Advanced Article Usage: When to Use No Article at All
Master zero article rules — when to omit articles with general nouns, meals, languages, games, institutions, and proper nouns.
Articles and Determiners, Exam Grammar
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British vs American Grammar: The Differences That Actually Matter
Understand the key grammar differences between British and American English — agreement, tenses, prepositions, and more for exams and writing.
Confusing Words, Exam Grammar
"Can" vs "May": Permission and Ability Difference
Can vs may explained with ability, permission, possibility, formal usage, common mistakes, exam traps, and practice questions.
Confusing Words, Exam Grammar
Defining vs Non-Defining Relative Clauses: The Comma Rule
Learn the difference between defining and non-defining relative clauses, when to use commas, which relative pronouns to choose, and how to avoid common errors.
Confusing Words, Exam Grammar
Determiners and Quantifiers: A Deep Guide to "Few," "A Few," "Little," "A Little"
Master determiners and quantifiers — few, a few, little, a little, much, many, and more — with clear rules on countability, meaning, and exam traps.
Articles and Determiners, Exam Grammar
"Each" vs "Every": The Singular Rule Students Miss
Each vs every explained with singular agreement, individual vs group meaning, common mistakes, exam traps, and practice questions.
Confusing Words, Exam Grammar
"Either" vs "Neither": Positive and Negative Choice Rule
Either vs neither explained with positive and negative choice rules, either-or and neither-nor patterns, agreement, common mistakes, and practice questions.
Confusing Words, Exam Grammar
Common Error Spotting Tricks for Articles
Learn common error spotting tricks for articles with clear rules, exam-style examples, common mistakes, and quick practice for a, an, the, and zero article.
Articles and Determiners, Exam Grammar
How to Find the Subject in a Confusing Sentence
Learn how to find the subject in a confusing sentence by removing extra phrases, clauses, and inverted structures, with examples and practice.
Confusing Words, Exam Grammar
Formal vs Informal Grammar: When Rules Bend
Understand when grammar rules are strict and when they bend — formal vs informal English for exams, essays, and everyday communication.
Confusing Words, Exam Grammar
Future Continuous vs Future Perfect: Two Ways to Talk About Later
Learn the difference between future continuous and future perfect with clear rules, time markers, examples, and practice for exams.
Confusing Words, Exam Grammar
Gerund vs Infinitive: The Choice That Changes Meaning
Learn when to use gerunds vs infinitives in English — which verbs take which form, when both are possible, and how the meaning changes — with examples and practice.
Confusing Words, Exam Grammar
"May" vs "Might": Possibility Rule Made Simple
May vs might explained with possibility, permission, hypothetical meaning, common mistakes, exam traps, and practice questions.
Confusing Words, Exam Grammar
Past Perfect vs Past Simple: The 'Earlier Past' Signal
Learn the difference between past perfect and past simple using the earlier-past signal, with clear rules, examples, and practice for exams.
Confusing Words, Exam Grammar
Present Perfect vs Past Simple: The 'Connection to Now' Rule
Learn the difference between present perfect and past simple using the connection-to-now rule, time markers, examples, and quick practice for exams.
Confusing Words, Exam Grammar
"Rise" vs "Raise": The Action Rule with Examples
Rise vs raise explained with the object rule, verb forms, common mistakes, exam traps, and quick practice.
Confusing Words, Exam Grammar
"Should" vs "Must": Advice, Duty, and Strong Necessity
Should vs must explained with advice, obligation, confident deduction, common mistakes, exam traps, and practice questions.
Confusing Words, Exam Grammar
"Used To" vs "Be Used To": Same Words, Different Grammar
Used to vs be used to explained with past habits, familiarity, gerunds, common mistakes, exam traps, and practice questions.
Confusing Words, Exam Grammar
"Will" vs "Would": Future, Habit, and Polite Meaning
Will vs would explained with future meaning, past habit, polite requests, hypothetical results, reported speech, common mistakes, and practice questions.
Confusing Words, Exam Grammar