Yes, you say "I don't think it is the case.", rather than "I think it is not the case.", if you think something is not the case.
That is, if 'think', 'suppose', 'believe' or 'imagine' is used to introduce a negative idea, you say 'I don't think...', 'I don't suppose...', etc. The usage is called 'transferred negation'.
You also say 'I don't think so.', 'I don't suppose so.', etc - in a negative 'short answer' structure.
The word 'hope', on the other hand, is an exception, for example, you say '
Today I am posting your great thrilling stories and will ask you again to tell your opitions about them. Of course, you should choose the story you like best of all or make a "like-wise" list. The idea of these blogs is for you to practice as literary critics. Please, don't pay attention to the words in bold as all the stories were written in some challenges and were corrected. Looking forward to your critique.
So, here are the stories.
NO1.
Freddy finally decided to take the first step and asked
"Are you following me?", these words have two faced coin for me. One is dreadful and the other is humorous.
It was late afternoon or I should say early evening, a dusk moment. On my way home after the whole day of work, the normal me will just utter my silent prayer and thank God for His help to consummate the whole day work (because I believe I can never do this alone). My house is just a walking distance from my office, as I turned left at the corner of Aster Clinic opposite of Adnoc Gas Statio
Yes, I mean you should use 'or' (not 'and') after a negative verb, for example, you say "I don't like football or basketball.", not "I don't like football and basketbll." - that is, 'or' means 'and not' here.
It's not uncommon for a learner to use 'and' in place of 'or' in a situation like that - I know they are trying to say they don't like both of them: both football and basketball.
It may have something to do with the so-called 'first language interference'.
However, you could use 'not A, nor
Dear friends! I will tell you about these problematic adjectives and how to use them correctly. We use them differently with/as singular and plural nouns. Besides, these adjectives can be used as nouns, both singular and plural.
1. Singular: another and the other.
Another means any other. We use it if there are more than two similar objects.
He is from another city. (There are more than two cities in the world)
My pen is out of ink. Will you give me another, please? (There are a few other pens on th
Finally, i and my wife has been defeated by our both children that to fulfilled one of them wish. is buy three goldfishes for them.
i wouldn't like to buy a goldfish for children just because of it's hard to keeping these delicately small species alive more than a while when kids got them.
when we got home, children more than delight and changing the fresh water for these little honey in glass pot and around it to talking with goldfish, by then, fishes and human beings get on well with each others
My friends! Today I will tell you how to use too/either/also correctly.
TOO has three different uses. We use TOO only in affirmative sentences and questions without negation and separate it with coma(s).
1. Before an adjective or an adverb it means excessively, to a higher degree than is desirable, permissible, or possible.
You are driving too fast for me to enjoy the ride.
He is too lazy to become a good musician.
2. If we speak about one person, at the end of an affirmative sentence it means in add
Yes, 'tip' means 'advice'. From now on, I'll try to give you some tips on English usage - every week or every month or whenever I feel like giving such a tip.
The tips aren't really blog challenges, though you can write a blog on any tip I give you - sure, I'll try to correct you If you write such a blog.
I hope you'll agree it's a good idea for me to give you such a tip often. You could also consult a dictionary or a native English teacher if you're not sure about any tip.
The first tip I'll gi
Hi, my dear friends! You all write many emotional blogs and comments here and often use these words, but you often use them incorrectly. So, I will give you some simple explanations so that you will not make such mistakes in the future.
SO is used before an adjective or an adverb:
The day is so nice! (an adjective).
He was listening to me so attentively! (an adverb).
SUCH is used before a noun or an adjective(s) + a noun. If a noun is singular and countable, there must be the article "a" before it.
It's important to practice regularly if we want to improve our English skills. Some of us may think it's an easy task, but actually it's a long and gradual process and takes a lot of effort, time and discipline.
As we practice and make progress, we can observe its benefits. We will feel more comfortable with the English language, and its grammar rules will be less hard than before.
Therefore, even though "Practice makes perfect" may seem like an old phrase, its message is deep and clear; the mor
It's not so difficult to really learn how to distinguish between it's and its. It's just an issue of paying attention and remember a few pieces of information about "it's" and "its".
Let me tell you first a bit about it's. "It's" is a contraction between the neutral second person singular personal pronoun "it" along with the verb "to be" conjugated in the third person singular (he, she, it - is). You use "it's" when reffering to a sentence subject, that is, you just use "it's" as a neutral subj
Are you familiar with the personal pronoun it? I hope so. Then, don't confuse it's with its.
Yes, it's is a shortened form of 'it is' or 'it has' (a contraction), while its is the possesive of it.
It may not be that easy to use them correctly, though - it's said that even native speakers confuse them.
The possessive form of a noun has apostrope s ('s) added to it, e.g. Expector's, today's, but the possessive form of it is its (no apostrope).
Let's try to write a short paragraph or build a few se
My dear friends! I am unsure of being able to spend much time here tomorrow, so, I am posting this blog today so that you will be able to game here since the moment as we have already got August winners. I propose to start each month with ROUND 1 for us not to deal with multiplace numbers. Here are our categories:
1. Culture/traditions/customs.
2. Literature/language.
3. Nature/animals/pets.
4. Science/engineering/technology.
5. Music/art/architecture.
6. History/philosophy.
7. Movies/theater/TV.
8. Gas
My friends! Today I will present you a few phrasal verbs with the same verb and different prepositions.
To blow away - to impress: to shoot a person to death.
To blow down - if something is blown down it has been brought down by the wind (speaking about some heavy objects that fall down like a tree, a house...).
To blow off - if something is blown off/away, it has been removed by the wind (speaking about something light, like a hat, a feather, a roof....)
To blow out - to go flat (first of all, abou
Yes, I mean 'top members', not 'star members'. Just as you know, it's hard to choose the monthly star members, especially when we're trying to choose someone who's never been chosen as a star member.
The thing is some of the star members may not have been aware they were star members because they didn't visit MyEC much - they were't really active members and other members didn't think they deserved it. That's to say, some of the star members are controversial.
Thankfully, the admin of MyEC has
My friends! Today I will tell you when and how to use the gerund correctly. The gerund is a part of speech combining the features of a noun and a verb. In the direct sense of the word, it is a noun from the front and a verb from behind. It means that we may use some prepositions and possessive pronouns before a gerund, while we use the complements and adverbs before it. A gerund defines a progreesive action. However, it is "more a noun than a verb", if I can say so. A gerund is mostly used as a
Yes, the 2016 Rio Olympics are over. The United States and the United Kingdom, both of which speak English, have won the most gold medals.
The US is almost always at the top of the Olympic medal counts - the Rio Olympics is no exception. To my surprise, the UK is number two on the list, not China or Russia or Germany.
So, English wins - maybe because both of them speak English. Next time when you answer the question 'Why do you need to learn English?', you could say you want to excel at sport:))
My friends! I have decided to post a series of blogs dedicated to the phrasal verbs. You see, most of the phrasal verbs are not idioms at all, they are just combinations of a verb and an appropriate preposition. Today I will tell you about the phrasal verbs with OFF and UP. First of all, you should realize what these prepositions mean.
OFF means that we separate/remove a part of some solid object or disconnect something like wires. For example:
She broke off a bit of a chocolate bar.
The worker cu
