Howto Books The A-Z Of Correct English S

... PLURALS.adrenalin/adrenaline Both spellings are correct. adress Wrong spelling. SeeADDRESS.advantageous advantage + ousKeep the -e in this instance.SeeSOFT C AND SOFT G.adverse or averse? These two ... keep theidentity of the base word clear (e.g.shoeing, canoeing).Do remember to keep the -e withsoft c and soft g words. It s the e thatkeeps them soft (courageous,traceable). (SeeSO...

Ngày tải lên: 05/10/2012, 09:46

... what is ‘owned’. the dog s tail The smile of the princess The princess s smile Who ‘owns’ the smile? the princess Put the apostrophe after the owner. the princess’ Add -s. the princess s Add ... distinguish singular and plural ‘owners’. The princess s suitors. The princesses’ suitors. The ‘owner’ is the word before the apostrophe. (iii) Apostrophes are also...

Ngày tải lên: 01/11/2013, 14:20

... 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 BESIDES in the sense of also, as well ... PLURALS . badly This word is often carelessly positioned with disastrous effects on meaning. See AMBIGUITY (iii). banister/bannister banisters, bannisters (plural) Although t...

Ngày tải lên: 01/11/2013, 14:20

... . discription Wrong spelling. See DESCRIPTION . discuss discussed, discussing discussion disease diseased See DECEASED OR DISEASED? . dishevelled disintegrate (not disintergrate) disinterested ... dis + appoint disapprove dis + approve disassociate or Both are correct, but the second is more dissociate? widely used and approved. disaster disastrous (not disasterous, as it is often misprono...

Ngày tải lên: 01/11/2013, 14:20

... diagnosis diagnoses – hypothesis hypotheses – parenthesis parentheses – synopsis synopses – singular -o graffito graffiti – libretto libretti librettos tempo tempi tempos virtuoso virtuosi virtuosos singular ... and expressions of time and distance: LESS THAN athousand LESS THAN ten seconds LESS THAN four miles It is considered incorrect to use ‘less’ instead of ‘fewer’ although such confusio...

Ngày tải lên: 01/11/2013, 14:20

... -ise: advertise, advise, apprise, arise, chastise, circumcise, comprise, compromise, despise, devise, disguise, enfranchise, excise, exercise, improvise, revise, supervise, surprise, televise. ... decision is yours! isn’t Place the apostrophe carefully. (not is’nt) itinerary (five syllables, not four as it is often mispronounced and misspelt) -ISE OR -IZE? 104 its or it s? ITS is a possessiv...

Ngày tải lên: 01/11/2013, 14:20

... NONE of the passengers WERE hurt. NONE of my friends LIKE pop music. NONE of the children WANT an ice- cream. Some would reserve plural verbs in these cases for informal occasions; others would see ... lucky,’ she said. She said that I MIGHT be lucky. (iii) There is a slight difference between the meaning of ‘may’ and ‘might’ in the present tense when they are used in the sen...

Ngày tải lên: 01/11/2013, 14:20

... spelling. See POSSIBILITY . possable Wrong spelling. See POSSIBLE . possess possessed, possessing possession possessive apostrophes See APOSTROPHES (ii), (iii) . possessive pronouns No apostrophes are ... needed with possessive pronouns: That is MINE.ThatisOURS. That is THINE.ThatisYOURS. That is HERS.ThatisTHEIRS. That is HIS. That is ITS. possessor possibility possible (not -able) possible...

Ngày tải lên: 01/11/2013, 14:20

... on his forehead. theirselves Incorrect formation. See THEMSELVES . themselves They blame THEMSELVES for the crash. They THEMSELVES were there. there See THEIR, THERE OR THEY’RE? . there is/there ... (iv) . subtle subtlety subtly success (singular) successes (plural) See PLURALS (ii) . successful successfully successful + ly sufferance suffixes See ADDING ENDINGS . suggest (not surjest) superla...

Ngày tải lên: 01/11/2013, 14:20

... busy sly, pylon Y is a consonant at the beginning of syllables and words and has a different sound: yellow, beyond VOWELS 179 W waist or waste? Use these exemplar sentences as a guide: Tie this ... buzz;sausagessizzle in the pan; ice-cubes tinkle in the glass. Frequently, alliteration, vowel sounds and selected consonants come together to evoke the sounds being described: " Only...

Ngày tải lên: 01/11/2013, 14:20