Category Archives: Grammar

The 12 English Tenses – A brief summary

Posted on October 17, 2015 by mhardy3222

The 12 English Tenses – A brief summary If you are able to read this, then you have already learnt the most difficult of the twelve English Tenses: Present Simple. Congratulations! It gets easier from now on. Really. How can … Continue reading →

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TOEIC Test – 600 Essential Words: Part 4 Transitive Verbs

Posted on September 27, 2015 by mhardy3222

First, read TOEIC Test – 600 Essential Words: Part 1 Today, I’m presenting the Transitive Verbs from the above list. ♦ Transitive verbs must be followed directly by an object (a noun or pronoun). We need to allocate funds for advertising. … Continue reading →

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TOEIC Test – 600 Essential Words: Part 3

Posted on August 22, 2015 by mhardy3222

First, read TOEIC Test – 600 Essential Words: Part 1 and 2 Today, I am presenting some of the VERBS + preposition from the TOEIC 600 Essential Words list. I know it’s not easy to study and remember all these words so I’m … Continue reading →

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Causative verbs

Posted on August 2, 2015 by mhardy3222

English sentences do not always follow a regular pattern (subject + verb + object)  – just like your language! Sometimes the subject does nothing, but causes an action that someone else does. So, logically we call the verbs which cause … Continue reading →

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TOEIC Test – 600 Essential Words: Part 1

Posted on July 4, 2015 by mhardy3222

If you want to do well in a TOEIC Course, you need to know the list of 600 Essential Words For The TOEIC Test.  I know that sounds like a lot to learn, but you will manage if you study a small … Continue reading →

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Writing Introductions – Advice for Advanced Students #1

Posted on April 19, 2015 by mhardy3222

The importance of a compelling and correctly articulated introduction cannot be overestimated. We know that we need to outline our ideas clearly in an introduction when speaking on a topic, or writing an essay. It’s not enough at an advanced level to … Continue reading →

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How to Write a Sentence: #1

Posted on April 4, 2015 by mhardy3222

 What is a sentence? There are three necessary parts to a sentence: SUBJECT (noun or pronoun) & VERB (finite) & the sentence must also have MEANING. SUBJECT: There are several ways to make a subject, but for now, let’s look at the following: … Continue reading →

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Noun Clauses #2

Posted on March 29, 2015 by mhardy3222

First, read my post Noun Clauses #1. In Noun Clauses #1, we looked at how a Noun Clause can be the subject, the object, or the complement in a sentence. ****************************************************** In this post, we will examine more Noun Clauses as … Continue reading →

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Co-ordinating Conjunctions

Posted on March 22, 2015 by mhardy3222

Conjunctions are joining words. They join words, phrases,  and clauses. Some conjunctions can join words and phrases and clauses: ♦ Taylor Swift is beautiful and talented.  ∼  The conjunction ‘and‘ is joining the words ‘beautiful’ & ‘talented’. ♦ You can read about Taylor … Continue reading →

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Noun Clauses #1

Posted on March 15, 2015 by mhardy3222

      The English language is full of Noun Clauses. A Noun Clause is made up of a group of words with a Noun and a Verb. A Noun is the name of a person, animal, place, thing, (or state;  for example: happiness, excitement). … Continue reading →

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