Mastering English Grammar: Common Mistakes and Sentence Structure

Present Perfect vs. Simple Past

  • We have worked here for three years. (Corrected: We started working here three years ago.)
  • I have never been on a plane before. (Corrected: This is the first time I’ve been on a plane.)
  • That’s strange! My pen has disappeared. (Corrected: That’s strange! My pen isn’t here.)
  • Nicky and Jan have left this school. (Corrected: Nicky and Jan aren’t at this school any more.)
  • I just saw a friend of yours. (Corrected: I saw a friend of yours a few moments ago.)
  • I haven’t finished
Read More

Security Systems, Office Procedures, and Customer Service Best Practices

Security Comparisons and Office Procedures

Security Camera Clarity and Privacy

Is the Secure Now as cheap as the Shred-It? The Secure Now is as cheap as the Shred-It. Is the top security as large as the Secure Now? The top security is as large as the Secure Now.

  1. This security camera isn’t clear enough.
  2. In my opinion, she is too young.
  3. Is this room private enough for a Board of Directors meeting?
  4. We’re not going to buy this alarm system; it’s too expensive.
  5. The catalog is not attractive enough; we have
Read More

Numbers, Time, Prepositions, Adjectives, and Basic English

Numbers and Time in English

1. Writing Numbers:

  • 3,987,432 – Three million, nine hundred eighty-seven thousand, four hundred and thirty-two.
  • 2,145,689 – Two million, one hundred forty-five thousand, six hundred and eighty-nine.
  • 21,918,745 – Twenty-one million, nine hundred eighteen thousand, seven hundred and forty-five.
  • 130,927,416 – One hundred thirty million, nine hundred twenty-seven thousand, four hundred and sixteen.

2. Telling the Time:

(Read from back to front)

  • 9:45 – It’s quarter to ten.
  • 10:55
Read More

Business English: Vocabulary, Listening, and Grammar

Essential Business Vocabulary

  • Deal: Agreement
  • Sales pitch: Presentation for a sale
  • Retailer: Business that sells goods to the public
  • Wholesaler: Business that sells goods to retailers
  • Sales forecast: Prediction of future sales
  • On behalf of: In the name of, representing
  • To weigh: To measure the weight of something
  • Chipped: Having a small piece broken off
  • Loss: The state of no longer having something
  • Empty: Containing nothing
  • Full: Containing as much as possible
  • Soft: Not hard or firm
  • Wheel: A circular object
Read More