Tag Archives: adjectives
Comparison of Adjectives Posted by heather on May 19, 2012
I am tall but Mary is taller and Tom is the tallest of us all. Can you find the adjective in the sentence above? Remember, an adjective is a word that describes or tells us more about a noun or a pronoun. If you said “tall” then you were correct. Tall is the adjective in…
Bored vs. Boring Posted by Gabriele on Mar 1, 2012
A very common error I often hear ESL speakers commit is the misuse of the words “bored” and “boring.” These two words are homophones. Unfortunately, when you misuse or interchange one of these words for the other there is a big difference in meaning! When you say someone or something is “boring” you are saying…