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I'm writing an email to my English teacher and got stuck choosing between these words. For example, should I say, "Although it was raining, I went for a walk,"…
I'm writing a story and I'm unsure which preposition to use in different contexts. For example, if I write, "The cat jumped over the wall," is that different f…
I'm struggling with deciding whether to use 'so that' or 'in order to' when I want to explain a purpose in my writing. For example, I'm working on an essay int…
I'm writing a short story and having trouble choosing between 'under', 'below', and 'beneath.' For example, in my story, there's a cat hiding somewhere, and I …
I'm currently writing essays for my ESL class, but I notice my writing often feels choppy and disconnected. My teacher says my ideas are good, but the sentence…
I'm working on a travel story for my English class and keep getting stuck when describing how someone moves from one place to another. For example, I'm not sur…
Hi everyone! I'm currently writing an essay for my intermediate ESL class, and I'm finding it tricky to choose the best linking words for different situations.…
Hi everyone, I had a situation recently where I went to the movies without anyone else. When I wanted to tell my friends about it, I wasn't sure which phrase w…
I'm writing an essay for my English class, and I keep noticing that I use the same words again and again, especially words like 'important' and 'show.' For exa…
I'm writing a business email to explain how a report was prepared, and I'm getting confused about when I should use 'with' and when I should use 'by.' For exam…
I'm trying to improve my English by using a wider range of vocabulary, but sometimes when I use new words, it sounds a bit forced. For example, I wanted to say…
I often hear people say things like "She sings like an angel" and sometimes "He works as a teacher." But I get confused when I'm trying to describe things myse…
I'm proofreading an essay and came across phrases like "make a decision" and "do a decision." Someone told me that one is a strong collocation and the other is…
Hi everyone, I'm writing an essay for my English class, and I keep getting stuck on when to use 'than' and when to use 'then.' For example, in my sentences, sh…
I'm writing an important email at work and got stuck on a phrase. I want to say that our team needs to decide on something soon. I wrote, "We need to do a deci…
I'm working on a short story and I'm not sure which sounds more natural in this sentence: "She stared at me like she had seen a ghost" or "She stared at me as …
Hi everyone, I'm practicing writing for my English class, and I keep getting confused about which adjectives go with which nouns. For example, I wrote "It was …
I’m writing a short story for my ESL class and got stuck on how to compare two people. For example, is it correct to say, 'Maria is more tall than Ana,' or sho…
I'm having a hard time figuring out which preposition to use with certain adjectives and verbs in English. For example, I want to say that I'm interested about…
I'm a little confused about when to use adjectives with er/ est endings and when to use "more/most" instead. For example, should I say "She is taller than me" …