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A figure of speech is a rhetorical device that achieves a special effect by using words in a distinctive way. Though there are hundreds of figures of speech, here we’ll focus on 20 top examples. You’ll probably remember many of Read More …
In 1906, U.S. President Teddy Roosevelt tried to get the government to simplify the spelling of 300 common English words. However, this didn’t go over well with Congress or the public. Simplified Spelling Was Andrew Carnegie’s Idea In 1906, Andrew Read More …
Clean Vs. Wash Cleaning is a more general action, meaning to remove the dirt from something – for example, you clean your glasses by wiping them with a cloth. To clean can also refer to removing items that are out of place – Read More …
Both present perfect and past perfect talk about something that happened before a point in time (reference point). In the present perfect, our reference point is the present. In the past perfect, our reference point is in the past. Present perfect An action that Read More …
The past perfect tense is used to express action completed in the past: “She had eaten is an example of the tense.” The past perfect tense represents action that occurs BEFORE another past action: “My boss had gone before I Read More …
We use the present perfect tense to talk about things where there is a connection between the past and the present. He has worked with three different companies. He started working sometime in the past. Up to now he has worked for three Read More …
Use the past perfect – had + participle – to express an action finished before another action in the past. Example Sentences He had finished his homework by the time she arrived. I had spoken with Peter before I talked Read More …
When we talk about something that happened in the past, we might want to refer to something that happened before that time. To do this we use the past perfect. Look at these two sentences: My friend left the bar at Read More …
The present perfect is usually used to describe actions or situations that started or occurred in the past and are connected to the present: I have lived here for three years. (From three years ago up to now) The past perfect Read More …
