Having driven 100 miles across country, we arrived to find all the hotels had been fully booked.
After having driven 100 miles across country, we arrived to find all the hotels had been fully booked.
There is not much difference in meaning between these two sentences. Generally we use a past...
“Who is this?” (on the phone) or “Who’s that?” (at the door) may not be technically wrong, but can sound rude; might be used if you’re suspicious that the person might be someone undesirable. So, it sounds just a bit awkward to say "who is this/ that?" over the...
To do vs. Doing – Infinitive or Gerund
The doctor advised him to avoid eating fatty foods.
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Every = all members of a group considered individually
All = the total number of people or things considered as a group
Each = all members of a group considered individually though we think of them more one by one.
Every, All, Each – Difference
'Every' and 'all' have similar meanings. We use them...
Going by grammar rules, there is only one way to use this word, and that is nowadays – a single word and not as three different entities like now a days. If you use the word as a phrase ‘now a days’ instead of a single word ‘nowadays’, you will...
Prefer: If you prefer one person or thing to another, you like the first one better.
My sister prefers dogs to cats. √
My sister prefers dogs over cats. √
My sister prefers dogs than cats. ✗
My sister prefers dogs rather than cats. √
I prefer to drink...
Around the world = around the world (or globe); all over the world; everywhere in the world (or globe); in many parts of the world; in a large proportion of Earth; in various parts of Earth; around Earth from east to west, or west to east, thus crossing all...
Arouse (int.v.) = The verb arouse means 1- to awaken from sleep; to stimulate to action or to bodily readiness for activity; 2- to excite: a newspaper report that has aroused debate; 3- to excite (someone) sexually: to cause sexual arousal in (someone). Examples: He was aroused from a deep sleep...
Misinformation = the false information which is intended to mislead; incorrect or misleading information.
Disinformation = false information, deliberately misleading or biased information; manipulated narrative or facts; propaganda. Disinformation is knowingly spreading misinformation. Information which is spread to make someone or something look good or bad can be disinformation.
Examples: There's...
When we deal with two pronouns at the same time in a statement, we use both pronouns either in subjective or objective case: ‘He and I arranged the party’; ‘if you don’t want to go alone, you can take either her or me along’, ‘she and I are schoolmates.’
He...
