Tag Archives for: "English as a Second Language"

Non-action verbs or non action verbs do NOT express an action, but represent a state of being, need, opinion, sense, or preference. Examples are the “be” verbs: am, are, was, were, is, has been, [...]

Native Portuguese speakers often grapple with letting go of the pronunciation rules of their native language. For them, this is especially difficult. Portuguese has very consistent rules of [...]

A noun phrase is a phrase – and by phrase we mean a pair or a group of words – that behaves as a noun. A noun phrase must contain noun or a pronoun. Remember that a phrase is different to a [...]

French speakers have a leg up when it comes to learning English and proper English pronunciation, although there are some common mistakes that are made.  Many English language words are French in [...]

As the internet has accelerated the pace of globalization, so has the relationship between the English language and the internet had an impact on our emerging digital culture.  The English [...]

Interrogative sentences are common because the question and answer form of dialogue is a necessary part of everyday speech and conversation. But what is an interrogative sentence?  An [...]

It’s compulsory for Russian students to study a foreign language beginning as early as the second or fifth grade.  The language courses most often taken are English, German, and French.  Russian [...]

There are many interesting English vocabulary facts. Vocabulary building is lifelong requirement not only of English language learners of English as a Second Language but also native English [...]

There are grammar rules to English, but even native English speakers regularly disregard them and are prone to make some common grammar errors.  Spanish speakers that aim to improve their English [...]

Word context clues are an effective way to build your vocabulary. Context is the sentence or phrase in which the word is found, and understanding the sentence’s general meaning helps to [...]