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“Which” and “that” with relative clauses
“Which” and “that” are very commonly used in relative clauses. In the following examples the underlined sections are the relative clauses: Unfortunately we cannot open the documents that you emailed earlier as they have been corrupted. The conduct of the … Continue reading
Golden rule for conditionals
When you are writing conditional sentences the golden rule to remember is this: Never use “will” or “would” in the if-clause. When I pointed this out in a recent training session everybody said that they already knew the rule. But … Continue reading
Common Mistakes in Business English 