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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, [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Homonyms (also called homophones) are words that sound like one another but have different meanings and sometimes slightly different spellings. Some homonyms, however, are spelled the same, like [...]

It’s amazing to think that every single word in the English language belongs to one of just eight word groups or parts of speech. A few of these parts of speech are easy to remember – nouns, [...]

English isn’t an easy language to master—Japanese speakers can have an especially difficult time with pronunciation problems when learning English due to the differences between English and their [...]