Should Have (Should’ve) + Past Participle
Today, we are going to take a quick look at an important part of English grammar. It is the phrase “should have,” which can be…
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Category: Grammar
Present Perfect vs Past Perfect
When it comes to success in IELTS, you need a good grasp of grammar. That involves many things, from articles to prepositions to punctuation. One…
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A Simple Guide to Conditionals [English Grammar]
Conditionals are really common in English. If you want to get a good score in IELTS writing or speaking, you will certainly need to have…
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Sentence Fragments: A Big Grammar Problem
I have written about sentence fragments before in posts about common grammatical mistakes, but I think it’s time now for a full explanation. In this…
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Most Common Verb Tenses for IELTS
If you want to do well in IELTS, you need to have a good grasp of grammar, and one of the most important things you…
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Subject-Verb Agreement
When it comes to IELTS writing, it is essential to have a good grasp of grammar. In particular, you need to master the basics, and…
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A Guide to the Present Perfect Tense
In this article, we’re going to look at the present perfect tense, which is really underused by IELTS candidates. To do this, we’ll explore why…
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Is Capitalisation Important in IELTS?
Today, I want to tell you about something that is utterly essential if you are going to take the IELTS exam. I’m talking about capitalisation.…
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Subordinating Conjunction vs Conjunctive Adverb
Today, I want to tell you about something important that causes a lot of trouble for IELTS writing candidates. The terminology may seem a little…
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Compound Sentence Formula
When writing in English, it is essential to know about the different sentence types and how to use these accurately. One of the most common…
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How to Improve your Spelling for IELTS
When it comes to IELTS writing, spelling is really important. You can make a few small mistakes with difficult words, but you need to be…
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How to Use a Semi-Colon [A Very Simple Guide]
Most people think that semi-colons are really difficult to use, but actually they are very easy. In fact, when I was working at a university…
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Which or That? [IELTS Grammar Guide]
People often ask whether they should use “which” or “that.” Some people even think these words are interchangeable, but they are not. In this article,…
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Get Used To [IELTS Grammar]
One very common error that many people make sure their IELTS exam is to misuse the phrase ‘get used to.’ It is confused with similar…
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Agree With vs Agree To
Today, I am going to tell you about a very common IELTS mistake. It is something that I frequently see when marking people’s task 2…
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Definite and Indefinite Articles: A Simple Guide
Many languages have definite and indefinite articles and some languages use these words differently to the way they are used in English. As such, these…
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Few vs A Few vs Some
I was marking some IELTS essays this morning when I came across a mistake that one of my students had made. She wrote, While many…
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How to Use Cohesive Devices Effectively for IELTS Writing
I was looking through several IELTS Facebook groups recently and I noticed that some bad advice was being given by unqualified people. This is not…
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