A phrase is a group of two or more words that does not contain a subject and a verb working together. There are many types of phrases, including verb phrases, adverb phrases, and adjective phrases.

Last week, we identified ‘in the bus’, ‘enter into a place’ and ‘discuss about’ as some of the prepositional/tautological errors we should avoid. When ...

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In this episode we will focus on the use of word form groups such as noun, verb and preposition phrases. Then, we will look at some words that can be used as both nouns and verbs, and learn how to ...

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Over the years, I’ve seen a lot of “most common grammar mistakes” lists on the internet. And, over the years, I’ve learned they’re almost always wrong. That is, in every published list of the grammar ...

Some nouns, particularly abstract nouns, have to be followed by a prepositional phrase in order to demonstrate what they relate to. They cannot just stand by themselves. There is usually only one ...

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Today, we are looking at four other prepositional errors, starting with ‘good in something’. Use “good in” mainly to describe someone’s performance within a broader field or a specific context, such ...