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Verb Tense Consistency

Verb tense consistency refers to keeping the same tense throughout a clause. We don’t want to have one time period being described in two different tenses.If you have two or more time periods, start a new clause or a new sentence. Example of a clause with…

What are idioms?

An idiom is a phrase or an expression that typically presents a figurative, non-literal meaning attached to the phrase. Some phrases become figurative idioms while retaining the literal meaning of the phrase. Example:…

To vs. For

Use TO in these cases: Destination  – “We’re going TO Korea.” What time it is  – “It’s quarter TO 2PM.” Distance – “It’s about five miles from my house TO the university.” Comparing – “I prefer sleeping TO working.”   …