above and over
1 ‘higher than’: above or over Above and over can both mean ‘higher than’. Above is more common with this meaning.The water came up...
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Reported speech: indirect speech
Reported speech: indirect speech Indirect speech focuses more on the content of what someone said rather than their exact words. In indirect...
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discourse markers
Discourse means ‘pieces of language longer than a sentence’. Some words and expressions are used to show how discourse is constructed. They can...
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prepositions (1): introduction
meanings and use It is difficult to learn to use prepositions correctly in a foreign language. Most English prepositions have several different...
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Comparatives and Superlatives
Introduction One way of describing a person or thing is by saying that they have more of a particular quality than someone or something else. To...
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