The English language is confusing when you have two words that have different meanings but the same or similar spelling. What are the most frequently confused words? ‘Affect’ and ‘effect.’ ‘Affect’ – is a verb, meaning to have an influence… Continue Reading
Parallel Structure The parallel structure is more about style than grammar. When you are making a list in a sentence, for example, a series of verbs, then they should be congruent. For example, “My response to the news was laughing,… Continue Reading
Conjunctions join phrases and clauses. What is the difference between a phrase and a clause? Phrases – A phrase is a part of a sentence but could never be a full sentence because it does not have both a subject… Continue Reading
What is a sentence? A sentence is an ordering of language. This ordering of components of a sentence is called ‘Syntax.’ A sentence is a grammatically correct idea or words that say one complete thing. All sentences have a subject,… Continue Reading
An overview of conjunctions Conjunctions unite words, phrases, and clauses. A simple example is ‘salt and pepper.’ The word ‘and’ is like the glue that joins salt with pepper. The most commonly used conjunctions are and, but, or. Coordinating conjunctions… Continue Reading
An overview of prepositions A preposition is a word governing, usually preceding, a noun or pronoun expressing a relationship to another word or phrase in the clause. There are 150 prepositions in English, about 25-50 are necessary for basic comprehension. There… Continue Reading
Introduction to modifiers: Articles, Adjectives, and Adverbs Introduction to Adjectives Adjectives change and describe things (nouns), in other words, they allow for a detailed description. For example, an apple could be described as ‘a green old apple’. The apple has… Continue Reading
English Phonetics and Phonology Paperback with Audio CDs by Peter Roach A Practical Course 4th Edition Since the publication of the first edition in 1983, this course has established itself as the most practical, comprehensive text in the field and become… Continue Reading
Both adjectives and adverbs are modifiers. However, Adjectives modify only nouns, and adverbs modify everything that is not a noun. Adverbs are most often used with verbs (action words). As in the name ‘Adverb,’ it adds to the verb, for example,… Continue Reading
Articles tell if something is specific. Take the example of ‘apple. When talking about ‘apple, are you talking about one apple, any apple, or a specific apple? If the apple is specific (sometimes called indefinite), then it would be… Continue Reading
