'When' and 'While' are often juxtaposed when we are talking about actions or events that take place simultaneously or even when you are discussing something that happened previously, and you are like, 'that time it happened'. So, you must be aware that both the words are somewhat related to time and action. When implies at or during which time, whereas while represents at the same time. Let's take a look at these examples to understand the two: Alan was playing while we were completing our … [Read more...]

Basically, transitivity is a universal characteristic of a clause, which results in the transfer of activity from an agent (subject) to the patient (object). When you talk about the difference between a transitive and intransitive verb, the point to ponder is whether the sentence contains object or not. While transitive verb is one that has a subject and object as well, the intransitive verb has a subject only. A sentence consists of a subject, verb and object. Subject implies the doer (noun) … [Read more...]

The word personal and personnel are such a pair of words which easily confuses people, due to which they use it incorrectly, but they have very different meanings. While personal is used when we are talking about something which is private or owned by someone. On the other hand, personnel means the people who are under the employment of an organization or business. Let's take a look at these examples to understand the difference clearly: The personal information of all the personnel … [Read more...]

There is a very slight but significant difference between the verbs 'speak' and 'talk'. As both are used when there is a verbal communication taking place between two or more people, it is common to get confused between these two. However, talk is a straightforward word, which we use in casual conversation. As against, speak is more of a formal word, which is mainly used in critical or hypothetical situations. Let's have a look at the examples below to understand them: While we were … [Read more...]

The words if and whether are conjunctions which can be used interchangeably while reporting yes/no questions. If is primarily used when we put a particular condition in a sentence. On the other hand, whether is applied when we talk about two alternatives or situations that may happen. Let's take a look at the examples below to understand the difference: Jane will reach the station if Kate is coming by train. I don't know whether Kate is coming by train or by car. In these two … [Read more...]

The denotation of a word refers to its 'definition as per dictionary'. There are some words that share similar denotation, but they do not have the same tone, i.e. one can be positive and the other can be negative. In spite of two words have the same denotation, they can have a varied tone or energy, i.e. their connotation can be different. It is the tone or energy associated with the word that clicks our minds when we listen to the word. While denotation is the ideal definition of a term … [Read more...]

Drama is a genre of literature, which is basically the script, and the actors play the role of different characters to tell the story to the viewers and facilitate interpretation. It is often designed and developed for theatrical portrayal. Drama is one of the active forms of literature, which tends to inform, educate and entertain the audience at the same time. Drama is often juxtaposed with a play. Play implies a piece of literature, which is written in single or multiple acts, consisting … [Read more...]

Do you guys know that we use prose, in our normal day to day speech, writing and thinking? It is a style in which we naturally communicate and follows the grammatical structure. The prose is a common term used for unmetrical writing. On the other hand, a Verse is used for metrical writing, no matter if the writing is poetic or unpoetic. A verse uses a rhythmic structure, which is not used in ordinary speech. In this session, we will learn the differences between prose and verse. What is a … [Read more...]

Prologue and Epilogue are two diametrically opposite literary devices used in the literary composition and stand outside the narrative. The prologue is one of those pages which is included in the front matter of the book. It helps in giving a sneak peek of the story to the reader, which is contained in the book. They are popularly known for preparing the reader for the story. On the other end, an epilogue is a piece of writing found at the end of the literary work, which states about the … [Read more...]