Trouvez votre prochaine leçon
Recherchez une expression ou décrivez ce que vous voulez dire, puis choisissez parmi les leçons disponibles.
Leçons 235 à 252 sur 573
-
Collective nouns: choose the right group
A collective noun is a single word that refers to a group of people, animals, or things as a single unit. Even though the collection contains multiple individual members, the collective word itself acts as the main noun in the phrase.
-
Few vs Some: Choosing Quantity Words
Few and some indicate quantity before nouns, but they express different perspectives. Few pairs only with plural countable nouns to emphasize scarcity or a smaller number than anticipated. Some pairs with plural countable nouns or uncountable nouns to denote an unspecified quantity without judging whether that amount is large or small. Adding the indefinite article to form a few changes the perspective by emphasizing that a small quantity exists and is ready for use.
-
Possessive Determiners: Choose the Right Form
A possessive determiner links a noun to an owner or an associated entity. The choice of word depends strictly on who possesses or relates to the noun: my connects to the speaker, your to the listener, his or her to a single person, its to a thing or organization, our to the speaker and others, and their to an external group.
-
Beside, Besides, or Except: Choose the Right Word
Beside is a preposition that means next to or at the side of another person or object. Besides functions as a preposition meaning in addition to, or as a transition word that introduces another supporting reason. Except is a preposition meaning excluding or apart from, pointing directly to the member that does not belong to the stated group.
-
A or An: Choosing the Right Article
The words 'a' and 'an' are indefinite articles that introduce one nonspecific, countable item. Both words carry the exact same grammatical meaning. The only difference is phonetic: 'an' cushions a following vowel sound to keep spoken English flowing smoothly, while 'a' sits naturally before consonant sounds.
-
make or made: choose the right form
Make is an irregular verb meaning to produce, create, prepare, or reach a conclusion. Its forms do not change based on what you are creating. Instead, the verb shifts between make and made depending on grammatical time and helper verbs. Make serves as the base form and present tense, whereas made serves as both the simple past and past participle.
-
Abonnement
Accédez à toutes les leçons gratuitement pendant 7 jours
- 573 leçons avec dictées et tests d’écoute
- Trois accents : britannique, américain et australien
- De nouvelles leçons chaque jour et votre progression enregistrée
Aucune carte requise. Ensuite, à partir de $7.50 par mois si vous souhaitez continuer.
Commencer l’essai gratuit -
Elusive: Meaning and Everyday Use
Elusive describes a person, object, answer, or goal that is difficult to find, catch, achieve, or pin down despite active effort.
-
Vidéo · 8 min Reflexive Pronouns: Choose the Right Form
A reflexive pronoun reflects the action of the verb back onto the subject. The subject performs the action, and that same subject receives the result. In English, reflexive pronouns end in -self for singular subjects (myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself) and -selves for plural subjects (ourselves, yourselves, themselves).
-
Albeit Meaning: Use Clear Formal Contrasts
Albeit means although or even though. It introduces a concession or qualifying fact that limits the scope of the main clause without negating it.
-
About vs Around: Choosing the Right Word
The word about indicates that something relates to a specific subject, matter, or concept. When someone reads an article about nutrition, nutrition is the focus of the text. In contrast, around indicates location or movement on different sides of a central point. When a bus travels around the park, it follows a physical path enclosing or skirting the green space. Both words can also mean approximately when placed directly before a number, measurement, or time.
-
English Question Forms: How to Ask Clearly
An interrogative sentence asks a question. In English, questions do not rely on rising voice tone alone. Instead, grammar marks the question by putting an auxiliary verb, a modal verb, or a form of be in front of the subject. When you need specific details such as a place or a reason, an information word stands at the very beginning of that structure.
-
Capricious Meaning: Unpredictable Changes
Capricious describes a sudden change driven by passing moods or arbitrary impulse rather than stable logic. When applied to people, it suggests that their opinions or choices cannot be relied upon to remain steady. When applied to rules, markets, or weather, it highlights unpredictable shifts that make planning difficult.
-
Sarcastic meaning: when words mean opposite
Sarcastic describes speech or writing where someone deliberately says something opposite to their actual view to mock, tease, or criticize. The speaker relies on context and tone to signal that the literal praise or positive phrase actually highlights a flaw or frustration.
-
Inevitable meaning: unavoidable results explained
Inevitable describes something that cannot be prevented from happening because current conditions leave no realistic alternative.
-
English vocabulary: learn and use words
Vocabulary refers to the total stock of words known and used by a person, or the specialized words associated with a particular subject or profession.
-
Adverbs of reason: link cause and result
Adverbs of reason and result show that a second statement follows logically from a first statement. When you use words such as therefore, consequently, thus, or hence, you present an outcome or decision based on facts your listener already heard. In contrast, because introduces the cause itself. Knowing whether you are presenting the origin of an event or its outcome determines which word you should choose.
-
Why English Class Matters: Practical Adult Skills
An English class is like a practical workshop. In class, you try out simple tools and see what works best. Reading exercises teach you to find facts quickly. Speaking tasks help you turn your thoughts into simple, clear sentences. Writing lessons show you how to name the person doing each action. Helpful feedback from your teacher shows you what to change next.
-
Foreign Words in English: How Loanwords Work
A loanword is a term that English adopted from another language and integrated into everyday speech. Borrowing does not mean the word is temporary or strange. In contemporary English, loanwords follow standard English grammar, sentence order, and pronunciation patterns.
Vous hésitez à commencer l’essai ? Recevez une leçon gratuite chaque jour
Une courte dictée par e-mail chaque jour pendant 7 jours. Entraînez-vous où vous êtes, sans compte.
Vous ne trouvez pas l’expression ou la situation à travailler ?
Les demandes de leçon sont comprises dans l’abonnement.
Voir les abonnements