Questions and answers tagged #esl.
Hi everyone, I'm always unsure when I should use 'between' and when to use 'among' in my writing. For example, if I write, 'I sat between my friends at the din…
I'm editing a story and want to show a pause in the sentence, like: 'He hesitated... and then she left.' But I keep seeing ellipses with two, three, or even fo…
I'm having a hard time avoiding sentence fragments when I write essays in English. Sometimes I write things like, "Because I was tired." or "After finishing my…
I'm writing my first college essay in English and I'm confused about whether I should use 'by', 'until', or 'before' when talking about assignments and deadlin…
I'm working on an essay for my English class, and my teacher commented that I have several run on sentences. I'm not sure how to spot or correct them. For exam…
I'm writing an email to a colleague to explain how long I've been working on a project, but I'm not sure if I should say, "I've worked on this since two weeks"…
I'm writing a story about my trip to Paris, and I'm stuck on whether to use 'during' or 'while' in some sentences. For example, should I say, 'During my stay i…
Hi everyone! I'm writing an essay for my English class, and I keep running into a problem: when I try to connect my ideas, my sentences end up very long and co…
I'm writing a letter to confirm my work hours, and I'm not sure about the best way to phrase the times. Should I say, "I work from 9am to 5pm" or "I work from …
I'm writing an essay for my English class, and I keep getting confused about when to use 'because', 'since', or 'as' to connect my ideas. For example, I wrote:…
I'm writing an email to a client to let them know when a document needs to be submitted. I'm not sure whether I should write, "Please submit the form within 10…
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 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 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…
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.…
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 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 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 writing a short description about myself for my English class, and I'm not sure how to use phrases like 'interested in', 'good at', or 'afraid of'. For exa…
I'm an intermediate English learner, and I've started studying idioms to sound more fluent. But when I try to use them in my writing, sometimes it feels unnatu…