Quick Answer Use in when something is inside a space — a box, a room, a country, a bag. If you can imagine walls or sides around it, use in. Example: The book is in the bag. (The book is inside the bag.) IN in Action — See the Pattern Read these three sentences. Look…
Quick Answer English has six possessive adjectives — small words that show who owns the next noun: my, your, his, her, our, their. Click any one below to open a short lesson with examples, common mistakes, and a quiz. What Is a Possessive Adjective? A possessive adjective is a tiny word you put before a…
Quick Answer English questions come in two types. Yes/no questions start with a helper word — am, is, are, do, or does. Wh- questions start with one of six question words — what, where, when, who, why, how. Click any word below to learn it on its own page. Yes/No Questions: Five Helper Words A…
Quick Answer English has four demonstratives — small words that point at things. Two are for one thing: this (near) and that (far). Two are for more than one: these (near) and those (far). Click any one below to open a short lesson with examples, common mistakes, and a quiz. What Is a Demonstrative? A…
Quick Answer The present simple is the form English uses for habits, facts, and things that are usually true. There are three shapes: positive (“I work”), negative (“I don’t work”), and question (“Do you work?”). And inside each shape, there is a small change for he/she/it. Click any single lesson below to learn one shape…
Quick Answer A preposition of place is a small word that says where something is. The six most useful ones for beginners are in, on, under, next to, between, and behind. Click any one below to open a short lesson with examples, common mistakes, and a quiz. What Is a Preposition of Place? A preposition…
Quick Answer The English numbers from 1 to 100 are easy once you know the pattern. You learn 1 to 20, then count in tens (twenty, thirty, forty…). To say a number like 35, just say the ten + the unit: thirty-five. Numbers 1 to 10 — The First Ten These are the first ten…
Quick Answer Use is when you talk about one person or thing. Use are when you talk about two or more. For example: “The dog is big” but “The dogs are big.” Is or Are — See the Pattern Look at these sentences. Can you see when we use is and when we use are?…
Quick Answer Who’s is the short form of “who is” or “who has.” Whose asks about the owner — who something belongs to. Try saying “who is” in place of the word. If it makes sense, use who’s. If it does not, use whose. Who’s and Whose — See the Difference These two words sound…
Quick Answer Use who when the person is doing the action (like “he” or “she”). Use whom when the action is done to the person (like “him” or “her”). Quick trick: if you can swap in “him,” use whom. If “he” fits, use who. Who and Whom — See the Difference Look at these sentences….
