Prepositions: some problems areas -2014 - Grammar short lessons

A preposition is word used to describe the relationship between other words in a sentence.

Prepositions are almost always combined with other words. In grammars, these structures are called prepositional phrases.

Rules of parellelism -2014 - Grammar short lessons

Unskillful writers do not always follow the rules of parallelism. They are worried that if they repeat clauses and phrases of the same kind, their writing will be monotonous. That is not true.

Classification of verbs -2014 - Grammar short lessons

 

To, in order to, so as to -2014 - Grammar short lessons

Compare the two sentences given below.

I went to his office to meet him.

I went to his office in order to meet him. ...

Get and become -2014 - Grammar short lessons

The word get and become are sometimes interchangeable. However, get has several different meanings. Become, on the other hand, is mainly used to talk about a development of some kind.