Action verbs express an action – you can do them – while linking verbs connect the subject and the adjective and have different usage as a verb. Action verbs are used to describe what you are [...]
The most common pronunciation errors by Chinese speakers can be traced to the students’ tendencies to translate to their native language. The fact that English and Chinese share a similar word [...]
When you choose to study English as a second language you will expect to emerge from your study being able to read, speak and write English with a certain amount of confidence and ability. There [...]
When we talk about English fluency, we need a consensus about what fluency English, or in any language, really means. Does fluency mean how effectively a learner’s English grammar and vocabulary [...]
Negative sentences are those which state something that is not true. In English grammar the general rule that defines a negative sentence is that the word ‘not’ appears after an auxiliary verb in [...]
Many students of English as a Second Language are focusing on learning Business English as a part of General English studies. This is because learning how to speak and use English will give you [...]
Interjection sentences usually stand alone, or they are at the beginning of a sentence, and followed by a comma. Interjection sentences can be identified because they are words or phrases – [...]
The number of vocabulary words in the English language is said to be about 800,000 – and counting! Fortunately, when it comes to learning English as a second language, linguists and scholars seem [...]
Vocabulary building is one of key elements of improving your English language skills. The more words you understand enough to use in conversation and written tasks, the easier your grasp of not [...]
Infinitive phrases and sentences are groups of words that combine an infinitive verb and objects. The infinitive phrase, when used as a noun, adjective or adverb is preceded by the word ‘to.’ [...]
