One of the function using linking words is to contrasting ideas between yours and the other party. But and However Their main function is to say the opposite opinion, but there slightly different usage between them. But : can only be used in the middle of the sentence. However : can be used in the beginning of the sentence I wish you were here, but you are not. I wish you were here. However, you are not. See? :) On the other hand Is used to contrast the ideas. It also can be used in the midlle of the sentence. I like fish as main course, on the other hand my father prefers beef While and Whereas Both are usually used between two complete phrases/clauses I have to go to school every morning, while my sister goes to the office. I know that having a car is not the only parameter of rich, whereas my brother think it is a must have. Even if both of them are used to contrast the idea, whereas is stronger than while. Despite an In Spite Of Both are followed b...

You might have been using Gerund a lot in your daily activities. Basicaly Gerund is a noun (not a verb), but it is formed fom a verb. Gerund is : Verb + ing --> you might think it is the same as the present continuous form. Yes, precisely they are the same. BUT, they have different usage. Check this out : 1. It is a swimming pool. --> Gerund as compound noun (swimming pool) 2. Thinking of you is my hobby --> Gerund as a subject of a sentence 3. She is really good at speaking English --> Gerund also has a place after preposition 4. I look forward hearing from you soon. --> This is a special case. Because i look forward hearing from is a phrasal verb which contain gerund hearing in it. 5. Mom and Shana are having breakfast in the alley --> Gerund acts as complement to "to be" --> This looks exactly the same as the present continous tense. See? So, there are many ways of using gerund.

Hello Guys, Today is 4 September 2017. It means, Me : "It's gonna be Autumn soon" Ashley : She said it was going to be Autumn soon Note the difference in those sentences? We change the tense backward i n indirect speech, or also called, the reported speech The reported speech is used to tell what other people said directly to us. In the sentences above, the direct speech (with quotation) is in future tense (be going to). When we use the indirect speech, the tenses change into past tense (was/were going to) Now, this what i learned from LearnEnglish from British Council. For more comprehensive learning of reported speech, you can go and visit the link : LearnEnglish British Council - Reported Speech 1 LearnEnglish British Council - Reported Speech 2 The summary of tenses change : Direct speech Reported Speech present tense verb simple past present continuous past continuous present perfect simple past past perfect (note : past perfect doe...

Hi Everyone, Today i would like to share what i learned from https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org. All post below belongs to LearnEnglish British Council.org (source :  https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/quick-grammar/question-forms-subjectobject-questions ) I find it very useful to review and learn the basic grammar. One of the material i review is the usage of Question Words. Question Words is used : To form yes/no questions where there is an auxiliary verb or a modal verb We invert the word order of a positive sentence (Answer : S + V, in Question we use V + S) Yes/No questions Is he a teacher? Yes he is. Can you swim? No, I can’t. Have they got a car? Yes they have. To form  yes/no questions  where there is an auxiliary verb or a modal verb, we invert the word order of a positive sentence. ( He is a teacher > Is he a teacher? Note : when it contains only Subject + Verb (V1/V2/V3) + (Object) , ...

It's been 8 years since i quit studying English. I went to School of Pharmacy in ITB to study medicine and drugs for 4 years. Involved in studying human anatomy from a to z, drugs mechanism and their chemical properties, I forgot that i had a dream to be involved in English world. But yeah, all those time was fruitful to create an excellent character. During my time as a fellow pharmacist i learn to be patient, eager, being initiative when your environment isn't, being responsible, and to stand out surviving even in suffering. What do you do when you must do what you don't like? Well, you've got to do it (harus bisa!) This what kept me survive all this time. And i love English so much. I really love learning it and been wanting to spread it to everyone. I want them to know that English is fun, not to be feared. I want you to know, to all of you, who is chasing a dream, chase it! no matter how crazy of irrational it might be, dont listen to what peo...