(Taken from kursusinggris.wordpress.com) Less or Fewer? "Less" or "fewer": Is there still a difference? by Tim North, A correspondent of mine recently had this to say: I'm appalled at the increasing use of less when fewer would be more appropriate. I was taught that if you could count them (people at a meeting) you used "fewer"; if you couldn't count it (sugar) you used "less." It seems that the trend is to use less for everything. ... I can't wrap myself around using "less" when "fewer" seems so right to me. She asked me to comment. The traditional rule is indeed to use "fewer" with things that can be counted. For example:- * Fewer than ten minutes remain. * Fewer people go to church now. * Fewer than a hundred tickets were sold. * Drink fewer glasses of alchohol. Traditional...

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How To Learn English!Here are some tips which may help you to master the English Language!Speak without Fear The biggest problem most people face in learning a new language is their own fear. They worry that they won’t say things correctly or that they will look stupid so they don’t talk at all. Don’t do this. The fastest way to learn anything is to do it – again and again until you get it right. Like anything, learning English requires practice. Don’t let a little fear stop you from getting what you want. Use all of your Resources Even if you study English at a language school it doesn’t mean you can’t learn outside of class. Using as many different sources, methods and tools as possible, will allow you to learn faster. There are many different ways you can improve your...

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IDIOMS - PAGE र IDIOM: R and R MEANING: Rest and Relaxation (a vacation) EXAMPLE: I need some R and R. I've been working too hard. IDIOM: race against time MEANING: something must be finished by a deadline, due date, or certain time EXAMPLE: We're in a race against time to finish the sales brochure before the big sale. IDIOM: It's raining cats and dogs. MEANING: to rain very hard EXAMPLE: It's raining cats and dogs outside! I've never seen it rain so hard! IDIOM: rain or shine MEANING: no matter what the weather is EXAMPLE: We're moving to our new aprtment tomorrow, rain or shine. IDIOM: to read someone's mind MEANING: to know what someone is thinking EXAMPLE: Teachers can't read your mind. If you don't understand, you've got to ask a question! IDIOM: red tape MEANING: complications; difficulties EXAMPLE:...

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IDIOMS - PAGE डीIDIOM: dicey (adj)MEANING: risky; uncertain; taking a big chanceEXAMPLE: Buying stock in lesser-known companies can be a little dicey. IDIOM: to ditch classMEANING: to skip class; to play hookeyEXAMPLE: Omar ditched class yesterday, and he missed an important test. IDIOM: to do a bang-up jobMEANING: to do a very good job; do very well at somethingEXAMPLE: Veronica did a bang-up job on her English project. She got the highest score in the class. IDIOM: Don't count your chickens until they hatchMEANING: Don't assume that something will happen until it has happenedEXAMPLE: Nina: "I want to buy a new car and a house when I win the lotto next week." Tess: "Don't count your chickens until they hatch!" IDIOM: (be) down in the dumpsMEANING: to be depressed; sadEXAMPLE:...

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Idioms with the word माउथAll of these idioms have "mouth" in them...Click on the idiom to study the meaning: You took the words right out of my mouth.You said what I was going to say. to put words in one's mouth to misquote one born with a silver spoon in one's mouth born into a rich family to leave a nasty taste in one's mouth to create a bad impression to live from hand to mouth to have a difficult life down in the mouth very sad /depressed Now read the sentences and try to guess the meaning of the underlined idioms: 1. Hey! Don't put words in my mouth! I didn't say that. ???Sorry-Try again!???Yes-Good Work???Sorry-Try again! Don't tell me what to say.Don't misquote me.Don't be sad. 2. You look down in the mouth today. What's wrong? ???Sorry-Try again!???Sorry-Try...

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Body Idioms !--- hide script function bar() { document.write(" JavaScript Enhanced Document ") } function show() { document.write(document.check.good.value) } function check() { if(document.question.answer1.value=="YES!") document.question.good.value='1' else document.question.good.value='0' if(document.question.answer2.value=="YES!") { document.question.good.value = parseFloat(document.question.good.value) + parseFloat(1) } if(document.question.answer3.value=="YES!") { document.question.good.value = parseFloat(document.question.good.value) + parseFloat(1) } if(document.question.answer4.value=="YES!") { document.question.good.value...

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Animal IdiomAll of these idioms have animals in them... Click on the idiom to study the meaning: a little bird told me an secret person told me a scaredy cata person afraid of something it’s raining cats and dogsit's raining heavily it’s a dog-eat-dog world only the strongest survive to have a cowto get very upset seems a little fishy to meI am suspicious about that READ the sentence. CHOOSE the answer. Get your score! 1. Wow! It's raining cats and dogs today, and I forgot my umbrella! a)I forgot my umbrella today.b)It's raining heavily.c)Cats and dogs are falling from the sky. 2. When I told my mom I would be home around 2 am, she had a cow! a)My mom was really upset.b)My mom bought a baby cow.c)My mom is really strange. 3. Jean: How did you know it was my birthday today? Susan:...

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Using Nouns as Adjectives Mary ate some (soup that tasted delicious)Mary ate some delicious soup. adjective + noun REMEMBER: ADJECTIVES CAN NEVER BE PLURAL! Mary ate some (soup made from vegetables)Mary ate some vegetable soup. noun + noun NOUNS WORKING AS ADJECTIVES CAN NEVER BE PLURAL! 1) Jason ate some (soup made from beans). a) bean soupb) soup beansc) beans soup 2) Terry has a beautiful (garden of roses). a) roses gardenb) garden rosesc) rose garden 3) Mara is growing a (garden of vegetables). a) garden vegetablesb) vegetable gardenc) vegetables garden 4) I got a new (opener for cans). a) cans openerb) opener cansc) can opener 5) Those were some interesting (articles in a magazine). a) article magazineb) magazine articlesc) magazines article...

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Parts of Speech: Adjectives Adjectives are words used to describe nouns. Adjectives give more information about a noun. Use adjectives to make your writing more interesting. "Fast, fun, new, old, red, ugly" are all adjectives. They describe a noun. READ THESE EXAMPLES: It's a fast car. It's a fun car. It's a new car. It's an old car. It's a red car. It's an ugly car. Adjectives can come BEFORE the NOUN (adjective + noun) EXAMPLES: It's an expensive bicycle. It's a racing bicycle. It's a red bicycle. Adjectives can come AFTER a BE verb. (BE + adjective) EXAMPLES: The butterfly is pretty. ...

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frequency adverb

Frequency Adverbs - ALWAYS / USUALLY / OFTEN Other Verbs(play, do, study, work, etc.) Frequency Adverbs come BEFORE other verbs. I always help the other students.My brother usually comes late to school.Jenny and Susan often study in the library after class. BE Verb(am, is, are, was, were, etc.) Frequency Adverbs come AFTER a BE verb. I am always a good student.My brother is usually late to school.Jenny and Susan are often in the library after class....

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Hunter Quatermain's story by H. Ridar Haggard

Sir Henry Curtis, as everybody acquainted with him knows, is one of the most hospitable men on earth. It was in the course of the enjoyment of his hospitality at his place in Yorkshire the other day that I heard the hunting story which I am now about to transcribe. Many of those who read it will no doubt have heard some of the strange rumours that are flying about to the effect that Sir Henry Curtis and his friend Captain Good, R.N., recently found a vast treasure of diamonds out in the heart of Africa, supposed to have been hidden by the Egyptians, or King Solomon, or some other antique people. I first saw the matter alluded to in a paragraph in one of the society papers the day before I started for Yorkshire to pay my visit to Curtis, and arrived, needless to say, burning with curiosity;...

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