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Common mistakes in English
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Common mistakes in englishCommon mistakes in english

 AFFECT / EFFECT
AFFECT – is almost always a verb meaning “to influence”
EFFECT – usually a noun, meaning “result”. Occasionally, effect is a
verb meaning “to bring about” or “to cause”.........
 
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Talking about the future - grammar short lesson
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Talking about the future - grammar short lesson

There are several ways of talking about the future in English. We can, for example, use the simple future tense, the going to form or the simple present tense….
 
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New Internationalist - June 2015
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New Internationalist - June 2015

New Internationalist tackles today’s most challenging global issues, confronts inequality and injustice and reports on positive changes happening around the world. Well-known for writing about topics before they reach the wider media, it is an essential read for those who want to explore progressive ideas.
 
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Uses of the definite article - Grammar short lesson-
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Uses of the definite article - Grammar short lesson-

To talk about a particular person or thing

The definite article the is used to talk about a particular person or thing.

    The book you want is out of print. (Which book? The one you want.)….
 
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What are articles? - Grammar short lesson-
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What are articles? - Grammar short lesson-

The words a or an and the are called articles. Articles come before nouns.

There are two articles – a/an and the

The article a or an is called the indefinite article because it doesn’t state which person or thing we are talking about….
 
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