It is sure you like to speak in English, write in English and even dream in English. But you probably do not know if you don’t grasp English grammar you are sure to flop. English grammar is such a thing that is not hard, very flexible and though often scary is of great interest if the simple rules are assimilated quite well. What you need first is not to continue reading the ‘heavy weight’ English grammar day and night. You only have to follow some simple rules with great care and you are sure to hit the bull.... Read more...
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The Perfect Use of Collective Nouns
Thursday, January 28th, 2010Nouns & Pronouns
Wednesday, November 4th, 2009Nouns:... Read more...
Past Progressive (Past Continuous)
Thursday, September 24th, 2009The past progressive tense baffles just about everyone attempting to learn the English language. The form is as follows: the verb “to be,” whether it’s plural, singular, first, second, or third person will use either one of the following two words: “was” or “were, ” plus the “infinitive” the verb ending in “ing.” Here’s a simple example of the past progressive at work: “I was tossing a Frisbee, or you were tossing a Frisbee.” Or, “They were tossing a Frisbee,” and he or she was tossing a Frisbee.... Read more...
Grammar – The Possessive and Plural Nouns and Proper Names
Thursday, September 3rd, 2009The difficulty over the apostrophe starts when we move on to plural nouns. The problem arises from thinking that the apostrophe has something to do with making words plural. It does not. To repeat the point we made earlier: adding’s has nothing to do with making words plural.... Read more...