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Bicycles or the bicycles? General and specific plurals
Talk about a type of thing, then point to a particular group your listener can identify.
3 practice questions · Explained answersRead & practicePay off a loan: the remaining debt reaches zero
Tell a partial payment from a completed repayment, then report the result clearly.
3 practice questions · Explained answersRead & practiceSave up for something: name your goal
Say what you are keeping money for, then add how much you have saved.
3 practice questions · Explained answersRead & practiceHow to end a friendly conversation politely
Signal that you need to leave, acknowledge the chat and give the other person room to say goodbye.
3 practice questions · Explained answersRead & practiceHow to agree partly and explain your concern
Name the point you accept, then explain the part you see differently.
3 practice questions · Explained answersRead & practiceDo languages and nationalities need capital letters?
Write English, Spanish and Korean with initial capitals, even in the middle of a sentence.
3 practice questions · Explained answersRead & practiceQuotation marks for direct speech: one clear pattern
Separate a speaker’s exact words from your description, using a simple American punctuation pattern.
3 practice questions · Explained answersRead & practiceBorrow or lend? Follow the direction of the item
The person receiving something borrows it. The person temporarily giving it lends it.
3 practice questions · Explained answersRead & practiceSay or tell? Check where the person goes
Use tell me with a message, or say the message. Add to if you name the listener after say.
3 practice questions · Explained answersRead & practiceA university, an hour: listen to the first sound
Choose a or an by the sound immediately after it, even when an adjective comes before the noun.
3 practice questions · Explained answersRead & practicePrint it out: ask for a paper copy
Use print out for a document you need on paper, and put it between print and out.
3 practice questions · Explained answersRead & practiceMustn’t or don’t have to? A ban is not a choice
Say clearly when something is forbidden and when it is simply unnecessary.
3 practice questions · Explained answersRead & practiceChoose one idea. Try it today.
A small change in a real conversation or message is a useful place to start.
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