Adjective order

Adjective order

If you are using more than one adjective before a noun, there is often a specific order in which they must be placed. For example: A black leather jacket A leather black jacket Here is a short acronym to help you remember: OSASCOMP. Below you will find an explanation...
Adjective order

Conversation tags

Question tags (also called tag questions) are common structures used in spoken English. An example of a question tag is: ‘You like studying English, don’t you?’ The first part of a question tag sentence is the statement (‘You like studying...
Adjective order

Cause and effect: Thus

Here is some more information on this linking word. Note the use of punctuation.Linking word: ThusMeaning: To talk about the effect of something; what happened because of another actionCommon use 1: Connects within a sentenceGrammar: Complete clause + comma + linking...
Adjective order

Cause and effect: As a result

Here is some more information on this linking word. Note the use of punctuation.Linking word: As a resultMeaning: To talk about the effect of something; what happened because of another actionCommon use 1: Connects between sentencesGrammar: Complete clause. Linking...