Apologizing – I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to hurt your little sister. – So sorry, I had no intention to tell you that. – I’m sorry to have broken it. – I’m sorry but I’ve got to go now. – I’m awfully sorry for what happened yesterday. – I’m deeply sorry. I know it was […]
– My exercices are as difficult as yours. – The lecture in German wasn’t as easy to understand as the one in English. – It seems less interesting than at the beginning. – The United States is twice as big as Spain. – The cost would be much higher than than. – She’s much more […]
We use the inversion to refine our language and make our phrases more stylistic and formal. We use it mostly for writing language. Expressions used with the inversion : Not only, no sooner, never, only after, only later, not since, nowhere .. Examples : Not only does he play tennis but he also plays squash. […]
1- by far the most … / -est Algeria is by far the largest country in North Africa. Nile is by far the longest river in the world. 2- one of the most … / -est Damascus is one of the oldest cities in the area. This is one of the most precious diamond in […]
Writing Example The passage : What do we dream about? (228 words) A subject of great debate has been the nature of dreams that people experience. Dreams can range from the mundane to the fantastic. They can create emotions like anxiety, joy, fear, anger, etc., in the dreamer. Dreamers often feel that what they experience […]
Only is an adjective, an adverb and a conjunction. It combines with several other common words to create some useful phrases and collocations. Only: the adjective As an adjective, only means “single”. It often combines with the nouns “person”, “reason” and “way”: • I was the only person in the shop. • The only reason […]