Articles in Academic Writing
Do you know when to write "the human brain" but leave "qualitative research" without an article? Master the nuances of formal scholarly writing by testing yourself on generic classes, abstract nouns with post-modification, and zero-article rules for diseases and academic disciplines.
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Advanced Concessive Clauses: As, Though, and Albeit
Do you know how to use "Try as I might" or "Ridiculous as it sounds" correctly? Master advanced contrast structures by testing yourself on fronted adjectives with as/though, verb fronting, albeit, and much as.
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Conditional Conjunctions: Supposing, Provided That, and Even If
Are you ready to move beyond basic "if" clauses? Test your advanced grammar skills by mastering nuanced conditional phrases like supposing, provided that, on condition that, even if, and but for.
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Advanced Determiner-Noun Agreement
Is it grammatically correct to say "another three weeks" or "many a student has"? Master the trickiest English agreement rules by testing your knowledge of "many a" phrases, amount vs. number, and determiners with irregular plurals and uncountable nouns.
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Advanced Discourse Markers
Do you know how to elegantly pivot back to a main story after a random tangent, or correctly use formal words like albeit and notwithstanding? Test your mastery of advanced transitions by practicing markers of concession, extent and purpose, and reformulation and resumption across 10 challenging questions.
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Mastering Double Passive Constructions
Ever wondered why "the file is scheduled to be deleted" sounds perfectly fine, but "the file was attempted to be deleted" is grammatically wrong? Test your advanced grammar skills on acceptable double passives, reporting verbs for rumors, and verbs that reject passive infinitives.
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Ellipsis in Coordination
Why repeat yourself when you can drop words to create elegant, concise sentences? Test your advanced grammar skills on gapping, verb phrase (VP) ellipsis, and right node raising across 10 challenging questions.
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Advanced Future Forms and Future in the Past
Do you know how to express an unfulfilled plan from the past or calculate exact durations leading up to a future deadline? Test your advanced grammar skills by mastering the future perfect continuous, future in the past, and nuanced expectation phrases like bound to and on the verge of.
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Implied Conditionals: But For, Without, and Otherwise
Can you spot a hypothetical situation when the word "if" is nowhere to be found? Navigate 10 tricky scenarios by identifying implied conditionals hidden within phrases like but for, otherwise, given, and implied subjects.
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Mastering It-Cleft Sentences: Agreement and Adverbials
Do you know whether to write "It is I who is" or "It is I who am"? Test your advanced syntax skills by mastering pronoun and verb agreement, emphasizing prepositional phrases, and structuring complex adverbial and negative time clauses.
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Prepositional Verbs and Adjectives
Are you impervious to grammar mistakes, or is your writing fraught with preposition errors? Test your high-level vocabulary by mastering advanced prepositional verbs and adjective-preposition combinations across dramatic, real-world scenarios.
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Prepositions in Idiomatic Expressions
Do you know if a rumored corporate merger is in the offing or on the offing? Test your mastery of advanced, fixed phrases by choosing the correct prepositions for expressions like by dint of, under the auspices, out of kilter, and at the behest of.
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Quantifiers with Of-Structures
Why do we say "most people" but "most of the people"? Master tricky grammar rules by testing yourself on quantifiers with object pronouns, specific vs. general determiners, and complex structures like every one of and none of the.
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Subjunctive in Fixed Expressions
Have you ever wondered why we say "be that as it may" instead of "is that as it may"? Master the remnants of the English subjunctive mood by practicing fixed expressions, concessive phrases, and hypothetical idioms across 10 challenging scenarios.
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Substitution with So, Not, and Do
Do you know when to say "I suspect not" instead of "I don't suspect so"? Master advanced clause replacement by practicing negative expectations, adjective substitution, verb phrase fronting, and the tricky rules of stative verbs with "do".
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Adverb Clauses of Reason: Because, Since, and As
Why did the time traveler arrive three centuries late? Master explaining why things happen by testing your knowledge of adverb clauses of reason, distinguishing because vs. because of, applying correct punctuation rules, and identifying reason vs. time contexts.
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Basics. Basic Adjectives: Placement and Order
Ever wonder why we say a cute brown dog instead of a brown cute dog? Test your foundational grammar skills by practicing adjective placement, basic adjective order, and plural invariance across 12 engaging questions.
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Quantifiers: All, Most, Some, and No
Do you know when to say no food instead of none of the food? Master these essential grammar rules as you test yourself on basic quantifiers, the "of the" rule, and the difference between no and none.
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Basics. Go to, Go on, Go for, and Go -ing Patterns
Do you know why we "go to the gym" but "go on a diet"? Test your knowledge of everyday verb collocations by practicing go to for places, go on for trips, go for for noun activities, and go -ing for sports and leisure.
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Basics. The Verb Have: Possession, Activities, and Meals
Did you know that you can have a dog, have a pizza, and have a nap all using the exact same verb? Master the different forms of this essential word by practicing possession, meals, and daily activities.
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Quantifiers: Much, Many, and A Lot Of
Do you know why we say "much time" but "many hours"? Master the rules of quantity by choosing the correct words for countable nouns, uncountable nouns, and versatile phrases like a lot of.
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Basics. Common Prepositions: On, At, By, With, and About
Are you good at grammar, or just good with guessing? Master these tricky small words by practicing prepositions of transport, adjective combinations, and fixed expressions like "by mistake" and "on purpose."
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Basics. Common Phrasal Verbs for Daily Life
Do you know the difference between waking up and getting up? Master the vocabulary of everyday life by testing your knowledge of morning routines, household chores, operating electronics, and running errands.
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Basics. Prepositions of Movement: Into, Through, and Across
Did the disobedient dog jump over the hurdle, or crawl under it? Test your ability to navigate English sentences using prepositions of movement, including through vs. across, onto vs. into, and directional phrases.
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Basics. Prepositions of Place: In, At, and On Buildings
Are you waiting in the building, at the entrance, or on the roof? Test your spatial grammar by choosing the correct prepositions for enclosed spaces, building floors and surfaces, and general locations.
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Basics. Prepositions of Place: At, On, and In
Are you waiting in the bus stop or at the bus stop? Master spatial grammar by practicing specific locations with "at", surface locations with "on", and enclosed spaces or cities with "in".
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Basics. Prepositions of Position: Next To, Between, and Under
Have you ever struggled to explain exactly where you left your missing phone or where a frightened pet is hiding? Master your spatial vocabulary by practicing the differences between the prepositions next to, between, and under in everyday situations.
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Basics. Prepositions of Time: At, On, and In
Do you know when to schedule a meeting on Monday versus at 3:00 PM? Test your accuracy with exact times, days and dates, and longer periods like months and years across 12 fun questions.
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Basics. Expressing Purpose with the To-Infinitive
Why did the alien travel to Earth, or the spy pack a laser ring? Test your ability to answer "why" by mastering the to-infinitive of purpose, avoiding the "for + verb" trap, and correctly linking actions to their reasons.
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Basics. So, Such, and Such a
Have you ever wondered why we say someone ran so quickly but is such a quick runner? Master the rules of English intensifiers by practicing so with adjectives and adverbs, such and such a with noun phrases, and so much/many with quantifiers.
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Basics. Time Prepositions: from, to, until, since, and for
Test your from/to/until/since/for Time Prepositions skills with 10 questions at easy level.
Basics. Time Prepositions: Before, After, During, and While
Did you fall asleep during the movie, or while the movie was playing? Master the rules of time by practicing the differences between during vs. while and sequencing events with before and after.
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Basics. Word Order.
This challenge covers basic rules for word order, including the placement of adjectives and adverbs. It also explains how adverbs like "still," "yet," and "already" can affect word order.
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Do vs. Make: School and Studying Collocations
Are you "making" your homework or "doing" your homework? Master the difference between these tricky verbs with everyday school vocabulary, including doing assignments, making mistakes, making progress, and doing an exam.
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Complex Sentence: Adverbials
There are five types of subordinate clauses in English: the subject, the predicative, the attributive, the object and several types of adverbial clauses.
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Misheard Phrases
Do you live in a "doggy dog" world, or is it a dog-eat-dog world? Test your knowledge of commonly misheard phrases, confused idioms, and tricky grammatical sound-alikes like should have vs. "should of."
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One Word or Two?
Do you know if your morning run is a workout or if you need to work out? Test your spelling and grammar skills by choosing between one word or two for tricky pairs like everyday vs. every day, maybe vs. may be, and a lot.
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Fluency Boost: Opinions, Academic Discourse & Adverb+Adjective Collocations
Test your Fluency Boost: Opinions, Academic Discourse & Adverb+Adjective Collocations skills with 24 questions at medium level.
Make, Do, and More: Food & Home Collocations
Do you make the dishes or do the dishes — and why does it matter? Test yourself on make vs. do for chores, cooking verb collocations, and eating-out phrases like booking tables and leaving tips across 25 questions.
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High-Frequency Grammar Fixes for India Learners: Tense, Articles, and Agreement
Have you ever caught yourself saying "I am knowing" instead of "I know," or asking for "an advice"? Polish your everyday English by testing yourself on stative verbs, tricky subject-verb agreement, uncountable nouns, and past tense rules.
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Health and Lifestyle Collocations: Fitness, Sleep, Diet, and Habits
Do you maintain a balanced diet or keep one? Master essential fitness collocations, sleep expressions, diet terminology, illness phrases, and habit-changing language through 24 varied exercises.
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Compound Adjectives
Ever wondered why you write a ten-page essay but say the essay is ten pages long? Master the tricky rules of hyphenation by practicing number-noun combinations, adjectives with -ly adverbs, and the difference between adjectives before and after nouns.
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Basics. Adjective + To Infinitive Patterns
Are you ready to test your grammar or reluctant to start? Master the rules for pairing adjectives of emotion, readiness, and difficulty with the to infinitive.
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Basics. Articles in Fixed Expressions
Ever wonder why we say someone is in a hurry but did something completely by mistake? Master the tricky exceptions of English grammar by practicing indefinite article phrases, definite article idioms, and zero-article expressions.
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Basics. The Causative: Have Something Done
Did you cut your own hair, or did you have it cut? Master the art of delegating tasks by practicing the causative structure, focusing on the have/get something done pattern across various verb tenses.
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Basics. Verb Patterns with I'd Rather and It's Time
Did you know that expressing an urgent wish about the present sometimes requires the past tense? Master these tricky rules by practicing I'd rather + base verb, I'd rather + subject + past tense, and the differences between it's time + infinitive and it's high time + past tense.
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Basics. Gerunds After It's No Use and There's No Point In
Why do we say it's no use trying instead of it's no use to try? Master the tricky gerund rules for it's no use and there's no point in while navigating fun, advanced scenarios from zombie encounters to cursed office printers.
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Advanced Participle Clauses: -ing and -ed
Ever wondered how to fix a "dangling participle" before it ruins your writing? Master advanced sentence structures by practicing -ing and -ed participle clauses, identifying dangling modifiers, and using passive perfect participles to connect ideas seamlessly.
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Basics. Gerunds After Prepositions
Are you tired of wondering whether to use an infinitive or an -ing verb after words like "for," "about," or "in"? Master common verb + preposition + gerund combinations, adjective + preposition phrases, and tricky exceptions like looking forward to.
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Basics. Reduced Relative Clauses: Participles and Infinitives
Why write "the alien who was stranded" when you can simply say "the alien stranded"? Master concise writing by testing your knowledge of active and passive participle phrases, stative verb reductions, and infinitive relative clauses across 10 challenging questions.
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Basics. Fronted Prepositions in Relative Clauses
Do you know when to use "the manager to whom I spoke" instead of "the manager who I spoke to"? Master the strict formal register by practicing fronted prepositions, relative pronouns like whom and which, and complex prepositional phrases.
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Quantifiers: Much, Many, and a Lot of
Test your Quantifiers A2: much / many / a lot of — Choosing the Right One skills with 15 questions at easy level.
Expressing Likes, Preferences, and Opinions
Do you know why we say "in my opinion" but never "according to me"? Master the tricky grammar behind expressing preferences, verbs of dislike with gerunds, and natural opinion phrases.
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Money, Errands & Everyday Services
Do you "make" errands or "run" them? Master the natural phrasing for daily tasks by practicing errand collocations, money prepositions, and vocabulary for everyday services.
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Eating Out, Ordering & Shopping
Do you know how to ask for sauce separately or what to say when a barista asks where you'll eat your food? Test your knowledge of restaurant collocations, shopping phrasal verbs, and everyday prepositions like paying in cash.
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Making Polite Requests and Offers
Are you sounding too bossy in English without realizing it? Master the art of courtesy by practicing polite requests, natural offers, and asking for help using phrases like would you mind and shall I.
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Greetings, Small Talk & Replies
Do you freeze up when an English speaker asks, "What's up?" Master the art of everyday conversation by practicing casual greetings, natural replies, and weekend farewells.
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Texting, Messaging & Online Replies
Have you ever wondered if someone "replied me" or "replied to me"? Master the nuances of digital communication by practicing verb patterns, texting collocations, and messaging prepositions.
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Thanks, Apologies, and Natural Responses
Are you still saying "You are welcome" to every "Thank you" and "It is nothing" to every apology? Upgrade your conversational English by mastering prepositions with gerunds, fixed expressions of gratitude, and natural responses to daily situations.
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Time, Dates & Everyday Plans
Are you meeting your friends in Saturday or on Saturday? Master the rules for time prepositions (in, on, at), using the present continuous for future plans, and time expressions like next, for, and until.
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Work Email & Meeting Etiquette
Do you know whether to say "I look forward to hear" or "I look forward to hearing"? Test your knowledge of gerunds, infinitives of purpose, and polite professional collocations for emails and virtual meetings.
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Offers and Orders: Would You Like and I'll Have
Do you know the difference between asking someone "Do you like coffee?" and "Would you like some coffee?" Test your polite conversation skills by mastering would you like + noun, would you like to + verb, and the correct use of I'll have for placing orders.
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Polite Requests: Could You vs. Would You Mind
Do you know when to use passing instead of pass when asking someone for a favor? Master the grammar of everyday favors by practicing could you + base verb, would you mind + gerund, and negative polite requests across 15 interactive questions.
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Saying No Politely
Are you worried about sounding rude when you turn down an invitation or a request at work? Master the art of polite refusals, including softening phrases, professional boundary-setting, and declining social invitations.
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Prepositions and Articles for Turkish Speakers: the, a, in, on, at
Turkish has no articles and no prepositions — that's a double challenge in English. Do you arrive in or at the airport? Is she good in or good at cooking? Master in/on/at for places, the/a article rules, and adjective+preposition collocations across 12 scenarios set in Istanbul, Ankara, and beyond.
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Prepositions Romance Speakers Mix Up: in, on, at, to, for, and since
Do you say in 6 pm or at 6 pm? Is it since three years or for three years? If your native language is Spanish, French, Italian, or Portuguese, these prepositions are your biggest weakness. Master in/on/at for time, since vs for, and to vs for with 12 fun scenarios.
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Everyday Commas
Do you know when to use a comma before "and" or "but"? Master the art of punctuation by practicing compound sentences, introductory clauses, appositives, and lists in everyday scenarios.
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Quotation Marks: US vs UK
Does the comma go inside or outside the quotation marks? Test your punctuation skills on US vs. UK comma and period placement, single vs. double quotation marks, and formatting nested quotes.
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Is This Too Casual for Work?
Would you say "Hey boss, what's good?" to the CEO on your first day? Master your professional tone by practicing formal email greetings, polite requests, and workplace apologies.
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School and Learning Collocations: Study Habits, Exams, and Academic Skills
Do you take notes or make notes during lectures? Master essential academic collocations including study habits, exam preparation, skill development, and classroom activities through 22 varied practice questions.
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Word Order and Extra Words Errors for Turkish Speakers
Do you say discuss the plan or discuss about the plan? Test your ability to spot and remove unnecessary words by mastering transitive verbs without prepositions, avoiding double subjects, and dropping extra pronouns in relative clauses across 14 questions.
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Work & Productivity Collocations: Tasks, Meetings, Deadlines & Performance
Do you "meet a deadline" or "reach a deadline"? Master the precise word partnerships that make professional English sound natural. Practice meeting collocations, task management phrases, deadline expressions, and performance review language across 18 varied questions.
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