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If you fail to assimilate good English grammar you are sure to grope in the dark when you try to write English passages or try to open your heart to some one in different moods and manners. It is vital to know English grammar quite efficiently without which you are no where. Now English grammar is a vast thing. It is very hard to assimilate it within a short life span. Still you are to learn at least the basics of it so that you can have a bit mastery over the language.
In the school a little grammar is taught. But that little learning reinforces the base of ... Read more...
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If you want to learn English perfectly well you have stumble in the very beginning for there are some words which you can not use after your choice. You have follow some basic rules of grammar to have an idea how o use these words correctly. All these are basic rules, still without bothering these mean to show lethargy to learn grammar in the true sense of the term. Now I would try to discuss with the two simple words ‘ which’ and ‘ that’. From the outward view they seem of less importance but when you are going to use them you have to be a bit cautioned.
You perhaps have an idea that ‘which’ and ‘ that’ are regarded as relative pronouns. Relative pronoun means the word that helps to relate it to a noun that proceeds in a particular sentence. Now let us elaborate. In the following sentence “The pen that I bought yesterday is stolen” In this particular sentence, the relative pronoun ‘that’ hints at the ‘noun’, the ‘pen’.
Now comes the question of restrictive clause’. What is it? Actually if we follow the first sentence “The pen t... Read more...
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It is very easy to teach a kid. For it is unaware of the complicacies of learning and just try to cram or follow what he listens or notices. It may be inattentive but he can be handled quite easily due to the softness of its mind and quick adaptability. It is like soft clay. You can mould it the manner you like. In a word it can be easily molded. It learns English through different manners. It is never an easy task but after all if the teacher has prefect zest for teaching he/she can do the uphill task.
Now when you target an adult to teach English you may have to follow a different method. You have to follow the method of preparation and repetition. The adults may fail again and again but you have to keep your calm. You may find some adults who though speak other language can pick up English quite efficiently. Others can not. They stumble while learning perfect English.
If it is your motto to feed the essential grammar to an adult learner you are living in the fool’s paradise. Actually grammar can never be a funny thing to an adult. You have to take other methods so that grammar, a bit by bit can be taught. Try ... Read more...
Tags: English, english language, Grammar, learner, verb, Verbs
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Many of you might be surprised to know that the meanings of the two words, “e.g” and “i.e” are different from one another. There are many people who use these two words interchangeably but in reality they cannot be used in each others place. Hence one should be careful about the use of these words. It is important to know the meanings of these words.
The word “e.g’ means “for example” and it originates from the Latin word “exempli gratia”. On the other hand the word “i.e” means “that is” and is derived from the Latin word “id est”.
There are some suggestions with the help of which you can remember the meaning of these words. The meaning of the word, “e.g” can be remembered as the word “example” starts with “e” so “e.g” means for example.
As far as the use is concerned you can say that, “There are seven colors in the rainbow, red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet. This gives a complete list. On the other hand when you are giving an incomplete list you can use the word, “e.g”. It can be said, There are 7 colors in the rainbow, e.g., red, orange an... Read more...
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When it comes to the use of pronouns people are lot confused with the use of “me”, “myself” and “I”. Among all these again the use of “myself” perplexes a person the most. If you are a person who is not well aware with the differences between these words you are not alone in this group. Even people who ought to know a lot better than the ordinary men like the editors, the journalists or an English teacher most of the times are not very confident with the usage of these words. But even if you are not very sure about the meanings of these words or about their correct usage there is nothing much to worry because you can easily learn to use them correctly once you have a clear idea about what they exactly mean.
For example, the word “I” is used when the speaker is performing the action like you can say that “I ate chocolates”. Rather in simple words the pronoun “I” is a subject pronoun. Always remember that “I” is never used as an object in the sentence. Hence you cannot say that, “Uncle brought sweets for my brother and I”, instead you should say that “Uncle brought sweets for my brother and... Read more...
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Teaching Grammar to kids can be a daunting task altogether because the understanding level of the lids are not as matured as adult individuals. In that case it is recommended that you should devise of ways of teaching which can be easily understood by the children. The learning of grammar should be a fun exercise for the kids. There can be innumerable ways to teach children grammar with the help of songs, poems, stories and a lot more. You just need to find out which way is most appealing to your kids.
Grammar includes a lot of important things like time, frequency, regular and irregular verbs. Unless you have proper knowledge about all these it is not easy to write grammatically correct sentences. But if you are an English teacher for children you can do it with ease. You can actually read out a number of texts about vacations, hobby or daily activities. You just need to pay attention that the texts contain ample mention of time, frequency, regular and irregular verbs.
In fact learning of grammar can be an interesting exercise for children if they are taught in a pleasant manner. The concept of tenses can be introduce... Read more...
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A teacher’s efficacy lies in the way she uses to teach grammar. Grammar is one of the pillars of any language but at the same time it is very boring and interesting to continue learning or teaching grammar for a long time. A good teacher who can give you proper instructions regarding the correct usage of verbs, nouns and pronouns but in such a way that it does not sound un-interesting is rare to find. To teach grammar is one of the most difficult tasks to achieve.
Grammar is not a fixed description of certain kinds of words to be used in a typical fashion. It is ever changing. In any language the whole basis of its existence lies in the grammar of the language. To be able to teach the language means you are able to teach grammar in the correct way. Grammar opens up new avenues and possibilities to explore the language and to mould it in the way you want. As long as you know that you are not committing any grammatical mistakes you can play about with any amount of words.
Confidence in your way of using grammar will always give you ample scope to better your writing sk... Read more...
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What is a Run-on Sentence?
A simple sentence is the best way to express your thoughts. In the event when you think that there is too much going on in your head and you need to express it somehow. Then create two simple sentences and join them by using a conjugation. A run-on sentence is something, which looses its actual meaning because of its length. If your thoughts are coming to you in a hurry and you must write them down then it is better to jot down the main points in bullets and then think slowly as how to construct a simple sentence put of these thoughts so that it makes sense.
How to Identify a Run-on Sentence?
Before you set about fixing a run-on sentence it is important that you identify one. Sometimes you can understand that there is a problem but cannot do anything to fix it. Further the inability to use proper of punctuation marks also adds to the meaning being convoluted. If you feel that the conjugation word is inappropriate or the meaning is not quite as expected. Then it is better to try and analyze the sentence a bit further. I... Read more...
Tags: English, english language, long sentence, present tense, punctuation, punctuation marks, sentences, simple sentence, simple sentences, verb, Verbs
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What is a Grammar Addict?
Learning English language is very easy. The only thing you need to keep in mind is the grammar. Grammar of any language is very interesting to follow so much so that you may even end up becoming a grammar addict. Once you become confident about the usage of correct form of grammar in a sentence do not get obsessed with it. A severe form of grammar addict may end up making you alienated from most parts of your friends as well as other people. The reason for this that you become impossible to talk to, if you keep finding grammar mistakes in whatever the other person says.
Becoming a Grammar Addict: A Good Hobby:
In order to become well versed in any language you must know about that language’s grammar in details. A proper kind of grammar book will help you in achieving the same. Becoming a grammar addict might not always be a frightful scenario. It is matter of great achievement when you are able to spot out small differences in the figures of speech or in the tense of the verb used. It is one of the be... Read more...
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You perhaps may be a bit confused when I am going to tell you that there are six Parts of Speech in English grammar. You know actually there is the reference of eight Parts of Speech in English grammar, may be I am a little off my head. But it is actually so what I am telling you. There are six common Parts of Speech with their special characteristics. These six are Noun/Pronoun, Adjective, Verb, Adverb, Conjunction and finally Preposition/Interjection. Now let us have a glimpse of the features of these six.
Noun/Pronoun
We generally know that Noun is such a word that is used to give a name to a person or a thing. Watch this example minutely.
Brett saw a dog on the road.
In this sentence Brett is the name of a man. It is the dog that is the name of an animal. Road is the name of a place. Hence we can easily say that Brett, dog and road are nouns.
Again Noun is classified into five different kinds. They are -
1) Proper noun
2) Common Noun
3) Collective Noun
4) Material Noun
5) Abstract Noun
A Proper Noun denotes an individual in pa... Read more...
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