The word between is a preposition that can indicate locations (i.e., as a preposition of place), times, and amounts, as well as relationships or involvement.
Between examples in a sentenceThereโs a drugstore between the cafรฉ and the burger place.
Theyโre building a high-speed rail link between the two cities.
Weโre closed between 12 and 1 p.m.
Thereโs a flat rate for shipments that weigh between 20 and 50 pounds.
The goal is to build new partnerships between the university and local businesses.
TipQuillBotโs free Grammar Checker will help you to use โbetweenโ correctly in your writing and distinguish it from in between.
Published on
May 14, 2025
by
Tom Challenger, BA.
Revised on
November 27, 2025
The prepositionamong can indicate a location โsurrounded byโ other people or things or refer to inclusion in a particular group or category.
Among examples in a sentenceThey think the ballโs somewhere among those trees.
We lost sight of him among the crowd.
Sheโs among the best young tennis players in the country.
Heโs very well-liked among customers.
TipQuillBotโs free Grammar Checker will help you use โamongโ correctly in your writing and differentiate it from โamongstโ and โbetween.โ
Published on
May 13, 2025
by
Tom Challenger, BA.
Revised on
November 19, 2025
How you ask for a letter of recommendation is important because you need to ask in a way that maximizes your chances of getting the best possible reference for your job, internship, graduate school, or scholarship application.
Ask specifically for a strong recommendationโthis helps to signal that the potential recommender should decline if they feel theyโll only be able to write you a generic or weak letter.
Provide helpful context such as details of the opportunity, submission deadline, and suggestions for what to include in the letter.
Ask in a way thatโs respectful and convincing without being pushy.
If youโre requesting a letter of recommendation via email, QuillBotโs free Paraphraser can help you to strike the right tone.
Published on
May 9, 2025
by
Tom Challenger, BA.
Revised on
November 11, 2025
What time is morning depends on the context.
If youโre making arrangements or appointments, morning is considered any time before 12 p.m., noon (when afternoon starts), but not before the usual start of daily activities such as work or school. People often define the part of the morning they mean more precisely by specifying โearly morning,โ โmidmorning,โ or โlate morning.โ
The phrase โin the morningโ or โin the morningsโ is often used to talk about daily routines in the time between waking up and noon. Depending on context, it can refer to this entire part of the day or specifically to the time when youโre preparing to start your daily activities (e.g., getting ready for work or school) or the time before noon when youโre doing your daily activities (e.g., when youโre at work or school).
We often specify a time after about 1 a.m. when people are normally asleep by saying โ[one, two, three, etc.] in the morning.โ
In some contexts, such as weather reports, morning may be considered the time between sunrise and midday.
If youโre deciding if itโs the right time to say Good morning, then what time is considered morning can depend on whether youโre greeting someone at the beginning or end of the day.
What time is morning examples
Morning in a sentence
Context
Do you have any appointments in the morning next week?
Someone asking a dental office receptionist for an appointment any day next week at a time between 8 a.m. (when the dentist opens) and 12 noon
Iโm always in such a rush in the mornings, so I have my breakfast at work.
Someone talking about their daily routine before starting work
I usually visit customers in the mornings.
Some talking about their daily work routine before noon
It didnโt finish until about three in the morning.
Someone talking about their neighborโs party, which ended at 3 a.m.
You can expect a few light showers tomorrow morning, especially before 8 oโclock
A TV weather reporter giving tomorrowโs forecast
Good morning! Youโre up early today.
A woman, who starts work very early and is on her way to work, greeting her neighbor in the street at 5 a.m.
Published on
April 30, 2025
by
Tom Challenger, BA.
Revised on
December 30, 2025
The simple past tense of shake is โshookโ (e.g., โShe shook the tree until a few apples fell to the groundโ). The past participle of โshakeโ is โshakenโ (e.g., โHave you shaken me a cocktail too?โ).
Past tense of shake examples
Simple past tense
Past participle
I shook the bottle before I sprayed it this time.
Iโve shaken the bottle for two minutes, like it says in the instructions.
The leaders of the country shook hands for the cameras.
It was the first time that leaders of the two countries had shaken hands for almost 40 years.
Published on
April 25, 2025
by
Tom Challenger, BA.
Revised on
November 18, 2025
Transferable skills are abilities that are relevant to a wide range of jobs and industries. In other words, theyโre the kinds of skills you can โtransferโ or โcarry with youโ from one job to another or from your education into the professional world even if youโre changing careers or applying for a job that isnโt directly related to your studiesโwhich is why theyโre also sometimes called โportable skills.โ
Most soft skills are considered to be highly transferable skills.
Understanding the concept of transferable skills is particularly important if you’re a recent graduate or looking to make a career change and donโt have a lot of experience thatโs directly relevant to a position you’re applying for. By highlighting your applicable transferable skills, you can show the potential employer that you have the fundamental abilities to quickly pick up the job-specific skills required for the role.
