Thursday, March 28, 2024

 106. Than and as Object pronouns (me, him, her etc) can be used after as and than, especially in an informal style.

 • She is taller than me. 

• He earns as much as her.

• She doesn't sing as well as him. 

In a formal style, we prefer subject + verb after as and than

 • She is taller than I am. 

• He earns as much as she does. 

• She doesn't sing as well as I do. 

Note that a subject form without a verb (e.g. than I) is unusual in this structure in modern English.

 • He ran as fast as me. OR He ran as fast as I did. (More natural than ‘He ran as fast as I’.) 


Monday, March 25, 2024

 105. Suggest 

The verb suggest is used with a that-clause or a gerund (-ing form). 

It cannot be used with a to-infinitive. 

• Incorrect: She suggested to consult a doctor. 

• Correct: She suggested consulting a doctor.

 • Correct: She suggested that I (should) consult a doctor. 


Sunday, March 24, 2024



 103. Singular and plural nouns 

The pronouns another, anything, each, everyone, everybody, anyone, someone, somebody, no one, none, much, person, either and neither are  singular and should be followed by singular verbs. 

The pronouns all, some, most, many and people are plural and should be followed by plural verbs. 

• Incorrect: Every people know this. 

• Correct: Every man / everyone knows this.

 • Incorrect: Everyone in the class have handed in work. 

• Correct: Everyone in the class has handed in work. 

• Incorrect: Neither of the boys are correct. 

• Correct: Neither of the boys is correct. 

• Incorrect: Each of the boys were given a prize yesterday.

 • Correct: Each of the boys was given a prize yesterday. 

Saturday, March 23, 2024

 102. Sincerely

 • Incorrect: Your sincerely... 

• Incorrect: Your's sincerely 

• Correct: Yours sincerely 


Friday, March 22, 2024

 101. Search and search for 

• Incorrect: When we searched it we found it. 

• Correct: When we searched for it we found it.

• Incorrect: I searched him. 

• Correct: I searched for him. 'I searched him' is only correct when it means 'I looked in his pockets' or something similar. 


Thursday, March 21, 2024

 100. Scarcely...when 

It is wrong to use than instead of when in these sentences. 

• Incorrect: Scarcely had I reached the station than the train steamed out. 

• Correct: Scarcely had I reached the station when the train steamed out. 

When scarcely begins the sentence, the auxiliary had must come immediately after it

Incorrect: Scarcely I had solved one problem when another cropped up.

 • Correct: Scarcely had I solved one problem when another cropped up. 

• Correct: I had scarcely solved one problem when another cropped up.