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Advanced adjectives ending in –ing Posted by Adir on Nov 6, 2009
The ending –ing is not only used to form the gerund (I am playing). It is also used to form adjectives. Let’s check out some advanced adjectives ending in –ing. appalling – very unpleasant, shocking. appalling injuries / appalling conditions astonishing – impressive, surprising. astonishing success baffling – confusing, mysterious. a baffling mystery bustling –…
The Passive – Advanced Uses Posted by Adir on Oct 23, 2009
When we say that we have something done in English, it means that a service is done for us by someone else. He has just had his car washed. They had their house painted. She’s having two teeth pulled out tomorrow. I had a new heater put in last week. It can also express an…
Expressions with ‘To Make’ Posted by Adir on Aug 24, 2009
Advanced students almost always know a lot of vocabulary but still don’t know how to use words correctly and fluently. This happens a lot with the verb to make. As a first meaning, to make is to produce something, usually with your hands or by putting some parts together. Here are some fixed expressions with…
Idioms Posted by Adir on Aug 24, 2009
One of the most colorful aspects of a language are idioms. Idioms are fixed expressions that carry no meaning if you try to understand it word by word. On this post we’re going to be talking about some idioms that are very common in English. When we say that the phone is ringing off the…