Questions Asked by Users

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What is the meaning of delirious? Explain with a few examples.
Can you tell me the meaning of the words 'aberration' and 'abeyance'?
What is the difference between regular and irregular verbs?
What is the meaning of ‘à la carte’?
I am confused about negative sentence in the simple past tense. I didn’t meet my friend OR I didn’t meet my friend – Which sentence is correct?
Is there a difference between synonyms and antonyms?
What are collective nouns?
Could you give some examples of phrasal verbs with ‘call’?
‘Didactic’ - what does this mean?
Can you explain the meaning of ‘capricious’ with examples?
‘Fall behind’, ‘fall out’ - what do these phrasal verbs mean?
What does ‘mundane’ mean?
List some phrasal verbs with ‘look’ with their meanings.
What is an Abstract Noun?
What is the meaning of the word ‘benevolent’?
What are Modals?
‘Keep your eyes peeled’ - what does this idiom mean?
‘Alchemist’ - what does this word mean?
List some phrasal verbs with ‘turn’ with their meanings.
What is a ‘subject’?
What is a ‘predicate’?
‘Head over heels’ - what does this idiom mean?
What does ‘schadenfreude’ mean?
What is an ‘object’ in a sentence?
What is the meaning of ‘Irregular Verb’?
‘Veteran’ - what does this mean?
‘Under the weather’ - what does this term mean?
List some phrasal verbs with ‘come’ with their meanings.
What is ‘Infinitive’?
‘Gut feeling’ what does this idiom mean?
‘Shot in the dark’ - what does this idiom mean?
‘Loquacious’ - what is the meaning of this word?
‘Cry over spilt milk’ - what does this idiom mean?
What does ‘ubiquitous’ mean?
Could you give some examples of phrasal verbs with ‘put’?
What is the use of an Exclamation Mark?
What is a ‘clause’?
What is the difference between ‘currant’ and ‘current’?
‘Break the ice’ - what does this idiom mean?
What is the difference between ‘bazaar’ and ‘bizarre’?
What is the meaning of the idiom ‘a piece of cake’?
‘Top drawer’ - what does this idiom mean?
What does ‘put a sock in it’ mean?
‘Needle in a haystack’ what does this idiom mean?
‘Man of few words’ - what does this idiom mean?
What is difference between ‘tortuous’ and ‘torturous’?
‘Flea market’ - what does this idiom mean?
What does ‘Down to Earth’ mean?
‘A dime a dozen’ - what does this idiom mean?
What does the euphemism ‘partially proficient’ mean?
Where do we use an apostrophe?
What is the difference between ‘proceed’ and ‘precede’?
What is the difference between ‘site’ and ‘sight’?
Is there a difference between ‘multiply’ and ‘multi-ply’?
What is the difference between personal and personnel?
What is the difference between ‘therefore’, ‘hence’ and ‘thus’?
What is the difference between ‘hear’ and ‘listen’?
What is the difference between a ‘glance’ and a ‘glimpse’?
‘There is a few sugar in the jar’ or ‘There is a little sugar in the jar’ – which of the two sentences is correct?
What is the difference between ‘evoke’ and ‘invoke’?
‘Terrible on’ or ‘terrible at’ – which preposition should be used with the adjective ‘terrible’?
What is the subjunctive mood?
What is the difference between ‘exercise’ and ‘exorcise’?
‘She speaks the English’ and ‘she speaks English’ – which sentence is correct and why?
We say ‘an egg’, ‘an umbrella’ but why do we say ‘a European tourist’? Likewise, we say ‘a hut’ but why do we say ‘an honest man’?
Why do we put comma in Direct Speech?
What is a compound adjective?
What is a Determiner?
What is the difference between ‘who’, ‘which’ and ‘that’?
How do we treat collective nouns? Are they singular or plural?
Can I start a sentence with a conjunction like ‘and’ and ‘but’?
‘He is at office’ or ‘he is at the office’ – which sentence is correct and why?
What is the difference between ‘as’ and ‘like’?
Do we use articles before the names of lakes and mountain ranges? Please give some examples.
‘I plan to visit London on the Christmas’, ‘I will go home on the Diwali’, ‘The Holi is the festival of colours’ – are these sentence correct? If not, why?
What is the difference between ‘see’, ‘look’ and ‘watch’?
Which one of the two is correct – ‘Math’ or ‘Maths’?
What is the difference between ‘historic’ and ‘historical’?
‘Typical of’ or ‘typical on’ – which preposition should be used after ‘typical’?
Why is ‘the Himalayas’ but not ‘the Mount Everest’?
‘Resign on’ or ‘resign from’ – which preposition should be used after the verb ‘resign’?
What is the difference between ‘censor’, ‘sensor’ and ‘censure’?
Difference between ‘beside’ and ‘besides’
What is the difference between ‘Broke’ and ‘Broken’?
What are the different meanings of ‘row’?
What is a comma used for?
‘Tired of’ or ‘tired for’ – which is the correct usage?
What is the meaning of the idiom ‘skeleton in the closet’?
What is the meaning of the idiom ‘read between the lines’?
What is the difference between ‘whether’ and ‘if’?
What is the difference between ‘other’ and ‘another’?
What is the meaning of the idiom ‘raining cats and dogs’?
What are question tags and when should we use them?
What is the difference between ‘wasn’t’ and ‘won’t’?
What is the difference between ‘a’ and ‘an’?
What is a ‘swan song’?
‘Invest on’ or ‘invest in’ – which is the correct usage?
What is the difference between though and although?
What is the meaning of the idiom ‘beyond the pale’?
What is the difference between ‘like’ and ‘such as’?
What is the difference between ‘among’ and ‘amongst’?
What is the difference between ‘compare/compared to’ and ‘compare/compared with’?
Can I get few examples of words ending in holic?
when should i use can not and cannot ?
Do we put ‘I’ or ‘me’ after ‘than’?
When should we use "unless" word?
Does hang on have more than one meaning, Please clarify.
When to use "that" in reported speech and when is it omitted?
I am confused about modal verbs. Please help.
What is ‘present perfect tense’?
When to use ‘say’ and ‘tell’ in reported speech?
What is the difference between Inquiry and Enquiry?
I have a lot of confusion while using since and for. Please help me.
Is the word ‘everytime’ or ‘every time’?
What is the difference between- I.e. or e.g.?
Is there a difference between ‘semi’ and ‘bi’?
What is the difference between ‘do’ and ‘make’?
What is a rhetorical question?
........... it was hot yet she wore a coat. 1.When 2.Even 3.Although 4.Already. Which option is correct?
Why do we use ‘the’ before some countries and not before others?
Are there different types of collocations?
Is there any relation of collective noun with non count noun?
Which sentence is correct - "all is present" or "all are present"?
what is the difference between fidelity versus transparency?
what is the difference between present continuous and present perfect continuous tense?
What is a non-count noun?
What is the difference between ‘nought’ and ‘knot’?
What is the difference between Modal and Auxiliary/Helping Verbs?
Are metaphors and similes the same thing?
What is a semicolon used for?
Why can’t I just say ‘welcome’ when someone thanks me?
Why can’t we start a sentence with ‘because’?
What is the difference between ‘I used to’ and ‘I am used to’?
I get confused between ‘people’ and ‘persons’. Can you tell me the difference between ‘people’ and ‘persons’?
‘On’ or ‘about’ – which preposition should be used with the word ‘insist’?
What is the meaning of the "Sacrosanct"? Please provide few example sentences using this word.
What is the meaning of the idiom ‘ring a bell’?
What is the meaning of ‘burning a candle at both ends’?
What is the difference between home and house?
‘For’ or ‘of’ – which preposition should be used with the word ‘beware’?
What is the difference between to worry and to be worried? When do we use the following sentences, I worry about you or I am worried about you.
I have seen several sentences in English where some writers have written had twice in a row. I am a bit confused about when the grammar calls for using had had. Please help.
What is the difference between the two words "ought to and must"??
While wishing happy new year many people say " Wish you a happy new year". Is it proper to use article "A" here?
What is the meaning of ‘to kick the bucket’?
What is the meaning of ‘on the grapevine’?
What are "Be" forms in english language?
What is the meaning of the idiom ‘bone of contention’?
What is the meaning of the idiom ‘break a leg’?
In English language what is the correct way of using Can, Could, Shall, Should,Will, Would, May, Might ?
In cricket commentary we listen the word "down the ground / track for four/Six". What is the meaning of this word?
When should we use the "present perfect"?
what is the difference between must and should?
Where should we use the word "get rid"?
When should we use 'would'?
when should we use shall and will?
I usually always use the word ‘towards’ (with an ‘s’). But I read a book recently that had used the word without an ‘s’ throughout. Now I am confused which one of the two is correct. Please help.
What is the difference between ‘should’ and ‘would’ and which one should be used when?
What is the difference between a lot and a lot of?
What's a difference between absence and in absentia?
When shall I use ‘a’ and ‘an’?
Currently i am doing job at grammar school. Is this correct sentence?
Is it ‘I have to lose weight’ or ‘I have to loose weight’?
What's the difference between 'begin' & 'start'?
What is the difference between ‘ourselves’, ‘themselves’ and ‘yourselves’?
What does the expression ‘to grin like a Cheshire cat mean’?
Do we use words like wanna instead of want to, and gonna instead of got to, in Indian conversational English ?
How are the words ‘Assure’, ‘Ensure’ and ‘Insure’ different from each other?
What is the difference between ‘many’ and ‘much’?
‘You must attend the interview session’ AND ‘You can attend the interview session’. Which of the two sentences is correct and why? How do we distinguish where to use ‘must and ‘can’?
I get confused while using ‘you and I’ and ‘you and me’. For example: Is it ‘You and I should go to play’ or ‘You and me should go to play’?
What is the difference between practice and practise?
Is there a difference between the usage of ‘that’ and ‘which’?
‘I shall go for the interview’ or ‘I will go for the interview’ – what is the difference between the two sentences? Also, is one of them correct and the other one incorrect?
When to use ‘at’, ‘in’ or ‘on’ when we talk about place?
How do we know where to use ‘I’ and where to use ‘Me’?
What is the difference between ‘sleep’ – ‘asleep’ and ‘live’ – ‘alive’?
How can I improve grammar?
Could you please explain the difference between ‘percent’ and ‘percentage’ giving an example of each?
How to know which words would be spelled with ‘ie’ and which with ‘ei’?
Is it ‘me and John’ or ‘John and I’?
What is the difference between their and there?
What is the rationale behind arranging the adjectives in the order they are arranged in the sentence ‘John Walsh is a tall white American man’? How do we understand which of the adjectives should come before another to make a grammatically correct sentence?
What is the difference between ‘very’ and ‘very much’?
‘This ear ring is far too long for me’ or ‘This ear ring is far enough long for me’ – which of the two sentences is correct and why?
‘There is a little sugar left in the can’ and ‘I have a few friends’. Why do we use ‘little’ in one sentence and ‘few’ in another?
What is the logic behind arranging the adjectives in the order they are arranged in the sentence ‘I have to buy some good brown Italian leather riding boots’?
What is the meaning of the idiom ‘eager beaver’?
What is the difference between ‘Already’, ‘Still’, ‘Yet, and ‘No Longer’?
What is the difference between discrete and discreet?
What is the difference between the words ‘compliment’ and ‘complement’?
‘I don’t have time and I will have to manage some to finish off the household work’ or ‘I don’t have time but I will have to manage some to finish off the household work’ – which of the sentences is correct and what is the reason behind using ‘and’ and ‘but’?
‘Please turn on the light as I am afraid of the dark’ or ‘Please turn on the light as I am afraid for the dark’ - which of the sentences is correct and which preposition should be used with the adjective ‘afraid’?
What is the difference in ‘then’ and ‘than’?
What is the meaning and the origin of the idiom ‘dark horse’?
‘The coffee is too hot for me’ OR ‘The coffee is enough hot for me’ – which of the sentences is correct and why?
"I have finished eating the food" and "I have eaten the food finished". Which of these is correct?
‘I am guilty for hitting her’ OR ‘I am guilty of hitting her’. Which one of the sentences is correct and which preposition should be used with the adjective ‘guilty’?
What is the meaning of the idiom ‘couch potato’ and how did it come into existence?
‘That’s my book’ AND ‘The book is mine’, which of the sentences is correct? How do we distinguish between ‘my’ and ‘mine’ and where to use them?
Can ‘me’ and ‘myself’ be used interchangeably? Please help.
‘She was really attached to her brother’ OR ‘She was really attached with her brother’? Which of the sentences is incorrect and which preposition should be used with the adjective ‘attached’?
What is the difference between ‘acronyms’ and ‘abbreviations’?
Shall I use ‘can’ or ‘may’ to ask for permission?
What i should do to enhance my vocabulary?
What is the difference between ‘him’ and ‘his’?
How can I ‘wound a ribbon’ and ‘receive a deep wound’?
What is the difference between ‘your’, ‘you’re’ and ‘yours’?
Is there any difference between an ‘appetizer’ and a ‘starter’?
What is the difference between bass and base?
What is the difference between ‘there’, ‘their’ and ‘they’re’?
Where shall I use "Who" and "Whom"?
I get confused between Incidence and Incident. Can you tell me the difference between the two words and suggest a way to remember where to use them?
‘Different from’, ‘different than’ and ‘different to’ – do all these three have the same meaning? If not, which is the correct option?
How do I distinguish between Idioms and Proverbs?
“A while” and “Awhile” confuses me. Can you tell me the difference between the two and which one to use where?
What is the difference between ‘bring’ and ‘take’?
What is the difference between ‘suppose’ and ‘supposed’?
What do you mean by pulling someones leg?
What is the difference between ‘since’ and ‘for’ when we talk about time?
I always have a hard time deciding whether to use ‘backwards’ or ‘backward’. Please suggest which of the two words is correct and why?
Is it ‘bored with’ or ‘bored by’ or ‘bored of’?
Where should I use ‘such’ or ‘such a’?
What is the difference between the words ‘Accuse’ and ‘Allege’?
Do we use articles before all types of nouns?
Can you use other words instead of repeating ‘but’ in a sentence?
Does ‘Mad’ mean ‘Mental’? Does it have any other meaning?
What would be the different tenses of the verb ‘eat’?
What is the difference between ‘didn’t’ or ‘don’t’?
What is the difference between ‘among’ and ‘between’?
What is the difference between a common noun and a collective noun?
Do we use articles before the name of diseases?
What is the difference between karat and carat?
What is the difference between ‘Assume’ and ‘Presume’?
Is it ‘I need to lie down.’ or ‘I need to lay down’?
Why do we say ‘I play basketball’ but ‘I am the basketball coach’? Why do we eliminate the article ‘the’ in the first sentence but keep it in the second?
What is the difference between ‘people’ and ‘persons’?
Is there any difference between ‘all ready’ and ‘already’?
What is the difference between ‘persecute’ and ‘prosecute’?

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