English a Global Language

What are Phrasal Verbs? A phrasal verb is a combination of words (a verb + a preposition or verb +adverb) that when used together, usually take on a different meaning to that of the original verb. Telephone Phrasal Verbs can make you sound like a native speaker. 1. Break Up:  To become inaudible over the telephone I can not hear you properly; Your voice is breaking up. I had to hang up because his voice was breaking up. 2. Cut Off:  To hang up the phone Don’t cut me off when I am talking. John cut me off when i was talking to him. We got cut off. If we get cut off, I will call you back. 3. Hang On/Hold On:  To wait for a short time Hang on! Let me give you his number. Can you please hang? I am getting another call. 4. Hang Up/Get Off:  To end the phone call and put the phone down "‘Thanks,’ she says, and hangs up" I hung up after receiving the message. She hung up on me when i was trying to talk to her. Natalie, please get off the pho...

Complements Direct and Indirect Objects The basic structure of a sentence is  Sub + Verb + Object The objects are called Complements, and there are two types of complements in English language ' Direct objects and Indirect Object '. They are very easy to spot as their position is very regular. Let's start! today's Lesson Direct Object Direct object always follows transitive action verbs and answers question like What? and whom? Example 1.  The mother watched her child intently In the sentence above Subject is ' Mother ' Transitive Action verb is ' Watched ' ( Watched what or whom?) Direct Object is Child Example 2.  Homer invited Apu to thanksgiving dinner 1. In the sentence above the Subject is  Homer . 2. Transitive Action verb is  Invited.  (Invited whom?) Direct Object is ' Apu ' Example 3.  The lions in the pride stalked the unsuspecting hyena. In the sentence above the subject is ' Lions ' Transitive...

Today, we are going to learn how to use adjective phrases  TOO MUCH, TOO MANY and A LOT .  I have seen people use them incorrectly all the time. So let's learn them correctly once and for all. Let's start with TOO MUCH and TOO MANY. Note : Too shows excessively bad  TOO MUCH  It is used with uncountable nouns like: Water, Beer, Hair, and Love to show nouns that you do not like.  Example:  I've had  too much sugar  lately. Adam and Sarah are going to end their 4 years long relationship because they have  had too much fight  lately. Students don't like  too much home work . Indian cities suffer with  too much traffic . Too Many  It is used with countable nouns like: car, bike, boy, girl etc. to show nouns that you do not like.  There are  too many people  in India. Everyone loves cookies, but there are  too many calories  in it. Too many vehicles  on th...

Today's lesson is a grammar lesson. People often ask the difference between  whether  or  if . In some situations, If and whether are interchangeable, but the best way to not make a mistake, not to mix them up in the wrong situation is to Always use if for conditionals and use whether when you are talking about two choices. IF and WHETHER can be interchanged  in some cases: 1. When they are used as noun clauses, they can be interchanged. But try to avoid using them the same if you don't want to make the mistake. Ex:  Do you know  if/whether  Dan is coming? Note: you could add 'or not' with whether which is optional as whether already gives you a choice in this situation. Ex:  I don't know whether/ if the exam is on Friday or Saturday Note:  In the example above, if and whether seem to mean the same thing, but You need to remember IF is not limited to 2 options, but Whether is. Whether gives you 2 choices. More Exam...

The comma is the trickiest punctuation mark which can change the meaning of a sentence dramatically, but there are some general rules which can be applied while using the comma. We’ve compiled a list of all of the times when you need the mighty comma. 1. Use a comma before any coordinating conjunction (and, but, for, or, nor etc) which links two independent clauses. Example: I went to supermarket, and I bought 2 eggs. I would like to help you with your homework, but I do not have time to do so. I will be late to the party, for I am working until seven. I wanted to drive my car, but the tire was flat. Note : An independent clause contains a subject and object and can stand on its own as a sentence. 2. Use comma after a dependent clause that stats the sentence. When john turned 65 , he retired. Because I forgot my homework , I got sent home. When I went running , I saw a duck. Note : A dependent clause contains a subject and object but can not stand on...