Category: GRAMMAR TRAPS

Rewrite by correcting the repletion of “by”: The great development of photography has been a notable aid to explorers, not only by placing at their disposal a faithful and ready means of recording the...

Make a bee-line for Beeline means a straight or direct course. The word comes from the belief that once bees have collected nectar, they take the most direct course to their hive. The term...

The phrasal verb “come into” means to receive something suddenly and often appears in such colloquial expressions as come into view, sight, play, being, contact, inheritance etc. Sight is used to mean the faculty...

A fear, suspicion or worry could be put at rest and the verb “allay” can be used as the best. “Assuage” is used to mean an unpleasant feeling less intense. In case of suffering,...

International Nanny Association said seven in ten nannies chose full-time job. They often spend 40 or more hours per week with a single family. About one in ten lives with the family. Those who...

Appositive or apposition structure is used to modify another word in the sentence. It can be one of the best ways to build our sentences better. It can also define or describe a person,...

A verbal is a verb in to, ing or ed, or third form of the irregulars. These participles or gerunds have to do their correct grammatical functions in a structure.  This error usually takes...

SOEs can be fully owned or partially owned by government. SOEs often operate in sectors where there is a natural monopoly, or where the government has strategic interest. As a definitional issue, it is...

Verbal phrase often appear in the form of certain parts of speech called participal, gerund and infinitive. They are derived from verbs not actually used as the verbs; so they can be called verbals...