"yet" is an adverb. “yet” can also be a conjunction. Let's look at each one: “yet” as a conjunction A conjunction joins together phrases, clauses or sentences. “yet” as a conjunction means ‘but’ or ‘nevertheless’. It shows contrast with the first part of the sentence. Examples: Mark doesn't like Jane, yet he often talks to her. She is intelligent, yet she failed … [Read more...]

Comparing things that are equal “as” + adjective + “as” Jane is as tall as John. (Jane and John are the same height)   David is as intelligent as you. (David and you have the same level of intelligence.) My car is as nice as yours. (My car and your car are of the same quality.)   Comparing things that are not equal “not as” + adjective + … [Read more...]

A comma is an element of punctuation. It is symbol that we write within a sentence. We write a comma on the base line of the text. A comma represents a pause in speech. In the above example, you would pause very briefly after "apples" and before "pears". Therefore commas act as separators to different parts of a sentence. There are many situations in which we use … [Read more...]

Non-defining relative clauses (also known as non-restrictive relative clauses) give us more information about a noun. Non-defining relative clauses do not define or identify the noun. Non-defining relative clauses are common in written English. Example: We visited Hyde Park, which is close to Buckingham Palace. The underlined text "which is close to Buckingham … [Read more...]

Defining relative clauses (also known as restrictive relative clauses) identify a noun more clearly. They make it clear which specific person or thing we are talking about. Example: The man is my brother. This sentence is NOT clear because there are 2 men. Which man is my brother? We use a defining relative clause to make it more clear: The man who is standing … [Read more...]