Spotlight Online: Language

Half of the people ______ still here.

Mike Pilewski — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 12:30:36 +0100

* is * are

Big freeze

Dagmar Taylor — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 12:28:42 +0100

The whole of Europe is freezing. Find out how to talk about the bitterly cold conditions in this week's exercise.

Which word does not go with the others?

Mike Pilewski — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:14:09 +0100

* accelerator * intersection * junction * roundabout

Some and any

Dagmar Taylor — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:14:16 +0100

Do you have trouble remembering when to use some and any? Remind yourself of the rules here and then practise in the exercise.

Test 1, February 2012

Dagmar Taylor — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:39:52 +0100

A bicentenary is the year when you celebrate an important event that happened ______ years earlier.

Test 2, February 2012

Dagmar Taylor — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:39:38 +0100

"If that report isn't on my desk by the morning, you're ______ !"

No bonus

Dagmar Taylor — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 11:09:15 +0100

When would a banker not accept a bonus? Find out about Royal Bank of Scotland boss Stephen Hester and learn how much his bonus was worth as you practise using much and many in our latest exercise.

I know ______ people than you.

Mike Pilewski — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:14:10 +0100

* fewer * less

Should marijuana be legal?

Mike Pilewski — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 12:49:30 +0100

* Yes. It could be inspected and taxed. * Maybe. Alcohol and tobacco are legal. * No. People would want to try harder drugs.

Singular and plural

Dagmar Taylor — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 09:16:01 +0100

Just to make life more difficult, some plurals are not formed by adding -s. We tell you what you need to know.