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Category Archives: Grammar
MODAL VERBS – What are they? How do we use Modal Verbs?
1. There are only ten Modal Verbs. 2. Modal Verbs are easy to use. 3. Modal Verbs are very useful. 1. There are only ten Modal Verbs: *will, *shall, *might, *may, must, can, could, would, *should, *ought to ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ *Some of these Modal … Continue reading
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I have found a great website for all of you who are learning English and want to speak fluently! TalkEnglish.com provides material for conversations in levels from Basic to Advanced in the following categories: ENGLISH LESSONS Regular English Lessons: Learn what … Continue reading
What’s the difference between anywhere, nowhere, & somewhere?
When do I use: any, anyone, anybody, anything, anywhere? What does any mean? ANY There are three ways we usually use any: 1. In questions 2. In negative sentences 3. In positive sentences when it doesn’t matter ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ … Continue reading
Posted in Grammar, Intermediate (Level 4), Pre-Intermediate (Level 3), Songs
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A Christmas song with Relative, Adverb, & Noun Clauses
Seasons Greetings Everyone! I hope that you all have a Very Happy Christmas and a wonderful and prosperous 2018! If you don’t celebrate Christmas, I hope you have a Happy Festive Season and a wonderful and prosperous 2018! In the … Continue reading
Continuing: 3 Facts you need to know about PARTICIPLES
First read: 3 Facts you need to know about PARTICIPLES: 1. Participles can be Parts of Verbs. ∼∼∼∼∼∼∼∼∼∼∼∼∼∼∼∼∼∼∼∼∼∼∼∼∼ 2. Participles can be ADJECTIVES. Continuous Participles are often used as Adjectives: The giggling girls in the photo below look like sisters. Verb = look The World Cup is … Continue reading
3 Facts you need to know about PARTICIPLES
There are two types of Participles in English: ♦ Past Participles & ♦ Continuous ( … ing) Participles If you can remember the following Three Facts about Participles, your English will immediately improve. 1. Participles can be Parts of … Continue reading
Posted in Grammar, IELTS, Intermediate (Level 4), TOEFL, TOEIC, Upper Intermediate (Level 5)
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How to understand 3rd Conditionals now and easily!
We use the Third Conditional to talk about a situation or condition in the past and its result. IF we could change the past, we could change the result. Of course, we can’t change the past, so the Third Conditional … Continue reading
Posted in Grammar, IELTS, Intermediate (Level 4), TOEFL, TOEIC, Upper Intermediate (Level 5)
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Relative Clauses #11: Advanced non-defining Relative Clauses
First, read the earlier posts on Relative Clauses, especially #3 and #6. Advanced non-defining Relative Clauses are not as difficult as their name suggests. There are only two Relative Clause Pronouns used, whom & which, and the Relative Clause is usually … Continue reading
Have to … Don’t have to
Hello all you hard-working English students! It’s time for some more grammar! The last few posts have been about watching videos and reading, but it’s time for more English grammar, so let’s go! Not surprisingly, I will be using … Continue reading
Song with Dependent Clauses, Collocations +++
Hello Everyone! Well, I’m back from my French adventure but I will leave the details of my French language studies for a future post. For now, how about getting back to grammar in a song? … Good! I thought that’s … Continue reading
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