Adjective Order

1. Quantity or number
2. Quality or opinion
3. Size
4. Age
5. Shape
6. Color
7. Proper adjective (often nationality, other place of origin, or material)
8. Purpose or qualifier

new for quality or age, blue for color and straw for proper adjective (origin)

Any is used when the exact number or amount of something is not known, or when it's not important. Any is also used to refer to an indefinite quantity or number. Any is also used in negative sentences.

would + if should be followed by a past tense

Have goes with haven't

We travel/go by ...

When hate,like, love, prefer are used, the verb that follows has ing

According to the rules

Despite or in spite of the challenges. Despite and in spite of mean "notwithstanding", "even though","regardless of"

There is comma after my brother, which means that the one speaking is referring to only the brother hence the singular (is) is used and not are.

Whenever high time is used, its followed by a verb in the past tense. E.g. It is high time we left, it is high time we went etc.

The preposition for prefer is to. He/she prefers .... to .....

When to use who or whom

Who: should be used to refer to the subject of a sentence.

Whom should be used to refer to the object of a verb or preposition.

The subject in a sentence refers to the person or thing carrying out an action. In this example the aunt is the subject since she was the one who spoke to them.

The object in a sentence refers to the person or thing that receives the action of the verb. In this example the people the aunt spoke to is the object

Note: "which" is not used for people

When couldn't is used, the second verb must be in the ing form. E.g I couldn't resist sharing it. I couldn't stop laughing.

This is possession (the neighbor owns a dog) so whose and not who, possessive pronoun (whose) is the correct answer

Chosen nearest in meaning: select, pick, pick out, opt for, plump for, go for, take, settle on, decide on, fix on, come down in favour of, vote for, single out, hand-pick, set, designate, determine, specify, appoint, name, nominate, adopt, espouse

Halt nearest in meaning:stop, come to a halt, come to a stop, come to a standstill, come to rest, pull up, draw up, stand still, draw to a stand, cease, finish

Lax:not sufficiently strict, severe, or careful.

Mild: not severe, serious, or harsh

Lax nearest in meaning:mild,slack, slipshod, negligent, neglectful, remiss, careless, heedless, unmindful, inattentive, slapdash, offhand, casual, easy-going, lenient, permissive, soft, liberal, non-restrictive, indulgent, overindulgent, complaisant, over-tolerant, irresponsible, sloppy

Fundamental nearest in meaning:basics, essentials, rudiments, foundations, basic principles, first principles, preliminaries, crux, essence, core, nucleus, heart, base

Endure nearest in meaning:, undergo, go through, live through, experience, meet, encounter, cope with, deal with, face, face up to, handle, suffer, tolerate, put up with, brave, bear, withstand, sustain, weather, become reconciled to, reconcile oneself to, become resigned to, get used to, become accustomed to, learn to live with, make the best of, go along with, submit to, countenance, accept, give one's blessing to, brook, support, take, stick, hack, stand for, stomach, swallow, abide, hold with, be doing with, wear

To burn one's finger: to harm oneself; to suffer consequences of one's actions.

Clutch at straws: to be willing to try anything to improve a difficult or unsatisfactory situation, even if it has little chance of success

To hold one's tongue: remain silent

In the pipeline: in the process of being planned or developed.

At arm's length: avoid/shun intimacy or close contact.

Opposite of temporary is permanent

Opposite of alight is board

Opposite of unsafe is secure

Anything funny is humourous and so if not funny then humourless

Opposite of rebuke/condemn/disapprove is praise

Your letter must contain the two main content, ways of improving the public transport road system in the country

The letter is a formal letter and must contain the features below:

i. Your address
ii. Date
iii. Recipient's Address
iv. Salutation - Dear + Sir/Madam
v. Heading (Underlined)
vi. Body
v. Subscription - Yours faithfully, Yours sincerely, etc.
vi. Signature
vii. Your name

Your paragraphs should be well developed and properly linked.

You must check your spellings and punctuations and construct meaningful sentences.

Ensure that you use capital and small letters correctly at their appropriate places, thus for instance I for the pronoun "I" and not "i", etc.

1. Bring all the sides you do not support (opposing view)
2. Follow with the side you support. Your point of view should refute all the opposing views that you have presented earlier
3. Declare your stand at the end of the composition

Your paragraphs should be well developed and properly linked.

You must check your spellings and punctuations and construct meaningful sentences.

Ensure that you use capital and small letters correctly at their appropriate places, thus for instance I for the pronoun "I" and not "i", etc.

Your letter must contain the two reasons why he/she should pay your grandparents a visit

The letter is an informal letter and must contain the features below:

i. Your address
ii. Date
iii. Salutation - Dear + first name
iv. Body
v. Subscription - Yours, Yours ever, Yours sincerely, Yours friend, etc.
vi. Your name

Your paragraphs should be well developed and properly linked.

You must check your spellings and punctuations and construct meaningful sentences.

Ensure that you use capital and small letters correctly at their appropriate places, thus for instance I for the pronoun "I" and not "i", etc.