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The reflexive pronoun->Oneself
->Oneself is reflexive pronoun of indefinite pronoun One, used to talk about people in general including speaker and hearer.
-One and oneself are very formal.
-You and yourself are more common...
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'=>Could have + past participle
->Could have + past participle means that something was possible in the past, or you had the ability to do something in the past, but that you...
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'=>Hate, like, love and prefer
->We can use hate, like, love and prefer with an -ing form or with a to-infinitive:
-I hate to see food being thrown away.
-I love going to the...
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'=>Proud vs. Pride
1-Proud of (adj)+somebody/something
-Her parents are very proud of her.
-He is proud of his new car.
1(b)-Proud to+inf
-I'm proud to recieve this award.
2-Take (a) pride in +noun/v-ing
-She takes pride in...
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Forget or leave
->We sometimes use forget when we don’t remember to bring something with us:
-I’ll have to go back; I’ve forgotten my car keys.
->We use leave with this same meaning, but...
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'=>Consider
->Using the progressive
• In meaning 1, consider is often used in the progressive. You say:
->I am considering investing some money (=I am thinking about it and may do it).
• In meaning...
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'->The past tense of “dive” is *dived* or *dove*: Jo *dived*/*dove* from her boat.
But for “drive,”
drived → wrong
drove → right
->Don’t use ALTHOUGH and BUT in the same sentence:
Although Jo is mean,...
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'==>Need, require and want can be followed by the active or passive to-infinitives to express active or passive meanings, respectively:
-I need to make a phone call.
-Sometimes, people need to be told...
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'=>Need, require and want can be followed by the active or passive to-infinitives to express active or passive meanings, respectively:
-I need to make a phone call.
-Sometimes, people need to be told...
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'=> Grateful vs. Thankful
->Grateful
Grateful is the normal word for people's reactions to kindness, favours... etc.
=-Note-=
->Grateful to someone
->Grateful for something
->Thankful
Thankful is used especially for feelings of relief at having avoided a danger,...
