Basics. Common Questions.
The challenge is about common questions in English: simple present and past questions, "why + negative" questions, questions with "who" as the subject, and questions with "who" and "whom" as the object.
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Basics. Pronouns and Possessives.
This topic covers various aspects of pronouns and possessives in English. It includes personal pronouns for people and things, possessive forms to show ownership or relationships, forming questions with possessives, and reflexive pronouns.
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Basics. Common More Complex Questions.
Master more complex common question types, such as "Who...? / What...? / Where...? / Which...?" with prepositions at the end, "What + noun" and "Which + noun" questions, questions about duration, and complex sentence questions.
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Say vs. Tell, Advice, and Promises: Communication Collocations
Do you tell someone news or say news to them? Master essential communication collocations including say vs. tell distinctions, advice patterns, promise expressions, and argument vocabulary through 23 interactive questions.
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Transitive and Intransitive Verbs
All English verbs are divided into three big groups of transitive, intransitive and linking verbs. The belonging to one of these groups influences the choice of the object the verb may be followed by: direct, indirect, indirect without a preposition, prepositional object or the complex object. Another reason to know about "transitivity/intransitivity" of a verb is to be able to use the verb in the passive voice. In addition, some verbs such as get, grow, keep, look, and alike, can be also link verbs that will strongly influence the meaning of a sentence.
Transitive vs. Intransitive: High-Impact Verbs
Master transitive vs. intransitive verbs and avoid common errors like discuss about or enter into. Stop adding unnecessary prepositions with high-impact verbs like discuss, reach, enter, and contact!
Verb + Object + Infinitive Patterns
Practice using verbs that take an object + infinitive pattern, such as want, ask, tell, allow, and encourage. Learn when to use to + verb after the object and which verbs require a bare infinitive instead.
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