Using So

August 21, 2011 So means to that extent or that much. It is often used when we are talking about a high degree of something. I am so tired. (= I am very tired.) It was so cold that we didnt go out. So can be used before an adjective without a noun or an adverb. You are [...]

Position of adverbs of certainty and place

August 20, 2011 We use adverbs of certainty to say how sure we are of something. Examples are: certainly, definitely, clearly, obviously and probably. Adverbs of certainty usually go in mid-position. Study the following patterns. Auxiliary verb + adverb She will probably come. The train has obviously been delayed. Am / are / is / was / were [...]

Adjectives order before nouns

August 18, 2011 When several adjectives are used to modify a noun, they have to be put in a particular order. Here are some important rules for adjective order. Adjectives of color usually go before adjectives of origin, material and purpose. A brown Spanish leather bag (NOT A Spanish brown leather bag) (NOT A leather Spanish brown bag) [...] Read the full article

Correct use of some adjectives

August 17, 2011 The adjective can be correctly used with a verb when some quality of the subject, rather the action of the verb, is to be expressed. These flowers smell sweet. (NOT These flowers smell sweetly.) It tastes sour. (NOT It tastes sourly.) The plural forms these and those are often used with the singular nouns kind [...] Read the full article