English Questions

You don't tell us what word you want confirmed. This:

"I wake up early this weekend for/because of an advancement of English."

. . . is a nonsense sentence. You might write: "I woke up early this weekend because of an advancement in English." But that still doesn't make sense. Did you wake up because you were worried about an advancement in English? What do you mean by "an advancement in English?"

The word is 'ascertain'. Can I use it like 'confirm'?

The two are synonyms, but Setanta is quite correct, your original sentence does not make sense and we can only guess at the intended meaning.

'I wake up early this weekend for/because of an advancement of English.'

For a start we normally use the past tense when writing prose, so.

1) I woke up early this morning because my English class is at 7am.

2) I was so worried about my English class that I couldn't sleep, and I woke up early.

3) I woke up early because I was doing so well at English, I wanted to show off to the rest of the class.

All three examples are just guesses at what meaning you're trying to portray in your sentence.

In that sentence the two words can be used interchangeably. However, to ascertain means to discover, to find out--there is no implication that you know the answer you seek, or have any idea what the answer may be. Confirm has an entirely different meaning, in that it meas to assure that what one believes to be true is actually true--the implication is that you think you know the answer you seek, but that you want someone to assure you that you are correct. The two words are not synonyms.

You still have not explained what you are attempting to say in the second sentence. What do you mean by "an advancement in English?"

Synonyms don't have identical meanings, there's always some nuance.

Hi,
an advancement in English means I wanted to improve my English therefore I woke up early and hoped that someone could explain the meaning of 'ascertain' to me.
How about 'for'?Can I use it to replace 'because of'?
Thanks for the explanations.

Hi,
can I say that 'I want to ascertain the usage of some words and this is the reason why I woke up early'?

No, you cannot say "because for" . . . however, your last sentence is acceptable, it's perfect English. Rather than say "advancement in English" (advancement is usually taken to mean a promotion in one's profession), i suggest you use the verb you have already used--improve.

Yes. You beat me to it.

Hi,
How about this sentence''I want to ascertain the usage of some words and this is the reason why I woke up early'?

While the OP likely meant to describe a past situation, there is nothing wrong with using the present tense form 'wake' in the appropriate context. It describes a scheduled event, similar to,

I leave for Kabul on Monday.

I don't believe the OP asked that.

This is what the OP asked.

How about 'for'?Can I use it to replace 'because of'?