Graham's Grammar Posts

Gerunds

Gerunds are very useful but can be a bit confusing at first. Two things you need to know about gerunds right from the start: Here are some examples: We can also use the infinitive...

Holidays

Holidays In British English “holiday” is the word we use to mean a period of time when someone doesn’t have to go to work or school. The equivalent word in American English is “vacation”....

To cut one’s teeth

To cut one’s teeth When we say that someone has cut their teeth on something we are using a metaphor to mean that they experienced or practised something at an early stage before becoming...

Plant crossing

If you are visiting the UK you might see a road sign saying something like “Caution: Heavy plant crossing”. I saw this one in Wales – the warning is in both Welsh and English....

Price or cost?

Price or cost? Starting with their use as nouns, here is a short definition of each word: Price – the amount of money we pay for something. Cost – the amount of money we...