Topic-based vocabulary: THE LAW

Topic-based vocabulary: THE LAW

Degrees of crimeMisdemeanour – A minor crime, punishable by a fine or a light jail termFelony [US English] – a crime punishable by death or imprisonment in excess of one year.Infraction – generally used to describe minor crimes when the law has been...
Transitive and intransitive verbs

Transitive and intransitive verbs

Transitive and intransitive verbs have different rules when you use them to make sentences. 1. The boss surprised his workteam.  TRANSITIVE VERB 2. The boss smiled. INTRANSITIVE VERB Transitive verbs A transitive verb needs a direct object to make a complete sentence....
Transitive and intransitive verbs

Past perfect simple and continuous

Past perfect simple and continuous are used to talk about an ‘earlier’ past when you are also talking about another (more recent) past situation. In general terms, while both past perfect simple and continuous actions are finished, past perfect simple...
Transitive and intransitive verbs

The future continuous tense

The future continuous tense talks about an action that either: (a) will be in progress in the future and interrupted by a shorter activity (‘I will be waiting for you when you arrive’) (b) will be in progress at a specific time in the future (‘At 7...
Video: apostrophes – rule 2

Video: apostrophes – rule 2

Narration: The second rule of the apostrophe is to show that letters are missing to create contractions. For example: He could’ve helped but he didn’t want to. Be aware that this style of using the apostrophe is not suitable for your IELTS test. It is only...