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Use quotation marks for direct speech. For reported speech, choose a reporting verb such as said, told, asked, or advised, then change pronouns and time references as needed. After a past reporting verb, present forms often move one step back: "I am ready" becomes she said that she was ready.
Listen for one useful detail, react briefly, then ask about that detail. Use questions such as ‘How did that happen?’, ‘What was it like?’, ‘And then what happened?’ or ‘What do you mean by that?’ to invite the speaker to continue.
Use do for work, duties, activities, and general tasks. Use make when you produce a result, prepare something, or arrange a decision or plan.
Use do, does, or did before a base-form main verb when a positive statement needs extra force. Use do with I, you, we, and they; does with he, she, and it; and did for every subject in the past.
For a clear standard-English negative, use not with anybody, anything, ever, or anywhere, or use nobody, nothing, never, or nowhere without not. Read a deliberate double negative carefully because it can mean a cautious positive idea.
For a clear standard-English negative, use not with anybody, anything, anywhere, or ever, or use nobody, nothing, nowhere, or never without not. A phrase such as not impossible is deliberate and means possible, often cautiously.
In standard English, use one negative idea when you mean no. Write ‘I did not see anybody’ or ‘I saw nobody’, rather than ‘I did not see nobody’. Two negatives can also create a positive meaning: ‘It is not impossible’ means that it is possible.
Use down-to-earth for a person who seems practical, approachable, and free from unnecessary pride: Our new manager is down-to-earth and listens to the team. It often describes a person's manner. For one exact quality, choose a word such as practical, honest, or friendly.
Use each to focus on members separately: Each drawer has a label. Use every to mean all members as a group: Every drawer is full. Both words are followed by a singular noun, but each can also appear in each of us or each of the drawers. Do not use every of us; say every one of us.
Use each to focus on separate members; use every to include the whole set. For a known pair, choose each.
An eager beaver is someone who is unusually keen and ready to take part: Priya is an eager beaver who signs up to help before anyone asks. The phrase is informal and often friendly, though it can sound like teasing if the speaker is making fun of the person's enthusiasm.
Use an -ed adjective for the person who feels something and an -ing adjective for what causes the feeling. Say The children were excited about the game and The game was exciting.