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Vocabulary: “besides”, “except” and “apart from”

21st July 2015 by Andrew 11 Comments

Hamster

"besides", "except" and "apart from" are all prepositions. We use them to define what we want to include or exclude in a discussion. besides We use "besides" to add something to the discussion.It has a similar meaning to "with" or "plus".When we use "besides", we are including something in the discussion and then adding to it. Besides a cat, I also have a dog and a … [Read more...]

The meaning of “can’t help doing something”

21st July 2015 by Andrew 10 Comments

shouting

"can't help doing something" is an interesting English expression. The form is: can't help + gerund (spoken form)cannot help + gerund (more formal written form) Here is an example of its use: Sarah often shouts at me but I can't help liking her. This means that I can't stop liking Sarah. It is not intentional, but I like her. Something is making me like her. I know … [Read more...]

The verb “get” | Phrasal verbs with “get”

20th July 2015 by Andrew 17 Comments

writing English

“get” is a difficult verb for English students because it has lots of different uses and meanings. We use "get": as a main verb with many different meaningsin several idioms (expressions) that are difficult to translate literally.in several phrasal verbs Form Present simple form I getyou gethe / she / it getswe getyou getthey get ing form getting past form got past … [Read more...]

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