An idiom is a phrase, or group of words, that together mean something different than each individual word normally means (see a list of idioms). Usually, an idiomatic expression or phrase consists of a verb and a preposition. A preposition is a transition word that helps us
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A job interview is a process in which a potential employee is evaluated by an employer for prospective employment in their company, organization, or firm. During this process, the employer hopes to determine whether or not the applicant is suitable for the role. You can find more
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‘Shall’ is fairly uncommon in modern English. We can use it to make offers or suggestions and to ask for advice. Shall I open the window? Shall we start the meeting? What time shall we start the English lesson? What dress shall I wear? That is really
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Learn the Future Perfect with “LearnEnglishInDublin”. This page will teach you the structure and use of the Future Perfect Simple Tense in English. The Future Perfect is used to show the time by which something finishes. For example: – I will have finished by 4.00. – By
Read more →When the subject and object of a sentence refer to the same person or thing, we use a reflexive pronoun as the object rather than a personal pronoun. Compare: – She forced her to eat it. (she and her refer to different people) and – She forced
Read more →As…as We use as…as with an adjective or adverb in between to say that something or someone is like something or someone else, or that one situation is like another: – Was the film as funny as his last one? – Andrew came round to my flat
Read more →Study how we use no and none in these sentences: no+noun: – She had no shoes on. – No information was given about how the study was conducted. – There´s no train until tomorrow. none+”no noun”: – Have we got any more sugar? There´s none in the
Read more →When we report statements, we often use a “that -clause” in the reported clause: – He said (that) he was enjoying his english course. – My husband mentioned (that) he´d seen you the other day. – The members of the Security Council warned that further action may
Read more →We can use ‘could have’ to talk about something somebody was capable of doing but didn’t do. * I could have gone to Trinity University but I preferred UCD. * She could have hit him but she didn’t want to. * They could have bought a house
Read more →The following is a mini-tutorial on the use of “so” and “such.” So + Adjective USE “So” can be combined with adjectives to show extremes. This form is often used in exclamations. Examples: * The music is so loud! I wish they would turn it down. *
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