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What does AIN'T mean, and when do we use it?

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In today’s lesson I’ll teach you the difference between the words agenda, itinerary, and schedule - three similar words that can often be confused by English learners. For more lessons like this one, get my e-book called 600+ Confusing English Words Explained -  https://www.espressoenglish.net/600-confusing-english-words-explained/ 

Agenda, Itinterary, or Schedule?

How well do you know English prepositions? Let’s find out with this quiz! I’ll show you a sentence, and you’ll try to choose the correct preposition. After a few seconds, I’ll show you the right answer. There are 15 questions - keep track of your score and leave a comment letting me know how you did. Good luck! 1 dollar English grammar e-books: http://www.1dollargrammar.com  Advanced English Grammar Course: https://www.espressoenglish.net/advanced-english-grammar-course/ 

Advanced Prepositions Quiz

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10 different words for SURPRISED

 Download FREE PDF: https://espressoenglish.lpages.co/free-pdf-30-reporting-verbs/  Reported speech is when we talk about what someone said in the past - and the verbs we use for it are called “reporting verbs” - ones like say, tell, ask, recommend, advise, warn, promise, and more. But there are some important little details to remember about the sentence structure when using each of these reporting verbs, so a lot of English learners make mistakes with them. Today I’ll teach you 30 common reporting verbs and the correct ways to use them in a sentence. I recommend downloading the PDF guide to this lesson so that you can review and remember all these reporting verbs and sentences - you can get it by clicking here: https://espressoenglish.lpages.co/free-pdf-30-reporting-verbs/  I’ve organized the reporting verbs into categories:   Most common reporting verbs   Reporting verbs for advice   Reporting verbs for arguments and strong feelings   Reporting verbs for statements   Other reporting verbs   Learn more in my Advanced English Grammar Course! https://www.espressoenglish.net/advanced-english-grammar-course/  

30 Reporting Verbs + Examples

Download FREE lesson PDF:  https://espressoenglish.lpages.co/free-pdf-direct-indirect-objects/  Do you know how to use direct and indirect objects CORRECTLY in English?  Today I'll help you avoid two very common mistakes I see English learners make!  Want to correct your mistakes and learn to use English more confidently?  Check out my Advanced English Grammar Course! One of my students says this course has helped him correct a lot of errors:    “This is the best English course I’ve ever taken! The explanations in all the lessons are very clear and detailed. I got to know the mistakes that non-native English speakers commonly make. What’s most interesting is that there are writing tasks in every lesson and I could send my writing in for correction! I love it very much! Through this, I got to know my grammatical mistakes that I’d been making for years.” – Foong, Malaysia  

What does AIN'T mean, and when do we use it?

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