When we start learning a foreign language, the most intimidating thing is usually grammar. With its many rules (some of which seem contradictory!) it\u2019s easy to get confused. Since many of us stumble upon some of these grammatical problems, let\u2019s solve them together! <\/p>\n\n\n
1. What is the difference between ‘few’ and ‘little’?<\/strong> 2. When do we use \u2019boring\u2019 and when \u2019bored\u2019?<\/strong> 3. Why do some native speakers use \u2019toward\u2019 and others \u2019towards\u2019?<\/strong> 4. What\u2019s the difference between \u2019lie\u2019 and \u2019lay\u2019?<\/strong> 5. Which is right \u2013 no one, noone or no-one?<\/strong> 6. Its or it\u2019s?<\/strong> 7. Like vs. as?<\/strong> 8. Rise vs. raise?<\/strong> 9. Police is \/are?<\/strong> 10. Beside or besides?<\/strong> 11. Who vs. whom<\/strong> 12. When do we use Latin abbreviations \u2019e.g.\u2019 and when \u2019i.e\u2019?<\/strong> 13. Farther vs. further<\/strong> 14. Which vs. that<\/strong> 15. Neither is\/are?<\/strong> 16. What is subjunctive?<\/strong> 17. Transitive vs. intransitive verbs?<\/strong> 18. Each is\/are?<\/strong> 19. All vs. all of<\/strong> 20. When do we use \u2019ought to\u2019?<\/strong> 21. When do we use \u2019if\u2019 and when \u2019whether\u2019?<\/strong> 22. Advice vs. advise?<\/strong> 23. Made from vs. made of?<\/strong> \u00a0Stay tuned for 55 Common Grammatical Questions – Part 2<\/a>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" When we start learning a foreign language, the most intimidating thing is usually grammar. With its many rules (some of which seem contradictory!) it\u2019s easy … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":900,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_generate-full-width-content":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[290,292,300,305],"tags":[23,24,139,56,86,43],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.englishforward.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/899"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.englishforward.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.englishforward.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.englishforward.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.englishforward.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=899"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.englishforward.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/899\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.englishforward.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/900"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.englishforward.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=899"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.englishforward.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=899"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.englishforward.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=899"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\u2019Few\u2019 goes with countable nouns (few books), while \u2019little\u2019 modifies uncountable nouns (little time). <\/p>\n\n\n
\u2019Boring\u2019 refers to how something\/someone is (a boring movie), while \u2019bored\u2019 describes our state (I am bored).<\/p>\n\n\n
The AmE speakers use \u2019toward\u2019 while the BrE speakers prefer \u2019towards\u2019. The same goes for forward(s) and backward(s). <\/p>\n\n\n
Lie-lay-lain means \u2019be in a horizontal position\u2019, while lay-laid-laid means \u2019put down, especially carefully\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n
The only correct form is \u2019no one\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n
\u2019Its\u2019 is a posession adjective of it, while \u2019it\u2019s\u2019 mean it is \/ it has.<\/p>\n\n\n
When used to show similarity,\u2019as\u2019 must be followed by a clause. Another meaning of \u2019as\u2019 is what someone\/something is. Check the following examples:
I enjoyed sledding like a kid. (I enjoyed it in the way kids do.)
I enjoyed sledding as a kid. (I enjoyed it when I was a kid.)<\/p>\n\n\n
Both meaning \u2019going up\u2019, \u2019raise\u2019 needs a direct object, unlike \u2019rise\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n
Police is always plural, because it refers to a group of people.<\/p>\n\n\n
\u2019Beside\u2019 means nearby, while \u2019besides\u2019 means \u2019in addition to\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n
\u2019Who\u2019 refers to the subject of a sentence or clause, while \u2019whom\u2019 refers to the object.<\/p>\n\n\n
The first one literally means \u2019for example\u2019 while the latter, which means \u2019that is\u2019, is used when you want to explain things further.<\/p>\n\n\n
The only difference is that \u2019further\u2019 is usually used for figurative distance.<\/p>\n\n\n
\u2019Which\u2019 should only be used with a comma because it provides extra information, while \u2019that\u2019 introduces a clause that is very important to the meaning of the sentence.<\/p>\n\n\n
If both subjects in the sentence are singular, \u2019neither\u2019 is singular too. If one or both are plural it takes the plural form.<\/p>\n\n\n
It is a verb form that expresses our wishes and regrets, which always uses the past tense.<\/p>\n\n\n
Transitive verbs require an object, while intransitive can stand alone.<\/p>\n\n\n
\u2019Each\u2019 is always followed by a singular noun; however with the phrase \u2019each of\u2019 we have a plural noun, but the verb remains singular.<\/p>\n\n\n
\u2019All\u2019 refers to a whole class of people or things, while \u2019all of\u2019 is usually followed by personal, demonstrative and relative pronouns.<\/p>\n\n\n
\u2019Ought to\u2019 is similar to \u2019should\u2019; however it is usually used in formal contexts.<\/p>\n\n\n
The major difference between them is that \u2019whether\u2019 is used in a more formal context. It is usually used with \u2019or\u2019, indicating that there is more than one option and always after prepositions and \u2019to-infinitive\u2019. <\/p>\n\n\n
\u2019Advice\u2019 is a noun, while \u2019advise\u2019 is a verb – \u2019give someone advice\u2019. Since \u2019advice\u2019 is an uncountable noun, the usual countable form is \u2019a piece of advice\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n
When the material changes in the process of creation we use \u2019made from\u2019 (Wine is made from grapes.) and if it remains the same, our choice would be \u2019made of\u2019 (The table is made of wood).<\/p>\n\n\n