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Smarter than Others?</strong></a></p><p>The relationship between intelligence and language use has long been a subject of interest to researchers. Numerous studies confirm that sophisticated use of language and correct grammar is a sign of a high level of intelligence. However, others b...</p></td></tr><tr><td class="tal qx"><p><a style="font-size:17px;" href="/the_role_of_grammar_in_learning_foreign_languages"><strong>The role of grammar in learning foreign languages</strong></a></p><p>Recently, the question has been raised more and more often about the role and importance of grammar directly in the process of teaching foreign languages. As you know, in the history of teaching foreign languages the question of the role o...</p></td></tr><tr><td class="tal qx"><p><a style="font-size:17px;" href="/the_singular_'their'"><strong>The Singular 'Their'</strong></a></p><p> In traditional grammar, 'their' is a plural pronoun used to indicate possession by more than one person. However, in modern usage, it has found a place as a gender-neutral singular pronoun, addressing the limitations of gender-specific pronouns. ...</p></td></tr><tr><td class="tal qx"><p><a style="font-size:17px;" href="/the_use_of_repetition_as_a_rhetorical_device:_anaphora,_epistrophe,_and_symploce"><strong>The Use of Repetition as a Rhetorical Device: Anaphora, Epistrophe, and Symploce</strong></a></p><p>Do you know these three words: Anaphora, Epistrophe, and Symploce?...</p></td></tr><tr><td class="tal qx"><p><a style="font-size:17px;" href="/the_uses_of_‘used_to’"><strong>The uses of ‘used to’</strong></a></p><p>Used to Used+to – the combination usually l...</p></td></tr><tr><td class="tal qx"><p><a style="font-size:17px;" href="/the_verb_go"><strong>The verb GO</strong></a></p><p>Go -ing (not a phrasal verb) ...</p></td></tr><tr><td class="tal qx"><p><a style="font-size:17px;" href="/the-word-like-serves-as-7-parts-of-speech"><strong>The Word “Like” Serves as 7 Parts of Speech</strong></a></p><p>A Grammatical Analysis for ChildrenThe word like serves as seven of the parts of speech. The only function it doesn’t serve? It isn’t a pronoun. But it does cover the other seven.Like as a V...</p></td></tr><tr><td class="tal qx"><p><a style="font-size:17px;" href="/the-word-principal"><strong>The Word “Principal”</strong></a></p><p>A Part-of-Speech ApproachThe word principal, on the other hand, has a variety of meanings as an adjective and as a noun.Principal as an AdjectiveLet’s look f...</p></td></tr><tr><td class="tal qx"><p><a style="font-size:17px;" href="/the-word-principle"><strong>The Word “Principle”</strong></a></p><p>A Part-of-Speech ApproachInstead, let’s take a simple parts-of-speech approach to understanding the differences. The word principle will always appear as a noun form, never as an adjective. It is thus incorre...</p></td></tr><tr><td class="tal qx"><p><a style="font-size:17px;" href="/the_^caret_symbol"><strong>The ^caret symbol</strong></a></p><p>Origin of the caret symbol Caret is a Latin word which means ‘to be separated’. It is also called as ...</p></td></tr><tr><td class="tal qx"><p><a style="font-size:17px;" href="/the-like-word"><strong>The “Like” Word</strong></a></p><p>Like, Wow!The word doing the most damage to the communicative “skills” of young people today happens to be a preposition … the word like. It also happens to be a noun, a verb, an adjective, an adverb, a conjunction, ...</p></td></tr><tr><td class="tal qx"><p><a style="font-size:17px;" href="/the-like-word-threatens-your-career"><strong>The “Like” Word Threatens Your Career</strong></a></p><p>In my last blog, we looked at some grammar governing the use of the like word. Now let’s see what the experts have to say. As you’ll see, they mince no words. Overusing Like Threatens Your Career Consider ...</p></td></tr><tr><td class="tal qx"><p><a style="font-size:17px;" href="/theater_vs._theatre"><strong>Theater vs. Theatre</strong></a></p><p>Should we go watch a movie in a theatre or a theater? ...</p></td></tr><tr><td class="tal qx"><p><a style="font-size:17px;" href="/their-correct-spelling"><strong>their - correct spelling</strong></a></p><p><a href="/possessive-case">possessive pronoun<br></a>Note: For a discussion of their, there, and they’re, see Grammar.com’s section on Common Grammatical Mistakes. ...</p></td></tr><tr><td class="tal qx"><p><a style="font-size:17px;" href="/their_vs._there"><strong>Their vs. There</strong></a></p><p>Their vs. ThereThe quick answer is no! They don’t mean the same thing. They may sound similar and they may have similar spellings, yet “their” and “there” have nothing in common in regard to their definitions.In fact, “thei...</p></td></tr><tr><td class="tal qx"><p><a style="font-size:17px;" href="/themselves-correct-spelling"><strong>themselves - correct spelling</strong></a></p><p><a href="/Reflexive-Pronoun">reflexive pronoun<br></a>Example: They gave themselves a party....</p></td></tr><tr><td class="tal qx"><p><a style="font-size:17px;" href="/then_vs._than"><strong>Then vs. Than</strong></a></p><p>The policeman’s strategy was better than the burglar’s so he waited for him to make a move first and then arrested him. Did you notice than and then in the above s...</p></td></tr><tr><td class="tal qx"><p><a style="font-size:17px;" href="/theories-correct-spelling"><strong>theories - correct spelling</strong></a></p><p><a href="/Noun">noun</a> (<a href="/plural">plural</a> of the noun theory)Example: We have several theories about the cause of his resignation....</p></td></tr><tr><td class="tal qx"><p><a style="font-size:17px;" href="/there-correct-spelling"><strong>there - correct spelling</strong></a></p><p><a href="/Adverb">adverb</a>, <a href="/Pronoun">pronoun</a>, <a href="/adjective">adjective</a>, and <a href="/noun">noun<br></a>Note: For a discussion of their, there, and they’re, see Grammar.com’s s...</p></td></tr><tr><td class="tal qx"><p><a style="font-size:17px;" href="/there's_two_of_them_vs._there_are_two_of_them"><strong>There's two of them vs. There are two of them</strong></a></p><p>The English language is rich and diverse, encompassing numerous phrases and constructs that convey subtle differences in meaning, formality, and grammatical accuracy. Among these constructs, the phrases There's two of them and T...</p></td></tr><tr><td class="tal qx"><p><a style="font-size:17px;" href="/therefor-correct-spelling"><strong>therefor - correct spelling</strong></a></p><p><a href="/Adverb">adverb<br></a>Example: He ordered the stereo and included payment therefor.Note: This adverb often appears in legal writing. It differs i...</p></td></tr><tr><td class="tal qx"><p><a style="font-size:17px;" href="/therefore-correct-spelling"><strong>therefore - correct spelling</strong></a></p><p><a href="/Adverb">adverb</a> and <a href="/Conjunctive-Adverb">conjunctive adverb<br></a>Example: He therefore decided to sell the farm. <a href="/Adverb">adverb</a>...</p></td></tr><tr><td class="tal qx"><p><a style="font-size:17px;" href="/therefore-therefor-vocabulary"><strong>therefore, therefor - vocabulary</strong></a></p><p><a href="/adverb">adverb<br></a>Therefore: serves as a <a href="/conjunctive-adverb">conjunctive adverb</a> or as a regular <a href="/adverb">adverb<br></a>. When it joins two clauses, it must be preceded by a semicolon and ...</p></td></tr><tr><td class="tal qx"><p><a style="font-size:17px;" href="/theyre-correct-spelling"><strong>they're - correct spelling</strong></a></p><p><a href="/contraction">contraction<br></a>Note: For a discussion of their, there, and they’re, see Grammar.com’s section on Common Grammatical Mistakes. ...</p></td></tr><tr><td class="tal qx"><p><a style="font-size:17px;" href="/theyre-their-there"><strong>they're, their, there</strong></a></p><p>Note: We thoroughly discuss the differences among these words in the Common Grammatical Mistakes section of Grammar.com. <a title="Chapter 7 – “There,” “Their,” “They’re”" href="/chapter-7-there-their-theyre/">Click here</a> for the ...</p></td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="hidden-xs"> <div class="pager"><a href="/articles/T" class="rc5">1</a><a href="/articles/T/2" class="rc5">2</a><a href="/articles/T/3" class="rc5 s">3</a><a href="/articles/T/4" class="rc5">4</a><a 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