Phrasal Verbs are verbs which are made up of two words: verb + particle (A particle is either an adverb or preposition.) Example: put on Jane is putting on the light. subject + verb + particle + object (This means that Jane is "starting" the light by pressing the button.) It is also possible to have a different order of words as follows: Jane is putting … [Read more...]
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FOR and DURING – English prepositions
In this English lesson, you will learn the definition and how to use the English prepositions FOR and DURING. During Mark went skiing during the winter. "during" tells us WHEN Mark went skiing. In this example, it means "in the winter." We use "during" before nouns and noun phrases. For Mark went skiing for 2 weeks. "for" tells us HOW LONG Mark went … [Read more...]
