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Category Archives: Grammar
A Song with Reduced Relative Clauses: #7
*There are a few ways in which we can reduce Relative Clauses. For now, I’m going to look at the Reduced Relative Clauses (bold print) in the song “Rolling in the Deep” by Adele (subtitles in English). Can you work out which words have … Continue reading
Me, Myself, and I
I’ve noticed that it’s not only English students who have problems with pronouns. Native speakers don’t always know when to use Me, Myself, and I. Even people in the media, including radio presenters and politicians, make constant mistakes. So, let’s have … Continue reading
Posted in Elementary (Level 2), Grammar, Intermediate (Level 4), Pre-Intermediate (Level 3)
Tagged Pronouns, TOEIC
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Reported Speech
Last week I taught Reported Speech to my Pre-Intermediate class. (Reported Speech is also called Indirect Speech. However, not all Indirect Speech is Reported Speech.) For example, if you want to ask about the price of something in a shop, you … Continue reading
A Song containing Relative Clauses – by Shakira: #3
Originally posted on Mary's English Blog:
SHAKIRA sings a song called “You’re the One” which contains several Relative Clauses. They are highlighted in bold in the lyrics below. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YiBuM5NX6HA A Relative Clause is a part of a sentence which contains…
Defining Relative Clauses: #6
For Grammar Rules about Defining Relative Clauses see my post September 22, 2013. RIHANNA sings a song with Eminem called ‘Monster’. There are Defining Relative Clauses in the chorus. Have a look: Chorus 1. I’m friends with the monster that’s … Continue reading
Learn English with Facebook
On Facebook, you can find Australia Plus Learn English (part of the Australia Network Website) where you can join their community for conversational English tips. You can also access several other learning programs on the Australia Network Website. There is something for … Continue reading
Continuing: The World Cup and Prepositions
Today I’m continuing the post about Prepositions, which I started on June 29, 2014. (The World Cup and Prepositions) In that post, I explained the following: PREPOSITIONS show the CONNECTion between NOUNS / PRONOUNS. PREPOSITIONS ARE FOLLOWED BY NOUNS Now, let’s look at another rule … Continue reading
Posted in Grammar, Intermediate (Level 4), Pre-Intermediate (Level 3), TOEFL, TOEIC
Tagged adverb clause, Adverbs, Prepositions, TOEIC
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RELATIVE CLAUSES: #5
The four posts which I wrote about Relative Clauses are my most popular. As well as my examination of the rules, I included links to excellent websites which provide further explanations and examples of Relative Clauses, and exercises for practice. To make … Continue reading
The World Cup and Prepositions
Emotional … Mexico’s coach Miguel Herrera celebrates after the victory over Croatia in Group A. Photo: AFP (Michael Lynch, Senior sports reporter with The Age) As the World Cup is a very popular event for many countries, this is a perfect time to … Continue reading
Future tenses – part two
English students learn WILL for Future Tense and they often don’t know that native speakers also use Present Continuous and Present Simple when they are talking and writing about the future. As a result, students overuse WILL. Look at the following … Continue reading
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