Grammar
12 English Lessons for the Holidays
On the first day of Christmas my true love gave to me…… the gift of LANGUAGE! Welcome to one of the final English lessons of 2016, and a holiday-inspired post from this season. Before we get into (*become involved in*) this lesson, and your 12 English lessons to improve your skills, I’d like to share…
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English Expressions and Mistakes with DO and MAKE
Did you know that do is one of the most commonly used verbs in the English language?* Also making the top 10 most commonly used verbs in English is make, so it’s obviously very important to understand and use these verbs correctly. Unfortunately for many English students, these two words are the same in several…
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Understand English Tag Questions
Imagine the following situation: You’re in an elevator at work, and a coworker, who’s a native English speaker, walks in and smiles at you. After you push the button for floor 3, the doors close, and you both stand in silence as the elevator begins to rise. Your coworker turns to you and says, “lovely…
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English Prepositions: Expressions with IN and ON
Welcome back to my preposition series! If you’re a regular follower, you know that I posted about English Prepositions of Time last month, and promised that I’d continue these lessons with prepositions because they can be so confusing. As I’ve previously mentioned, there are a few ways to learn prepositions, for example, by type: prepositions with TIME,…
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English Prepositions of TIME
Let me begin this post by asking you a question. How often do you feel confused with prepositions? Have you ever used the words IN or ON incorrectly? Do you feel confident with English prepositions of time? It is very possibly that you do get confused with prepositions, have used ON and IN incorrectly and…
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