Key Differences

Many use the words of and off interchangeably, due to lack of knowledge about their meaning and usage. 'Of' is a preposition which is used in sentences to show belongingness or possessiveness. It is commonly contrasted with the word 'off' which is used when we mean 'away from a person, object or place'. Let's take a look at the examples given below to understand their difference: The game had to be called off because of incessant rains. Maria took her pen out of the jacket, before taking … [Read more...]

In English, the words like and as, are commonly interchanged and used synonymously. However, they are not similar in their meanings, as we use the word 'like' to mean something we enjoy or prefer to do, or for someone you admire. On the other hand, the word 'as' is used to refer to the occupation or character of a person. Apart from these meaning, like and as can also refer to 'in the same way' which often confuses people with respect to their usage in sentences. Let's look at the example to … [Read more...]

There are eight parts of speech. Of which, adjectives and adverbs are most commonly juxtaposed, as they describe more about another part of speech. While adjectives are primarily used to provide additional information about a noun or a pronoun, i.e. people, places, animals and things. On the other hand, adverbs are used to give you extra detail about a verb, adjective or adverb. Let's understand these two with the help of an example: She was extremely friendly to me, as she was talking to … [Read more...]

In English Grammar, Voice is used to decide whether the verb is working actively or passively in a sentence. In this way, there are two broad classifications of voice, i.e. active voice and passive voice. If in a sentence, the subject acts as the doer of the action, then it is called as an active voice. On the other hand, if the subject acts as the target or recipient of the action performed, then the voice is called as passive voice. Now, let's look at these examples to understand them … [Read more...]

In English, there are many pairs of words, with almost identical pronunciation. However, they differ in the meanings and spellings. So, while using such words in our sentences, we need to be more careful. One such group of the word is access and excess, wherein access means the opportunity to enter, whereas excess refers to the quantity of something which is more than enough or desired. Let's take a look at these examples to understand the difference between access: You can access the … [Read more...]

Migrate refers to a temporary movement of the animals or birds from one geographic location to another, due to seasonal changes. The words, immigrate and emigrate are originated from the word migrate, which also refers to the permanent movement of people. Due to the very reason, there is a confusion with respect to their usage. While immigrate means the entering a new country and settling there permanently. On the other hand, emigrate implies leaving the country of origin and moving to … [Read more...]

'Be' is an irregular verb, which is used with prepositions to form sentences. The two forms of the verb 'be' are been and being that are commonly juxtaposed, during their usage. Been is used in sentences to outline some information about the subject, which is not present but from an earlier time. On the other hand, being is used when an action is going on in the present situation. Further, it also expresses the state of existing. Let's take a look at these examples to understand the terms … [Read more...]

In English, there are two grammatical terms, that forms part of a sentence which may or may not be meaningful. These are phrase and clause, wherein the phrase implies a set of words, that acts as a single unit but does not have a subject and predicate. On the contrary, a clause is also a group of words, which contains a subject and a predicate. Now, let's have a look at the examples given below, to understand the difference between phrase and clause in a better way: She lives in Gujarat, … [Read more...]

The words assure and ensure often causes confusion to the native English speakers, as to where to use them. While we use the verb assure where we want to make a promise to someone regarding something, so as to help them overcome their anxiety or doubts. In the same way, we use the word ensure if we want to make sure that something will or will not take place in any case. Now, let's take a look at these examples to understand the terms better: He assured me that he will be there at the … [Read more...]

Prepositions are the words that are used in sentences to show location or the relationship between the noun or pronoun with the other element in the clause. English speakers usually face confusion in using prepositions like 'in' and 'on'. We use the word 'in' when we talk about a situation in which something is enclosed by something else. On the other hand, 'on' is used to talk about a situation when the object is placed above or outside something else. Now, let's take a look at these … [Read more...]