Choose a dictionary. Clear explanations of natural written and spoken English. Usage explanations of natural written and spoken English. Grammar Thesaurus. Word Lists. Choose your language. Adjectives Adjectives: forms Adjectives: order Adjective phrases: functions Adjective phrases: position Adjectives and adjective phrases: typical errors. Comparison: adjectives bigger , biggest , more interesting Comparison: clauses bigger than we had imagined Comparison: comparisons of equality as tall as his father As … as.
Adverbs Adverb phrases Adverbs and adverb phrases: position Adverbs and adverb phrases: typical errors Adverbs: forms Adverbs: functions Adverbs: types Comparison: adverbs worse, more easily Fairly Intensifiers very, at all Largely Much , a lot , lots , a good deal : adverbs Pretty Quite Rather Really Scarcely Very. Above or over? Across , over or through?
Advice or advise? Affect or effect? All or every? All or whole? Allow , permit or let? Almost or nearly? Alone , lonely , or lonesome? Along or alongside? Already , still or yet? Also , as well or too? Alternate ly , alternative ly Although or though? Altogether or all together? Amount of , number of or quantity of? Any more or anymore? Anyone , anybody or anything? Apart from or except for?
Arise or rise? Around or round? Arouse or rouse? As or like? As , because or since? As , when or while? Been or gone? Begin or start? Beside or besides?
Between or among? Born or borne? Bring , take and fetch Can , could or may? Classic or classical? Come or go? Consider or regard? Consist , comprise or compose? Content or contents? Different from , different to or different than? Do or make? Down , downwards or downward? During or for? Each or every? East or eastern ; north or northern? Economic or economical? Efficient or effective? Elder , eldest or older , oldest? The whole sign is different compared to the first one. This just kind of feels tricky or dishonest.
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Each entry starts with a simple explanation and some basic examples before giving real-life, entertaining examples. Can my daughter attend the party? Negative Usage Another tone difference between can and may occurs when you use them negatively. When to Use Can There are instances outside of asking for permission when you should use can instead of may.
Can you play the piano? The new copy machine can staple and collate copies. How can I tell the difference between fruits and vegetables? Sharon can type almost 90 words a minute. When to Use May So, if you can use can to ask permission, when would you use may? Some examples of sentences with may include: It may rain during the baseball game. Josie may be too busy to pick up the groceries. More Grammar Resources The next time someone corrects can to may in your request, let them know that 21st-century use permits you to use both.
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