Both ‘amid’ and ‘amidst’ are prepositions and they mean the same thing, technically. A preposition is…
Category: Parts of Speech
Order of adjectives simplified
The arrangement of adjectives has been quite a task for a number of English language users.…
Affordable Ebook for WAEC, IELTS, JAMB, etc: Questions, answers, explanations…
You’ve seen and studied questions/answers books, but would you love to see one with a simplified…
Asking questions: difference between ‘which’ and ‘what’
Both which and what are used to ask questions and might be used interchangeably. However, there’s a…
Adverbs: types, functions, exceptions
An adverb tells us more about a verb, an adjective, another adverb or even a noun…
Gerunds vs Present Participles: the simplified explanation
A gerund is easy to spot in any sentence provided you know how it functions. A…
How to identify Possessive Pronouns and Possessive Adjectives
Possessive adjectives (possessive determiners) and possessive pronouns are tricky and could get you confused. Here, we…
have a bath vs take a bath
When you hear people say have a bath or take a bath, what do you think? That one…
Why ‘in a car’ but ‘on a bus’
According to some speakers of English language, the use of in and on in transportation is…
can vs could: more than past and present forms
Both can and could might sometimes get you confused, but here is the way to deal…
lose vs loose: how to know the difference
Are you confused about the use of lose and loose? Read this piece: lose The word…
Prepositions: uses and misuses
Prepositions generally give information on location, time and place in connection with people, things and events.…