Phrasal Verbs
To have a good relationship.
What is "get along"?
To face difficulties and challenges.
What is "go through fire and water"?
We use these modals to express that things are possible but we are not sure.
What are "could, may, might"?
Sam is absent today.
He could/may/might be sick.
An important rule to remember when you choose the words in "formal" writing.
What is "do not use slang" in formal writings?
example the word "child" vs. the work "kid"
We use this tense to express completed actions or events without a specific time.
What is "present perfect tense"?
To become.
What is "turn into"?
When working too hard and too much that you exhaust yourself and your energy and your health
What is "burning the candle at both ends"?
We use this adverb in the present perfect tense. It comes at the end of a negative sentence or a question.
What is "yet"?
When you use "commas" and no conjunctions instead of "periods" to separate your sentences.
What is "comma splice"?
We use these conjunctions to combine words, phrases, or sentences.
What is "FANBOYS"?
for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so
To clearly express or making something understood.
What is "get across"?
To be caught while doing something illegal or wrong.
What is "caught red-handed"?
An adverb we use it in the present perfect tense. It usually comes before a specific time or it can start a time clause in the perfect tense.
What is "since"?
We have known each other since 1985.
We have know each other since we were in elementary school.
An important rule to remember when writing a "Title" of your essay or the "Subject" section in an email.
We use this type of questions to sound less aggressive and the structure of this kind of questions follow the same "sentence" structure. Some of these questions DO NOT end with a "question mark".
What is "indirect question"?
To discover.
What is "Find out"?
To accidentally discard valuable things along with other useless things
What is "throw the baby out with the bath water"?
It expresses an action/situation/event that happened and finished before a time or another action in the past.
What is "past perfect tense"?
The students had already left when I arrived to class.
We use these words or phrases to help us connect our ideas in writing and make it more comprehensible?
What are "Transitions"?
however, therefore, consequently, ..... etc.
A long sentence that connects 2 or more sentences without using the correct punctuation.
What is a "run-on" sentence?
To do or deal with something you haven’t done it yet.
What is "get around to"?
To brag about one’s abilities, skills, success achievements.
What is "blow your own trumpet"?
We use this tense to express facts, routine or habits.
What is "simple present tense"?
Incomplete sentences usually missing a subject or verb.
What are "fragments"?
In this type of conditionals, we use the simple past + simple past future. We use it to express imaginary or hypothetical situations.
What is type "2" of conditional clauses?
If I had enough money, I would lend you some.