eligible (suitable, meeting the conditions) I would like to vote, but I’m not eligible yet. He is a man who is an eligible leader. illegible (unreadable, difficult to read) His handwriting is so illegible that nobody can read it. It was poorly printed and was illegible. – …
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ego vs. ago ego (self-esteem, sense of one’s own value) Winning the gold medal did a lot to boost his ego. Losing the match dented her ego. ago (before now, back in the past) I left the house about two hours ago. I saw her two days ago. – …
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Uncountable nouns are for things you cannot count and are always singular. The glass was full of water. Save money for a rainy day. We use electricity for cooking. I need your advice. Words that you should use only with uncountable nouns. “Much, little, less, least, an amount of” (e.g., …
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Countable nouns are for things you can count using numbers. They have singular and plural forms. Singular plural a man two men a dog three dogs a pen four pens a room five rooms a foot two feet Words that you should use only with countable nouns “a/an, few, …
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a tempest in a teapot (a lot of anger or worry about something that is not important) They are continually quarreling, but it is usually a tempest in a teapot. I think the media are making a tempest in a teapot over this issue. – English Vocabulary
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