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Master English Vocabulary and Grammar

Study English Grammar — Mon, 03 Jan 2011 04:55:52 +0000

One of the basic things that you need to know as a learner of the English language is that you should know the rules of grammar while at the same time improve your vocabulary. Vocabulary refers to the list of words that you should know in order to communicate with others in everyday life in English.

Grammar and vocabulary are therefore the twin major aspects of the language and you can learn them using traditional means or through ordinary easy methods. You need to study the rules, read books on miscellaneous topics in the language and pay attention to the instructions and signs on products of everyday use.

Look Up a Grammar Book: A grammar book will acquaint you with the rules of the language and increase your vocabulary. These books can be purchased online or from stores and explain the basic principles of formulation and construction of sentences, subject-verb agreement and help you with useful words which recur in the language.

By going through the rules continuously, you can use the grammar and vocabulary books for getting a basic understanding of the language and then apply the laws to eve... Read more...

Key to Get your English Corrected

Study English Grammar — Mon, 03 Jan 2011 04:53:56 +0000

Stay corrected the next time you speak wrong English! Okay, here’s how to proceed. First off, remember the thumb rule – Communication. The person who is keen to learn the nuances of the language should know that their writing should be correct grammatically.

Several word processing tools are equipped with programs for grammar correction, although since the rules governing the language are miscellaneous, there are actually a few programs that identify the grammatical errors. Moreover, if the program identifies the mistake, it cannot suggest solutions as that requires knowing about the intention of the author. Hence, it is best that the tool for grammar correction should not be automatic, but manual.

Practice reading aloud. Remember that the basis of any language is oral. Kids learn to speak before learning to read. This makes some people understand and identify errors in the language when heard, rather than when they are read. Reading makes the mind agile to pick up problems such as misspelled words, typographic errors, and spelling errors, quickly and effortlessly, which the consci... Read more...

Exercises in Subject-Verb Agreement

Study English Grammar — Mon, 03 Jan 2011 04:52:00 +0000

The agreement of the verb with the subject happens to be one of the major ingredients in the understanding and learning of English grammar. It is nothing but the following of a few simple rules. The subject as well as verb of each clause should be in agreement with the number. However, despite the apparent simplicity of the rule, you will often come across people who get the subject and verb wrong in so many sentences. It is important to understand the basics of writing and reading English grammar.

If you are to write and speak the language properly, it is important to give the learner lots of options to practice the agreement of the verb with the subject. Make ensure that the activities that are given for practice are interactive and fun to learn. This will help them master the fundamentals and basics of the language.

Practice Interesting Exercises

Make sure about a Newspaper Search: Offer the learner with a newspaper and make sure that they choose a story which is of interest to them. The kids’ section of the newspapers is of interest to the persons or learners and these hav... Read more...

English Grammar Made Easy – Learn as You Interact

Study English Grammar — Mon, 03 Jan 2011 04:50:05 +0000

Irrespective of the language that you are trying to pick up, one thing to remember while you are in the learning process is that you should be interactive. Whether it is English, Spanish or French, speaking or writing the language will make sense when you follow the rues of the language. If you follow the rules of grammar, it will make you as a writer or speaker look professional. The best way to learn English is perhaps through worksheets and grammar exercises. This is the best way to pick the language up, something that reading English books or listening to CDs does not give you.

English is an intricate language and hence, its nuances may be a tad tough to get. The matter is perhaps true if you are an English native, but are not aware of the rules of the language. However, you need to understand the little details of the grammar and learn to apply the concrete written and spoken principles to each lesson that you learn. One of the best ways through which this can be done is through the interactive approach.

Communication is the Key

Practice makes Perfect: First of all, you sho... Read more...

Clash between Lie and Lay

Study English Grammar — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 12:36:34 +0000

It is frequently seen that when you try to discuss on the art of spelling you are very often confused as you watch there is the deep confusion with the letters along with sounds. Actually if we dip delve in to the mystery of such confusion we are sure to notice that the identity of English letters fall in the group of orthography, where as the sounds are nothing but a part of he system of phonetics. When there is a clash between the two groups there emerges confusion of them.

Now we are going to discuss with the misuse of two general words that ‘Lie’ and ‘Lay’. We know it for certain that ‘lie’ means to have rest having been inclined. It is an intransitive verb. On the other hand ‘lay’ is a transitive verb, meaning to keep something to somewhere. It seems at the first glance that the two words are extremely similar partially in sound but there is a gulf of difference between the two.

You can use the word ‘lie’ in the following manner. Use ‘ lie’ to denote that you have something in a horizontal manner for rest.’ For example it can be written that “The bouquet lies on ... Read more...

Teaching an Adult Learner

Study English Grammar — Mon, 01 Nov 2010 04:32:43 +0000

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...

How to Fix a Run-On Sentence

Study English Grammar — Sun, 12 Sep 2010 06:09:54 +0000

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...

How to be a Grammar Addict and Still Keep Friends

Study English Grammar — Sun, 12 Sep 2010 06:07:52 +0000

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...

How to Be a Better Writer by Avoiding Common Mistakes in Grammar

Study English Grammar — Sun, 12 Sep 2010 06:06:19 +0000

It is common in people to strive to become better than what you actually are. Same is he case with good writers. Avoiding some simple mistakes will make you a better writer than you are today. In case you are a copy writer or an avid blog writer then you may not have to worry so much about grammar and its common mistakes. Here the way of writing is informal wherein the write up looks more like a conversation than an article. However when you are into serious writing like that of a book or writing content for any website or just a writer in newspaper writing; then each day you must strive to become a better writer.

Avoid Common Mistakes to become a Better Writer:

The following is a list of the most common mistakes that prevent you from becoming a better writer:

If you are a serious writer then you must know that the grammar used in speaking is different from that of writing. In general we speak in a language that is convenient to all and not in a language that is grammatically correct. In case you are transitioning from ... Read more...

All about the Adverb

Study English Grammar — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 06:42:51 +0000

If you want to dip delve into the vast grammatical pool you must take it for certain that you must know the Parts of Speech quite well along with their definitions, functions and their appropriateness in the English grammar. Now it is Adverb that you have to know for Adverb is such kind of Parts of Speech that has the power to modify all its other counterparts save the noun. You may not find the use of Adverb in other languages. But in the English language its use is mandatory and to a large extent important.

Perhaps you have the basic idea that an Adverb generally ends with ‘ly’ that is a suffix. There is root word, generally an adjective that the Adverb modifies. But there are instances too where you may find that only ‘ly’ in the ending does not denote an Adverb. Though in the very beginning I have mentioned that Adverb generally despises noun it sometimes takes the help of a noun to form contrary. The words are the suffixes -ways and – wise.

The first thing that may haunt you is the thought that it is the Verb that is modified generally by an Adverb. The first reason lies in the name Adverb that an ob... Read more...