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The purpose of this book 
English is full of problems for a foreign learner. While some of these problem points 
are easy to explain, others cause difficulty even for the advanced students and 
learners. For example, how exactly is the present perfect tense used? What are the 
differences between big, large and great, between come and go? Is unless the 
same as if not? 
This eBook is a guide to questions of this kind. It addresses 120 points which 
regularly cause problems for the foreign learner. Rules and guidelines are given, 
using as little linguistic terminology as possible.  
Who will benefit from this book? 
This book is aimed at students who wish to improve the quality of their sentences. 
It is compiled for the use at school or at home.  
How to use this book? 
Entries are arranged alphabetically. Each entry contains an explanation of a 
problem, examples of correct usage and typical mistakes. Explanations are, as far 
as possible, given in simple everyday language. 
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The purpose of this book 
English is full of problems for a foreign learner. While some of these problem points 
are easy to explain, others cause difficulty even for the advanced students and 
learners. For example, how exactly is the present perfect tense used? What are the 
differences between big, large and great, between come and go? Is unless the 
same as if not? 
This eBook is a guide to questions of this kind. It addresses 120 points which 
regularly cause problems for the foreign learner. Rules and guidelines are given, 
using as little linguistic terminology as possible.  
Who will benefit from this book? 
This book is aimed at students who wish to improve the quality of their sentences. 
It is compiled for the use at school or at home.  
How to use this book? 
Entries are arranged alphabetically. Each entry contains an explanation of a 
problem, examples of correct usage and typical mistakes. Explanations are, as far 
as possible, given in simple everyday language. 
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List of Entries  
1. According to 
2. Across and through 
3. Adjectives ending in -ly 
4. Ago and before 
5. All and every 
6. All right and alright 
7. Already and all ready 
8. Alternate and alternative 
9. Altogether and all together 
10. Any and some 
11. Anyhow and somehow 
12. Articles 
13. Article a – correct use 
14. Ask and ask for 
15. At first and first 
16. Avenge and revenge 
17. Back and again 
18. Bath and bathe 
19. Beat and win 
20. Because 
21. Because and because of 
22. Because and for 
23. Begin and start 
24. Beside and besides 
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The purpose of this book 
English is full of problems for a foreign learner. While some of these problem points 
are easy to explain, others cause difficulty even for the advanced students and 
learners. For example, how exactly is the present perfect tense used? What are the 
differences between big, large and great, between come and go? Is unless the 
same as if not? 
This eBook is a guide to questions of this kind. It addresses 120 points which 
regularly cause problems for the foreign learner. Rules and guidelines are given, 
using as little linguistic terminology as possible.  
Who will benefit from this book? 
This book is aimed at students who wish to improve the quality of their sentences. 
It is compiled for the use at school or at home.  
How to use this book? 
Entries are arranged alphabetically. Each entry contains an explanation of a 
problem, examples of correct usage and typical mistakes. Explanations are, as far 
as possible, given in simple everyday language. 
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List of Entries  
1. According to 
2. Across and through 
3. Adjectives ending in -ly 
4. Ago and before 
5. All and every 
6. All right and alright 
7. Already and all ready 
8. Alternate and alternative 
9. Altogether and all together 
10. Any and some 
11. Anyhow and somehow 
12. Articles 
13. Article a – correct use 
14. Ask and ask for 
15. At first and first 
16. Avenge and revenge 
17. Back and again 
18. Bath and bathe 
19. Beat and win 
20. Because 
21. Because and because of 
22. Because and for 
23. Begin and start 
24. Beside and besides 
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25. Besides, except and apart from 
26. Between and among 
27. Between and during 
28. Between and from 
29. Big, large and great 
30. Born and borne 
31. Bring and take 
32. But 
33. Change of tense 
34. Close and shut 
35. Cloth and clothes 
36. Collective nouns 
37. Come and go 
38. Common preposition + noun combinations 
39. Comparatives and superlatives 
40. Comparatives: a common error 
41. Conjunctions 
42. Correlatives 
43. Dead and died 
44. Determiners 
45. Do and make 
46. Double negatives 
47. During and for 
48. Each and every 
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The purpose of this book 
English is full of problems for a foreign learner. While some of these problem points 
are easy to explain, others cause difficulty even for the advanced students and 
learners. For example, how exactly is the present perfect tense used? What are the 
differences between big, large and great, between come and go? Is unless the 
same as if not? 
This eBook is a guide to questions of this kind. It addresses 120 points which 
regularly cause problems for the foreign learner. Rules and guidelines are given, 
using as little linguistic terminology as possible.  
Who will benefit from this book? 
This book is aimed at students who wish to improve the quality of their sentences. 
It is compiled for the use at school or at home.  
How to use this book? 
Entries are arranged alphabetically. Each entry contains an explanation of a 
problem, examples of correct usage and typical mistakes. Explanations are, as far 
as possible, given in simple everyday language. 
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List of Entries  
1. According to 
2. Across and through 
3. Adjectives ending in -ly 
4. Ago and before 
5. All and every 
6. All right and alright 
7. Already and all ready 
8. Alternate and alternative 
9. Altogether and all together 
10. Any and some 
11. Anyhow and somehow 
12. Articles 
13. Article a – correct use 
14. Ask and ask for 
15. At first and first 
16. Avenge and revenge 
17. Back and again 
18. Bath and bathe 
19. Beat and win 
20. Because 
21. Because and because of 
22. Because and for 
23. Begin and start 
24. Beside and besides 
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25. Besides, except and apart from 
26. Between and among 
27. Between and during 
28. Between and from 
29. Big, large and great 
30. Born and borne 
31. Bring and take 
32. But 
33. Change of tense 
34. Close and shut 
35. Cloth and clothes 
36. Collective nouns 
37. Come and go 
38. Common preposition + noun combinations 
39. Comparatives and superlatives 
40. Comparatives: a common error 
41. Conjunctions 
42. Correlatives 
43. Dead and died 
44. Determiners 
45. Do and make 
46. Double negatives 
47. During and for 
48. Each and every 
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49. Each other and one another 
50. East, eastern, north, northern etc. 
51. Elder and eldest 
52. End and finish 
53. Enough 
54. Especially and specially 
55. Except and except for 
56. Expect and hope 
57. Expressions without prepositions 
58. Far and a long way 
59. Gerund 
60. Historic present 
61. I don't mind 
62. If clauses 
63. Imperative sentences 
64. Indirect questions 
65. Invent and discover 
66. Inversion of subject and verb 
67. Its and it’s 
68. Joining sentences 
69. Keep and put 
70. Kind and kinds, sort and sorts etc. 
71. Less and fewer 
72. Lie and lay 
73. Like and as 
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