Grammar rules
These are the six points to remember for the past vs present perfect.
Present perfect: unfinished time, life experience, since
Past: finished time, fact, not used with since
What is the future perfect tense? Please provide an example.
We use the future perfect to talk about things that will happen before a future time or action.
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These are the words we can use to talk about steps.
What are first, first of all, firstly, in the first place, to begin with, after (that), in second place, next, second, the next step, then, finally, last, lastly, the final step, to conclude, to finish up, etc?
This word means to regularly travel a distance between work and home.
What is commute?
Because they don’t like fast food.
Why do French people eat snails?
These are the points to remember about gerunds.
They are used as nouns.
They can be used as subjects and objects.
Sometimes they change the meaning of the sentence.
How do we use meanwhile and while?
We use ‘meanwhile’ ONLY between independent clauses for two separate events with different people or things happening at the same time; we use while for BOTH two things one person does at the same time AND two independent clauses for two separate events with different people or things happening at the same time.
These are the verbs we can use to talk about projects.
What are advise, analyze, change, check, coordinate, develop, direct, evaluate, finance, implement, manage, modify, organize, orient, plan, promote, and verify?
This is the word for an independent contractor.
What is a freelancer?
A chew-chew train.
What do you call a train carrying bubblegum?
These are the points to remember about relative pronouns.
1. We use relative pronouns to introduce relative (dependent) clauses.
2. They tell us more about people and things.
3. We normally put a comma before which.
When do we use the modal verb 'shall?'
We use shall for obligations, offers, and promises.
These are the nouns we can use to talk about projects.
What are advice, advisor, agent, analysis, analyst, aspect, budget, consultant, coordination, cost, deadline, evaluation, expenses, financing, manager, mandate, organization, organizer, orientation, phases, planning, procedure, project head, promotion, resource person, steps, strategies, and verification?
These are words we use to indicate that someone has lost their job.
What are resign, fire, lay off, sack, terminate and dismiss?
To get to the other side.
Why did the chicken cross the road?
How do direct and indirect questions work? Please give some examples.
Direct questions are short, while indirect questions are long.
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What are the six points to remember for the present vs. present progressive?
Present: Long term, old habits, routines
Present progressive: Short term, new habits, one-shot deals
These are words we can use to express temporal relationships.
What are already, before (verb + ing), earlier, previous, previously, the day/week/month before, yet, at the same time, during, in the meantime, when, while (verb + ing), after (verb + ing), as soon as, at the latest, the next day/week/month, etc?
This word means an increase in the amount that you are paid for the work you do.
What is a raise?
Because they are easy to see through.
Why are ghosts such bad liars?
What are misplaced modifiers? Please give us some examples.
Misplaced modifiers are modifiers that are in the wrong place and change the meaning of the sentence.
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What is the main point to remember about adverbial clauses?
An adverbial clause is a subordinate clause that acts as the adverb in a sentence.
These are keywords you can use with the present perfect.
What are just, since, ever, yet, recently, already, for, so far, lately, and never?
This word covers interpersonal skills such as the ability to communicate well with other people and to work in a team.
What are soft skills?
Repeat.
Pete and Repeat walk into a bar. Pete comes out. Who stays in?