Studying The Basic Sentence Patterns in English

Understanding the meaning of a sentence by word organization

We do not arrive at the meaning of an English sentence by adding up the meaning of its individual words. An important part of a sentence’s meaning depends on the way the words are organized, that is, on the order in which the words come in the sentence. Compare the following groups of words:

the saw bear first hunters the
the hunters saw the bear first
the bear saw the hunters first.

Do You Know When to Use the Verbs Attain and Obtain?

Many words in the English language are often used incorrectly, even by the most educated. Some words that are similarly spelled and sounding often give us the most trouble. An analysis of some of these words from time to time can be helpful.