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Question: Would you rather be liked or respected?

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Countable or Uncountable

It is difficult to know if a noun is countable or uncountable, but there are some ways to guess and some rules to help you.

Vocabulary

Casual abbreviations in English

A list of shortened words and phrases often used in casual English.

Grammar

ONE and ONES to replace countable nouns

When we are talking about countable things, we can use ONE or ONES if it is clear what we are talking about.

Grammar

Performative verbs: when you say a word...

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When you use a word like "promise" or "apologise", you are doing the action by just saying the word. In those cases, use the present simple and not the continuous.

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All about causative verbs

Words like "make", "force" and "let" are called "causatives". They show that a person does not choose to do an action themselves. They are asked to do it by another person who has some kind of power.

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