Adjectives & Prepositions

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which one??

Submitted by rihanna on 7 March, 2012 - 19:12. Iran

hi!i have a question,which one is correct?the new difficult book or the difficult new book

Hello rihanna! The

Submitted by Jeremy Bee on 6 May, 2012 - 12:16. Taiwan

Hello rihanna!

The difficult new book is the correct one. We usually put opinion adjectives (difficult) in front of describing (new) adjectives. You can find more information about adjective order on our adjective order page.

Hope that helps!
Jeremy Bee
The Learn English Team

Good

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Untill or Unless

Submitted by sunilkherain on 24 January, 2012 - 08:30. India

It make me very confused when i use Untill and Unless.. can anybody make me understand with good example.. when to use these word..

Hello sunilkherain, Have you

Submitted by Stephen Jones on 1 February, 2012 - 07:29. United Kingdom (Great Britain)

Hello sunilkherain,
Have you tried searching for these words using our Cambridge Dictionaries Online search box on the right of this page?
There are some good examples there. If you are still having difficulty, let me know.
Regards,
Stephen Jones
The Learn English Team

Thank U very much Stephen

Submitted by Kendi on 18 January, 2012 - 14:56. Yemen

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thanks for response Adam. my

Submitted by Kendi on 15 January, 2012 - 15:14. Yemen

thanks for response Adam. my question is:
When I asking, when I should use do, and when I should use are like:
Do you want to drink? or are you want to drink?
Are you sure? or do you sure?
Is there a rule? what is it?
thanks a lot...

Hi Kendi,I'll try to answer

Submitted by Stephen Jones on 17 January, 2012 - 15:13. United Kingdom (Great Britain)

Hi Kendi,
I'll try to answer your question, because 'do' and 'are' cause problems for students everywhere I have taught!
Can you see a pattern in your two examples?
Do you want a drink? - want is a verb, and needs 'Do' to help it make a question.
So, we would also say things like:

Do you like football?
Do you have the time?

Whereas, 'Are you sure?' - sure is an adjective, and so we use the verb 'to be' to make a question.
So, we would say things like:

Are you happy?
Are you tired?

That's a very quick summary of the rules, and as always, there are probably exceptions, but I hope that helps.
For more practice, take a look at our pages on Question forms and subject/object questions.
Stephen Jones
The LearnEnglish Team

My level of english

Submitted by dampat on 14 January, 2012 - 23:12. Poland

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Hi, if I have a question

Submitted by Kendi on 14 January, 2012 - 19:12. Yemen

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Hi, You can, but we don't

Submitted by AdamJK on 14 January, 2012 - 22:55. Poland

Hi,
You can, but we don't promise to reply to all questions - we get a lot! I think we answer most of them, though.
Best wishes,
Adam
The LearnEnglish Team

hard

Submitted by maryam najafi on 13 January, 2012 - 16:08. Iran

it's hard to memorise these preposition. how do you memorise them?

Hello maryam, Well, that's

Submitted by Stephen Jones on 15 January, 2012 - 16:37. United Kingdom (Great Britain)

Hello maryam,
Well, that's the difficult part of learning any language! Memorising prepositions and other areas of English is difficult unless you practice.
I always encourage my students to read as much as possible, especially materials produced in English-speaking countries (newspapers, magazines, books, anything!). Then you'll have a chance to see prepositions and other important areas of the language in use.
For stronger learners, I would recommend looking at our Stories and Poems - they are right here in LearnEnglish!
Good luck!
Stephen Jones
The LearnEnglish Team

Traduction

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Hello my teacher
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thanks stephen!!

Submitted by maryam najafi on 16 January, 2012 - 16:10. Iran

thanks stephen!!

PHRASAL VERBS

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hi everyone,
I'm learning English on my course and I see that they use phrasal verbs very often. I'm looking for this grammar exercise on this page and I haven't found it.
Could I make a suggest for grammar exercise (and a lot of example:)) of phrasal verbs? sometimes it's very confusing ... like ˝put smb off sth˝, ˝make off˝, ˝take sth on˝, etc.
Thank you

Hi Nemi, We have a page about

Submitted by AdamJK on 8 January, 2012 - 23:59. Poland

Hi Nemi,
We have a page about the grammar of phrasal verbs, another about multi-word verbs and lots of pages on the site with phrasal verb exercises.
Best wishes,
Adam
The LearnEnglish Team

thank you Adam for your

Submitted by neml on 9 January, 2012 - 10:22. Bosnia and Herzegovina

thank you Adam for your effort. you 're really help me. especially for the exercise coz I think that's the best way to see when we use some phrases ( but it's still confusing :)).
I 'm really hope I 'll take it all in.
best regards

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Hi shokmin, Welcome to the

Submitted by Stephen Jones on 11 December, 2011 - 17:39. United Kingdom (Great Britain)

Hi shokmin,
Welcome to the site!
There is no start or finish, so I would advise you to explore the parts of the site that interest you, or that you feel you need to learn.
If you tell us why you are studying English, then I can direct you to specific exercises and explanations.
Best wishes,
Stephen Jones
The LearnEnglish Team

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hey friends, how can i get

Submitted by z4hira on 24 November, 2011 - 19:04. India

hey friends, how can i get the knowledge about prepositions before doing exercise? here too much interesting exercises to learn about... Thank you

Hello, Look for the 'Grammar

Submitted by AdamJK on 24 November, 2011 - 23:46. Poland

Hello,
Look for the 'Grammar Support' links at the right-hand side of the page.
Best wishes,
Adam
The LearnEnglish Team

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Submitted by MQeshta on 19 November, 2011 - 00:27. Palestinian Territories

umm it's not good mark that me expect !
but I'll try to improve my mark ..!
thanks !

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English

Submitted by kkatia on 9 November, 2011 - 20:24. Argentina

Sorry, i'm a student. (I'm from Argentina) I need help about this. who can help me?!
Sorry for the mistakes.
ThankU ! (:

Hello, What sort of help do

Submitted by AdamJK on 9 November, 2011 - 23:36. Poland

Hello,
What sort of help do you need? Have you seen the grammar reference page on this topic?
Best wishes,
Adam
The LearnEnglish Team

help

Submitted by elifar on 8 November, 2011 - 21:20. Turkey

hi
i need your help
i have 2.5 mounth for take ielts exam and i was study with cambridg ielts books
2 years ago,but now i do not know how can i start study again for my exam and i
think that my english level is between beginner and elementary i have all of the
books and cd but i donot have program for study please help me i need good mark for
phd
scholarship.
Yours sincerely

Hi, Two and a half months

Submitted by AdamJK on 9 November, 2011 - 22:26. Poland

Hi,
Two and a half months isn't a lot of time, but it's great that you've still got the books and the CD. You've probably forgotten most of the answers after 2 years, so I would suggest doing some of the practise tests right now. Try to do them under exam conditions - the same time limits, no dictionaries etc.
Once you have done this, you should have a clearer idea of how much progress you need to make and what areas you need to work on. Do as many practise exams as you can and use them to identify where you need to study.
To improve your speaking and writing, it's best if you can find an exerienced IELTS tutor. If not, try to find someone who can judge what your strengths and weaknesses are in these areas.
Good luck!
Adam
The LearnEnglish Team

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