Howto Books The A-Z Of Correct English D

... all words endingin -y. Look at the letter before the -yin the base word.It doesn’t matter at all what kind ofending you are adding. When you addan ending to a word ending in aADDING ENDINGS5 vowel ... quippedDon’t double final w and x. Theywould look very odd and so we havecorrectly:tax + ing = taxingpaw + ed = pawed(ii) The magic -e ruleThis rule applies to all words endingADDING ENDI...

Ngày tải lên: 05/10/2012, 09:46

... dogs The dogs’ tails Who ‘owns’ the tails? the dogs Put the apostrophe after the owners. the dogs’ Add -s if there isn’t one. (no need here) Add what is ‘owned’ the dogs’ tails The laughter of the ... after the owner. the dog’ Add -s. the dog’s Add what is ‘owned’. the dog’s tail The smile of the princess The princess’s smile Who ‘owns’ the smile? the p...

Ngày tải lên: 01/11/2013, 14:20

... bycicle) bidding or biding? bid + ing = bidding The BIDDING at the auction was fast and furious. BIDDING farewell, the knight cantered away. bide + ing = biding. Her critics were just BIDING their ... proud to announce the BIRTH of adaughter. beside or besides? Use BESIDE in the sense of next to, by the side of: Your glasses are BESIDE your bed. May I sit BESIDE you? Use BESI...

Ngày tải lên: 01/11/2013, 14:20

... in the middle syllable. dessert See DESERT OR DESSERT? . dessiccated Wrong spelling. See DESICCATED . destroy destroyed, destroying (not dis-) See ADDING ENDINGS (iii). detached (not detatched) ... would be well attended. Or: Mr Brown feared that no one would come to the concert. doubling rule See ADDING ENDINGS (i) and (iv) . doubt (not dout) The word is derived from the Latin word d...

Ngày tải lên: 01/11/2013, 14:20

... grama-) grandad/granddad Both spellings are correct. grandchild granddaughter grandfather grandma grandmother grandparent grandson grate or great? Use these exemplar sentences as a guide: The fire ... into not-able and so on! Note: that the hyphen should be placed at the end of the first line (to indicate that the word is to be continued). It is not repeated at the beginning of...

Ngày tải lên: 01/11/2013, 14:20

... My friend and myself had a wonderful time in Austria.  My friend and I had a wonderful time.  They presented my brother and myself with a silver cup.  They presented my brother and me with ... marks the break between speech and narrative, and that another comma (after the narrative and before the second set of inverted commas) marks the resumption of the direct speech. Note t...

Ngày tải lên: 01/11/2013, 14:20

... plurals differ in meaning. The MEDIA hounded him to his death. (= radio, television, newspaper journalists) She consulted a dozen MEDIUMS in the hope of making contact with her dead husband. (= ... MEDDLE =tointerfere mediaeval/medieval Both spellings are correct. medicine (not medecine) medicinal mediocre Mediterranean medium (singular) media or mediums (plural) Note, however, that th...

Ngày tải lên: 01/11/2013, 14:20

... at the letter that precedes the final -y. If the word ends in vowel +y, just add -s to form the plural (vowels: a, e, i, o, u): day days donkey donkeys boy boys guy guys PLURALS 137 If the word ... volcano). The trend is towards the regular -s ending and some words are in a transitional stage. 138 PLURALS ­ (v) Words ending in -f and -fe generally add -s to form the plural: roo...

Ngày tải lên: 01/11/2013, 14:20

... understand. We SHOULD repair the shed. You all SHOULD work harder. They SHOULD resign. shouldn’t (note the position of the apostrophe) should of This is an incorrect construction. See COULD OF . shriek ... soft and sound like s. The letter g has two sounds. It can be hard and sound like g in got and it can be soft and sound like j. Usually, but not always, c and g sound hard whe...

Ngày tải lên: 01/11/2013, 14:20

... paragraph deal adequately with each topic? Should any paragraphs be expanded? Should any be divided? Should the order be changed? Does each paragraph link easily with the next? Are you happy with the ... vowel sounds and selected consonants come together to evoke the sounds being described: " Only the monstrous anger of the guns Only the stuttering rifles’ rapid rattle Can...

Ngày tải lên: 01/11/2013, 14:20