The English language is full of synonyms.  Sometimes the words, mostly nouns, are so close in meaning that they are entirely interchangeable. A typical dictionary definition of synonyms, such as [...]

Antonyms are words that have meanings opposite to that of another word.   Antonyms are useful ways to learn new words, and learning a new word can be made easier and more interesting if you also [...]

To understand when and how these two words, affect and effect, are used in a sentence, we should first know the meanings of these words, affect and effect. affect and effect – they mean [...]

Non-action verbs or non action verbs do NOT express an action, but represent a state of being, need, opinion, sense, or preference. What is a non action verb? Examples are the “be” verbs: am, [...]

Action verbs are used to describe what you are doing, Words like pondering, shaming, fearing, considering are action verbs even though your activity is not visible. Then there are those action [...]

“I am a deeply superficial person.” Andy Warhol An oxymoron: – a combination of words that have opposite or very different meanings – a combination of contradictory or [...]

There are lots of commonly mispronounced words that even native English speakers get wrong. There are spelling rules in English, even if they are difficult to understand, so pronouncing a word [...]

Adjectives are the part of speech that modify, identify qualify or otherwise describe the noun.  An adjective is usually found immediately before the nouns that it is modifying. The brilliant boy [...]

Interjections are sounds, words or phrases which are used to express emotions. Interjections can stand alone. “Interjection” comes from the Latin word interjicere (throw between). [...]

Conjunctions connect words, phrases, or groups of words in a sentence.  “Conjunction” comes from the Latin word conjungere (join together). The words or phrases being connected should [...]