Prepositions are words that show the relationship between a noun or pronoun and other words in a sentence, often indicating location, direction, time, or manner. They typically answer questions like where?, when?, or how? Here’s a breakdown of how they are used: 1. Showing Location or Position: The book is on the table. The cat…
Month: May 2025
Writing: For Your Job or Your Hobby, or …. ?
Writing is a part of everyone’s life. Every one of us has had to write an article, a composition or a letter to a loved one, at least once in our lives. In schools, it is as common task as learning how to count or memorize multiplication tables. Yet as people grow old, some continue…
As Long As vs. So Long As — Which Works When?
I can’t remember hearing anyone use the phrase “so long as” in the past weeks, er, perhaps months or years. We’re all attuned to using “as long as” whenever we want to use a conditional or a comparative. “A what?” you ask. A comparative compares things, such as length. For instance, “That trailer is twice…
Why Is English Grammar So Difficult? Or Is It?
The most universal language in the world is the English language, spoken in a vast number of countries. And, for people who don’t speak English, it’s not easy to learn. Not easy, but not impossible either. Why? English has usage rules as any language does, and these rules can be tough to master and can…



