Words and slang vocabulary Each language has thousands of words. Based on the information from Oxford English dictionary, there are 171,476 English words in current use. However, you as a learner of English as your second language, need only several thousands of them. Learning new English vocabulary and words is important While knowledge of words […]
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What are phrasal verbs and why every English learner hates them? DEFINITION: Phrasal verb is a phrase that indicates an action and consists of two or three distinct but related constructions = verb, particle and preposition. Together they form a single semantic unit. Types of phrasal verbs with examples: 1. verb + particle (pay off
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English idioms – the main ingredient of advanced English DEFINITION: Idioms are informal phrases where the meaning of the whole phrase cannot be understood from individual words. By another definition, idioms are phrases or expressions that usually have a figurative meaning. Idioms with examples You should always learn English idioms in examples from real-life sentences
English collocations – how words are put together DEFINITION: Collocation is a sequence of words that often occur together, because they sound correct and natural. Similar combination of words describing the same thing or situation might sound unnatural or even funny. What could be the result? As a result, it may have a negative impact
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