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When to introduce something new with a/an, mark it specific with the, or use no article at all.
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When to introduce something new with a/an, mark it specific with the, or use no article at all.
A handful of tense mistakes account for a disproportionate share of grammar errors across every part of the IELTS test - here is how to stop making them.
The single most common grammar mix-up at intermediate level — and the quick test that fixes it.
Know which nouns take a/an and plurals, and which take "much" and stay singular.
One of the most frequent small errors in IELTS writing and speaking, and the handful of rules that resolve most cases.
Form -er/-est and more/most correctly, and avoid the double-comparative mistake.
Master the rule that trips up even confident writers and speakers under pressure.
Shift tense and pronouns correctly when reporting what someone else said.
Use zero conditional for general truths and second conditional for imagined, unreal situations.
Learn the patterns behind in, on and at so your prepositions stop feeling like guesswork.
Invert the subject and auxiliary correctly to form yes/no and wh- questions.
Fix a subtle error that quietly lowers Writing and Speaking scores.