGH ' goes before nouns, but after adjectives and adverbs
- Either, Any, Neither, None
- Should have - various usages.
- TO and TO THE
- Should - various usages.
- Other uses of IN CASE.
- Difference between 'In case' and ' If'
- OUGHT TO and SHOULD
- MANY and MANY A
- Heart-felt vs. Hearty
- Idiomatic expression of 'Wish' -part 3 (possession based)
- Idiomatic expression of 'Wish' - part 3(state based)
- Idiomatic expression of 'Wish' - part 3( action based)
- Idiomatic expression of 'Wish' part 2 (possession based)
- Idiomatic expression of 'Wish' - part 2( state based)
- Idiomatic expression of 'Wish' - part 2( action based)
- Idiomatic expression of 'Wish' -part 1( possession-based)
- Idiomatic expression of 'Wish' part 1(state based)
- Idiomatic expression of 'Wish' - part 1 (action based)
- Mental impression and mental activity.
- 'I WOULD RATHER' you 'DID' something.
- Rather - varied meanings.
February 2019
January 2019
December 2018
- Useful Idioms - part 28
- Useful Idioms - part 27
- Useful Idioms - part 26
- Useful Idioms - part 18
- Useful Idioms - part 17
- Useful Idioms - part 16
- Useful Idioms - part 15
- Indoor vs. Indoors
- Useful idioms - part 14
- Dependent vs. Dependant
- Open vs. Open
- Confident vs. Confidant
- Useful Idioms - part 13
- Bony vs. Bonny
- Useful Idioms - part 12
- Glass vs. Glasses
- Useful Idioms - part 11
- Sensitivity vs. Sensibility
- Industrious vs. Industrial
- Useful Idioms - part 10
- Ingenious vs. Ingenuous
- Intelligible vs.Intelligent
- Observation vs. Observance
- Terrible vs. Terrific
- Satisfactory vs. Satisfying.
- Appreciative vs. Appreciable
- Exploit(verb) vs. Exploit(noun)
- Useful Idioms - part 9
- Awesome vs. Awful.
- Comprehensive vs. Comprehensible
- Ultimate, Penultimate, Antepenultimate
- Horizon vs. Horizons
November 2018
- Shine-shined-shined vs. shine- shone-shone.
- Luxuriant vs. Luxurious
- Shake hands vs. Handshake
- Useful Idioms - part 8
- Contemptible vs. Contemptuous
- Useful Idioms - part 7
- Brainchild vs. Brain drain
- Useful Idioms - part 6
- Co-brother? Is there a word like co-brother?
- Affection vs. Affectation
- Housewife, househusband, homemaker.
- Grocery vs.Provisions
- Useful Idioms - part 5
- Personal vs. personnel
- Judicial vs. Judicious
- Reminder vs. Remainder
- Obsolete vs. Obsolescent
- Ventilation vs. Aeration
- Needy vs. Needful
- Petrol vs. Patrol
- Effluent vs. Affluent
- Emotional vs. Emotive
- Qualified vs. Unqualified
- Master vs. Maestro
- How to ask a question to get an ordinal number(3rd, 4th, 8th etc)as answer?
- Publish vs. publicise
- Title vs. Caption
- Useful Idioms - part 4
- Exceptional vs. Exceptionable
October 2018
- Coma vs. comma
- Prospectus vs. prospects
- Useful Idioms - part 3
- Pass away vs Pass out
- Obsequious vs Obsequies
- Useful Idioms - part 2
- How to avoid sexism and feminism in writing?
- Difference -Mature vs Matured (as adjectives)
- Useful ACRONYMs
- What's bottom-line
- Vindicate vs Vindictive
- Able vs Capable
- 'I could eat a horse' vs. 'I could have eaten a horse'
- Confess somebody vs Confess to somebody
- May be vs Maybe
- Grammar tips - Have something vs Do have something
- Antics vs Antique
- Marital vs Martial
- Complicity vs. Complexity
- Sadism vs. Masochism?
- What is SMALL TALK, gossip, socialize, chit-chat?
- Question Tags - Part 3
- Question Tags - Part 2
- Question Tags - Part 1
- Valuation Vs evaluation
- Brunch, Snack, High Tea
- Useful Idioms - part 1
- Suppress vs. Oppress
- Desert vs. Dessert
- Inability vs. Disability?
September 2018
- Afterbirth vs. Afterlife?
- A broad classification of people on the basis of their age group
- Housemaid, Nursemaid, or Wet Nurse?
- Sanction vs. sanctions
- Biannual, annual or biennial?
- At that moment, at the moment, the moment - usage?
- Pescatarian, vegetarian, vegan?
- Respectable, respectful and respective?
- Incidents vs. incidence
- Hippocratic vs. Hypocritical
- Nuptial vs. Nuptials
- Prepone or Advance?
- Unbelief vs. Disbelief?
- Discrimination vs. Positive discrimination?
- Words of which adjective and adverb are the same
- Meat of four-footed animals vs. meat of birds
- throw away vs. throwaway
- As well vs. In addition
- Would have vs. could have?
- Thanks to - usage?
- Valuable vs. Invaluable?
- A fact of life vs. The facts of life
- Reward vs. Award
- Office vs. the good offices?
- Moral, amoral, immoral
- Late vs. lately
August 2018
- import - usages
- Bereaved vs. bereft
- The longest word in any of the English language dictionary?
- Select as an adjective
- Purist or Puritan?
- Misogamist, misogynist, misandrist?
- Miss, Ms, Mrs, Missis/Missus?
- Assume vs. Presume
- Use of I and me
- Appears past, but indicates present
- Caretaker or caregiver?
- Perceptual, perceptive & perceptible
July 2018
- In jail or in the jail?
- Angry vs. being angry
- Blockage vs. blockade
- Notorious vs. notarial
- Housekeeper vs. housewife
- Impassive or impassioned?
- Jewellery vs Jeweller's
- Last night, tonight, tomorrow night
- Reverent or Reverend?
- Prostate or prostrate?
- People, peoples
- Simple or Simplistic?
- Status or status quo?