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- How well do you know Irregular verbs - by Submitted on Mar 25, 2017 from social engtutoHow well do you know Irregular Verbs In English language, numerous verbs adjust basically to the past tense with the addition of either - d or - ed, as in bake/baked or love/loved. These are called regular verbs. Numerous other verbs, in any case, experience drastic or no modifications to ...
Views: 967 - Some common mistakes Indians make while communicating in English - by Submitted on Mar 24, 2017 from social engtutosome common mistakes Indians make while communicating in English By: Steve Denton, Quora In my experience of working with Indians in the IT sector, and especially with Indian colleagues who are based 'offshore' in India, or visiting on a placement at our UK offices, the main problem is ...
Views: 1053 - Why the Oxford Comma baffled the Americans? - by Submitted on Mar 23, 2017 from social engtutoLast week, hundreds of thousands of people around the US were reading and sharing a story about punctuation. On March 13, an appeals court in Maine said a state overtime law came down to a missing comma. In the case between truck drivers and their employer, Oakhurst Dairy, the judges’ ...
Views: 1023 - The advantages of tongue twisters for children - by Submitted on Mar 22, 2017 from social engtutoThe advantages of tongue twisters for children With school beginning, guardians are centered around setting up their youngsters for the enormous occasion. Each parent needs their youngster to make a decent impact on their first day of school. One area many guardians are worried about is ...
Views: 2675 - Interesting facts about English Language - by Submitted on Feb 19, 2017 from social engtutoDid you know that enneacontakaienneagon is actually a word in the English language? Do you think pronouncing supercalifragilisticexpialidocious is hard? In fact, the meaning of the word is just as bizarre as the word itself: it’s a shape with ninety-nine sides. Compared to other ...
Views: 1052 - Important information about phrasal verbs - by Submitted on Feb 16, 2017 from social engtutoImportant information about phrasal verbs What is a phrasal verb? A Phrasal Verb is a verb that consist of two parts. The first part is always a verb like give, go, come, get etc. and the second part is a preposition like in, on, up, down etc. In some cases the second part is an adverb ...
Views: 960 - How can I speak English like a native- Speak English elegantly? - by Submitted on Feb 16, 2017 from social engtutoI was a timid youngster (read unfathomably bashful). I began off timid and experienced a time of verbal and psychological mistreatment by an educator when I was 9 or 10. That sent me on a withdraw from this present reality and into the universe of books and creative ability. Any sort of open ...
Views: 1025 - How can you use proverbs to learn English?- The most important English Proverbs - by Submitted on Feb 15, 2017 from social engtutoHow can you use proverbs to learn English? It's good to know the really common English proverbs because you hear them come up in conversation all the time. Sometimes people say the entire proverb to give advice to a friend. More often, someone will say just part of a proverb like this: You ...
Views: 989 - Twenty Interesting Facts About Bob Marley - by Submitted on Feb 13, 2017 from social engtutoTwenty Interesting Facts About Bob Marley 1. Bob Marley was a white Jamaican originally from Sussex, England, whose family claimed Syrian Jewish origins. 2. Marley was named Nesta Robert Marley. 3. A Jamaican immigration official suggested to Bob’s mom that “Nesta” sounded too much like ...
Views: 1189 - Some Interesting facts about Rumi- The Persian who made Americans think - by Submitted on Feb 13, 2017 from social engtutoSome Interesting facts about Rumi- The Persian who made Americans think 1. Rumi has several different names Bowl of Reflections inscribed with Rumi's poetry. Early 13th century, Brooklyn Museum.Rumi’s full name was originally Jalaluddin Muhammad Balkhi.He is popularly known as “Rumi” – a ...
Views: 927 - DJ KHALED BECAME SYNONYMOUS WITH A KIND OF UNEDITED SELF-APPROVAL - by Submitted on Feb 11, 2017 from social engtutoDJ KHALED BECAME SYNONYMOUS WITH A KIND OF UNEDITED SELF-APPROVAL Khaled has been talking himself up for as long as he’s been in the rapper-producer game. His 2010 hit "All I Do Is Win," which positioned Khaled at the top of his game, in hindsight, was basically his coming out anthem. His ...
Views: 1067 - MUST LEARN LESSONS FROM THE PIONEER OF YOGA-B.K.S. IYENGAR - by Submitted on Feb 10, 2017 from social engtutoMUST LEARN LESSONS FROM THE PIONEER OF YOGA-B.K.S. IYENGAR Overcome hardship with grit and determination B.K.S. Iyengar was born into a poor Hebbar Iyengar family in Bellur, Karnataka. He was the 11th of 13 children, of whom only 10 survived. His father Sri Krishnamachar was a school ...
Views: 803 - A must read story on friendship - by Submitted on Feb 10, 2017 from social engtutoA must read story on friendship During WW2 the Red Cross set up a program for people to send letters to soldiers in Europe so they would never be lonely and always get mail from someone. During the course of this program a soldier received a letter from a woman he didn't know and had never ...
Views: 1279 - A touching story about a family-Must Read! - by Submitted on Feb 10, 2017 from social engtutoA touching story about a family-Must Read! After 21 years of marriage, my wife wanted me to take another woman out to dinner and a movie. She said, “I love you, but I know this other woman loves you and would love to spend some time with you.” The other woman that my wife wanted me to ...
Views: 1037 - One of the most inspiring persons in the world- Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam - by Submitted on Feb 10, 2017 from social engtutoOne of the most inspiring persons in the world- Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, was the 11th President of India, serving from 2002 to 2007, he is one of the few presidents who have touched the hearts thats why during his term as President, he was popularly known as the ...
Views: 983 - "Does Love Really Exist?" - by Submitted on Feb 08, 2017 from social engtuto"Does love really exist?" For the purpose of answering this question, let's assume that one day we will all live in a perfect world; in such case, would "love" exist there? “Love” is an imperfect human notion. It is an emotion that is a comparative value that we place on something (or ...
Views: 987 - Some most important English abbreviations and story behind them - by Submitted on Feb 07, 2017 from social engtutoSome most important English abbreviations and story behind them e.g. - exempli gratia This is an abbreviation of the latin term given above. I suppose quite a few of you must already know this. The "exempli" means "of example" once you take the tense/voice into account. The "gratia" means ...
Views: 812 - When to use what prepositions? Check your knowledge - by Submitted on Feb 06, 2017 from social engtutoWhen to use what Prepositions- Check your knowledge Prepositions are keywords that indicate the start of a prepositional phrase. A prepositional phrase begins with the first preposition in the sentence and ends with the object or noun of the phrase. For example, “She sat on the red carpet ...
Views: 947 - What are some good motivational quotes? - by Submitted on Feb 02, 2017 from social engtuto100 Best Motivational Quotes 1. “I love teamwork. I love the idea of everyone rallying together to help me win.” Jarod Kintz in A Zebra is the Piano of the Animal Kingdom. 2. “With an enthusiastic team you can achieve almost anything” Tahir Shah, Indian author and journalist 3. “No ...
Views: 1084 - What are some good inspirational quotes? - by Submitted on Feb 01, 2017 from social engtutoList of the best inspirational Quotes: 1. “Teamwork is the ability to work together toward a common vision. The ability to direct individual accomplishment toward organizational objectives. It is the fuel that allows common people to attain uncommon results.” Andrew Carnegie, American ...
Views: 1098 - What is true Friendship? - by Submitted on Jan 31, 2017 from social engtutoWhat is true Friendship? Friendship is one of the many pivotal relationships our life circles around. Friends form the important part of our day-to-day lives, and influence us to extents much beyond our common perception. Though friendship sounds so Universal, some of us do find the ...
Views: 1476 - What do we learn about love and relationships from The Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind? - by Submitted on Jan 30, 2017 from social engtutoWhat do we learn about love and relationships from The Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind? Answer by: Vanya Sharma on Quora. I watched this wonderful movie again, for the fifth or sixth time. There is just so much to this movie; each time I watch it I find another nugget worth keeping. ...
Views: 698 - Can Gerunds Be Also Used As Adjectives? - by Submitted on Jan 28, 2017 from social engtutoThe present participle (VERB+ing) is also used as an adjective. For example: In Third World countries, many houses do not have running water. Here, the word "running" is a present participle doing the work of an adjective. It describes a certain kind of water (water that flows out of a ...
Views: 8329 - How do prefix change the pronunciation of a word? - by Submitted on Jan 27, 2017 from social engtutoTip: See guide to the Most Common Pronunciation Errors in English. It will teach you about commonly mispronounced words, pronunciation patterns, and the basics of English phono-logy. There are a few English prefixes and suffixes that are an especially common source of pronunciation errors, ...
Views: 1084 - What is the best way to learn phrasal verbs? - by Submitted on Jan 25, 2017 from social engtutoA phrasal verb consists of a verb with an adverb or preposition or both, which alter the original meaning of the verb. A phrasal verb is usually an idiomatic or less formal way of saying something and, as such, can be a bit confusing for those learning the language. For instance, we might ...
Views: 1251 - Is English grammar really important for a second language learner? - by Submitted on Jan 25, 2017 from social engtutoIs English grammar really important for a second language learner? Answer by Eric Lauritzen, Lifelong English speaker My personal opinion is that grammar should not be important so long the grammar deviations do not interfere with communication and meaning. Unfortunately, in a lot of ...
Views: 1096 - How to speak English fluently? - by Submitted on Jan 24, 2017 from social engtutoAlmost every non-native English speaker has been through a situation when they found it difficult to speak English with confidence. At times it became a great source of embarrassment and inferiority complex would creep in every time you met someone who would converse in fluent English. So ...
Views: 866 - Some Interesting Stories About BKS Iyengar - by Submitted on Jan 24, 2017 from social engtutoSome Interesting Stories About BKS Iyengar 1. FORGET THE GATEKEEPERS, BUT RESPECT TRADITION When Iyengar asked his teacher (none other than Krishnamacharya) to teach him pranayama (the fourth limb of yoga where we learn to extend/control/retain the breath), what did the teacher say? The ...
Views: 1134 - Why is Oxford Comma called so? - by Submitted on Jan 23, 2017 from social engtutoWhy the Oxford Comma is called so? It has been called the Oxford or Harvard comma because those two organizations famously promoted it at a time when newspapers routinely omitted it to save line space. It is more properly called the serial comma, and most authorities today agree that it ...
Views: 1476 - Short Insightful Stories and Quotes - by Submitted on Jan 23, 2017 from social engtutoShort Insightful Stories and Quotes 1. At the end of the day faith is a funny thing. It turns up when you don't really expect it. It's like one day you realize that the fairy tale may be slightly different than you dreamed. The castle, well, it may not be a castle. And it's not so important ...
Views: 1213 - Common Mistakes in English Language - by Submitted on Jan 21, 2017 from social engtutoSome common mistakes-i.e. vs e.g. Incorrect: I want to drink something cold, i.e., cold coffee, lemonade. Correct: I want to drink something cold, e.g., cold coffee, lemonade. Incorrect: I like only outdoor sports, i.e., football, cricket, lawn tennis . Correct: I like only outdoor ...
Views: 861 - What is God? - by Submitted on Jan 20, 2017 from social engtutoWhat is God? There is no way you could ever answer this question accurately, but I will just try the impossible... First we have to ask ourselves: "Did God actually create everything?" Let's just imagine god created everything what is existing in the world today for now: One day god ...
Views: 962 - What is an irregular verb? - by Submitted on Jan 18, 2017 from social engtutoIrregular Verbs: Regular verbs are the verbs that change their present form to past and past participle by the addition of either e or ed in the end. Irregular verbs are those verbs that don’t follow the spelling patterns of e, ied, or ed for past simple and past participle forms, Here is ...
Views: 808 - Significance of Proverbs in Africa and Beyond - by Submitted on Jan 17, 2017 from social engtutoSignificance of Proverbs in Africa and Beyond (by Israel Mbagu) The sayings of Africa are some of the most profound words you’ll ever hear. My mother never fails to throw in a handful of Ibo proverbs to keep in mind and keep me grounded whenever we’re deep in conversations. Take the ...
Views: 1355 - 10 interesting facts about Bob Marley. - by Submitted on Jan 16, 2017 from social engtuto10 interesting facts about Bob Marley. Very little is known about the man except for his love for reggae music or that he used to smoke marijuana. Bob Marley. 1. He was nicknamed "White Boy". Bob’s father was a 50-year-old white British naval captain named Norval Sinclair Marley. Bob’s ...
Views: 3469 - Are Tongue Twisters so useful? - by Submitted on Jan 14, 2017 from social engtutoTongue twisters are a decent approach to idealize the pronunciation of words, much the same as nursery rhymes that youngsters need to listen to for quite a while. The nursery rhymes really works on the psyche and extend the tongue as far as possible, truly extending the muscles of the tongue. ...
Views: 1538 - The Notorious DJ- DJ Khaled - by Submitted on Jan 11, 2017 from social engtutoDJ Khaled is one of the most fascinating people in hip-hop because no-one knows what he really does besides scream his name at the beginning of songs and post ridiculous Snapchat stories but everyone knows that he exists. Khaled started his rap career around 1998 when he co-hosted a radio ...
Views: 1058 - Unique Philosophy of Rumi - by Submitted on Jan 10, 2017 from social engtutoAs amazing, delightful and insightful as Jalal-i-Din Rumi’s poetry might be, they are only possibly unique to the modern or western world. He was influenced greatly by Attar, and his friend Shams Tabrizi. There are many other Persian Sufi poets who have similar works, Attar himself, Ferdowsi, ...
Views: 934 - Can prepositions in English language appear in the end on phrases? - by Submitted on Jan 06, 2017 from social engtutoPrepositions are words which usually precedes a noun or pronoun. The function of a preposition is to express a relation of noun or pronoun to another word or element in the clause. For example ‘the woman at the door’, ‘Man left after dark’, ‘what are you sorry for ?’ ‘at, after, for’ in above ...
Views: 1065 - Vote the Quote- The Best Inspirational Quote - by Submitted on Jan 04, 2017 from social engtutoVote the Quote- The Best Inspirational Quote Inspiration is an internal factor in our personality, mostly defined in terms of emotions or thoughts, or a confluence of both emotions and logical thoughts, that induces us to do something or create in life. We can differentiate inspiration and ...
Views: 1397 - How to crack Verbal Ability Test - by Submitted on Dec 14, 2016 from social engtutoVerbal ability is a fundamental part of administration placement tests. The questions in this area extensively test capacities in word control, analogies, sentence revision and verbal thinking. This implies one must have a decent vocabulary and a solid command over English. In the course of the ...
Views: 1421 - Learn English- Also know the complete lists of Prefixes - by Submitted on Nov 27, 2016 from social engtutoLearn English English is one of the most widely spoken languages in the world. Thousands of millions of people are putting in their heart and soul to learn English these days. Each tutor teaches differently, each student learns differently. We, at engtuto.com, do not discard the fact that ...
Views: 1516 - Prepositions- Explained - by Submitted on Nov 26, 2016 from social engtutoIMPORTANCE OF PREPOSITIONS IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE (http://engtuto.com/prepositions/) Prepositions can occasionally cause huge embarrassment to nonnative speakers of English—and for some local speakers too. Nobody pays heed to prepositions when you use them effectively. However, when you don't ...
Views: 1326 - Easy way to express your love - by Submitted on Nov 24, 2016 from social engtutoWe all know love is the best and purest feeling in the world. But it is not always very easy to express love, no matter how intense your love is. So, what do you do when you are stuck between – whether I should say it all and hold back? You must communicate your feelings without worrying about ...
Views: 1514 - What is an irregular verb? - by Submitted on Nov 24, 2016 from social engtutoVerb A verb is a word which express the action and also the time of action. The words do, did, and done are all verbs of different tenses. The verb is perhaps the most important part of the sentence. A verb is such an important part of a sentence or question in English language that you ...
Views: 1191 - Role of Tongue Twisters in spoken English - by Submitted on Nov 23, 2016 from social engtutoWhy Tongue Twisters? Whenever you’re at home (or alone somewhere else) you can practice speaking English to yourself in a mirror. Think in English, try speaking your thoughts out loud, have a debate with yourself right in front of a mirror looking at yourself. Just the act of speaking out loud ...
Views: 1281 - Difference between Gerund and Present Participle - by Submitted on Nov 23, 2016 from social engtutoA gerund is a noun made from a verb by adding “-ing.” The gerund looks exactly the same as a present participle, so it is important to understand the difference between the two. Although a gerund looks like a verb, it always has the same function as a noun. A gerund can be as a subject, ...
Views: 1596 - Who Created God - by Submitted on Nov 22, 2016 from social engtutoA man, along with his son, was walking back home from the funeral of his wife. Though the two were not crying, the pain in their eyes looked inconsolable. Through the mist in his eyes, the man looks up in the sky and nods as though talking to someone up above. He then lifts his 8-year-old son up ...
Views: 930 - Difference between i.e. and e.g - by Submitted on Nov 22, 2016 from social engtutoi.e. vs e.g. - (http://engtuto.com/i-e-vs-e-g-2/) There is a huge difference between i.e. and e.g. i.e. and e.g. are two very useful abbreviations in English, though they both have their roots in Latin language. Both i.e. and e.g. come very handy as long as they are no mixed up, ...
Views: 1476 - Oxford Comma- Whether to use it or not - by Submitted on Nov 21, 2016 from social engtutoWhat is the Oxford Comma? The Oxford Comma, also called a serial comma or series comma, is a comma placed immediately before the coordinating conjunction (usually and or or) in a series of three or more things. For example, a list of three beverages might be punctuated either as “tea, coffee, ...
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