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English is probably the third language in terms of number of native speakers (after Mandarin and Spanish); and probably the most widely spoken language on the planet taking into account native and non-native speakers. Consequently English is sometimes described as a "world language" or a "global lingua franca".

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For a full list of prepositions plus examples and quizzes, get the PDF ebook English Prepositions List by EnglishClub founder Josef Essberger. IIlustrated with example sentences, quizzes and answers. IIlustrated with example sentences, quizzes and answers.

In English, a singular countable noun usually needs an article (or other determiner) in front of it. We cannot say: I saw elephant yesterday. We need to say something like: I saw an elephant. I saw a pink elephant. I saw the elephant. I saw your elephant. But see ZERO Article for cases when no article or other determiner is needed.

EnglishClub: Learn English: Grammar: Prepositions Prepositions. Prepositions are very common words. Seven of them are in the top 20 words in English. Prepositions link a word to another part of the sentence and tell us what the relationship is, for example in space or time. What is a Preposition? With What is a Preposition? Quiz . Preposition List

3000 words (British English) The background to this short story is the tropical island of Trinidad in the Caribbean. This is a story of quick lust and long revenge - with an ironical twist at the end. Comments. The Metro Advanced 7000 words (British English) This short story is set in Paris. This is a story of love and murder, and a little ...

An English sentence starts with a capital letter and ends with a full stop (.), question mark (?) or exclamation mark (!). Every sentence must have at least one independent clause, meaning it has a subject and a verb and can stand on its own. Sentences can be: simple (one independent clause) compound (two independent clauses)

EnglishClub: Learn English: Vocabulary: Reference: Synonyms / Antonyms Synonyms and Antonyms Synonym. A synonym is a word that means exactly the same as, or very nearly the same as, another word in the same language. For example, "close" is a synonym of "shut".

EnglishClub: Learn English: Pronunciation: Interactive Phonemic Chart Interactive Phonemic Chart Listen to the sounds of English. Please wait a few seconds while the chart loads... The symbols on this clickable chart represent the 44 sounds used in British English speech (Received Pronunciation). Click on each symbol or sample word to hear.