Proper usage of For and Since.

For is used for a period of time (three hours, two weeks, eight months etc)

He has been living in this village for ten years.


 Since is used  for a start of a period. (8 o'clock, Wednesday, 1999 etc)

 He has been reading this book since Monday.

Proper usage of Ago.

They arrived here long ago.

 He left this hotel two days ago.

 How long ago is it that you last saw them?

Proper usage of Much.

This pen is much better than that.

 They were much surprised with your performance.

 He spends much on education.

Usage of Before

I have seen that boy before.

 That incident happened long before.

Proper usage of since

The principal has been seriously considering the new proposals since Monday.

 They have been reading since morning.

 He left this school two months ago and we have not heard from him since.

Usage of How

How did you control it?

How high is that tower?

How many students are there in this school?

 How much is the fare to Mumbai?

 How much do the potatoes cost?

 How long will it take to reach that place?

 

Usage of Adverbs of manner.

He walks slowly.

 They slept soundly.

 He speaks clearly.

 I am learning English, but I still cannot speak it properly.

Position of Never in sentence.

His daughter never cooks.

 She is never rude.

 I have never seen a tiger.

 I have never been to Delhi.

 Never forget to lock the door at night.

Usage of adverbs of Frequency.

They visited my house twice.

 He always try to do his best.

 They often make grammatical errors.

Usage of adverbs of Time.

They came here yesterday.

 He came here two hours ago.

 He has already completed his assignment.

Usage of adverbs of Reason

As she was ill, she could not attend the meeting.

 He criticised the principal and was, therefore, sacked from his job.

Proper usage of Quite.

Meaning of Quite: Very.

 They were quite tired.

He is quite satisfied with your work.


 Meaning of Quite: Completely

 He is quite well.


Meaning of Quite: To some extent, some what, moderately, fairly.

It is quite cold today.

 He writes quite well.

Proper usage of Enough

He solved mathematical problems quickly enough.

 He has enough money to pay for a dinner party.

 She has enough of everything except friends.

 She was good enough to accept my request.

Proper usage of Too

Meaning of Too: Also

 He too was present in the party.

 He too is to blame for this confusion.

 He has been to London too.


Meaning of Too: Beyond a desired limit.

You are too young for this responsibility.


Meaning of Too: Very.

 I am not too sure about it.


Meaning of Too:  More than enough.

 He talks too much.


 Meaning of Too: Less than enough.

 His answer is too short.

Proper usage of Only.

Wrong sentence: I only eat when I am hungry.

 Right sentence: I eat only when I am hungry.

Error in the usage of before.

Wrong sentence: He has given up his studies three years before.

 Right sentence: He gave up his studies three years ago.

Error in the usage of Please and Kindly.

Wrong sentence: Please kindly help me to do this work.

 Right sentence: Please help me to do this work. or   Kindly help me to do this work.

Error in the usage of Too.

Wrong sentence: This mango is too sweet.

 Right sentence: This mango is very sweet.

Error in the usage of Very.

Wrong sentence: This girl is very stronger than Lisa.

 Right sentence: This girl is much stronger than Lisa.

Proper usage of Very.

Wrong sentence: He is much experienced doctor.

 Right sentence: He is very experienced doctor.

Error in the usage of very

Wrong sentence: This carton is very heavy for you to lift.

 Right sentence: This carton is too heavy for you to lift.

Proper usage of Rather.

Wrong sentence: She is rather a lazy woman.

 Right sentence: She is a rather lazy woman.

Proper usage of Of course.

Wrong sentence: He overworked himself and certainly he fell ill.

 Right sentence: He overworked himself and of course he fell ill.

Proper usage of Certainly.

Wrong sentence: Does he write poetry? Of course he does.

 Right sentence:  Does he write poetry? Certainly he does.

Position of Enough in the sentence.

Wrong sentence: He was enough kind to accept my invitation.

 Right sentence: He was kind enough to accept my invitation.

Proper usage of presently.

Wrong sentence: They will come just now.

 Right sentence: They will come presently.

Error in the usage of sweetly.

Wrong sentence: The flower smells sweetly.

 Right sentence: The flower smells sweet.

Proper usage of any.

Wrong sentence: We cannot by no means allow them to go there.

 Right sentence: We cannot by any means allow them to go there.

Error in the use of great.

Wrong sentence: The heat is much great after 1 o'clock.

 Right sentence: The heat is much greater after 1 o'clock.

Error in the use of directly.

Wrong sentence: They came directly from Canada.

 Right sentence: They came direct from Canada.

Error in the use of before.

Wrong sentence: My friend went to London two years before.

Right sentence:  My friend went to London two years ago.

Error in the use of sudden.

Wrong sentence: They appeared sudden on the scene.

Right sentence: They appeared suddenly on the scene.

Error in the use of bad.

Wrong sentence: They did their work very bad.

Right sentence: They did their work very badly.

Error in the use of sad.

Wrong sentence: She looks sadly.

Right sentence: She looks sad.

Proper usage of Properly

Wrong sentence: Please explain it in properly English.

Right sentence: Please explain it properly in English.