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When speaking and learning English as a second language, it’s important to pronounce words correctly. This is to ensure those around you can understand the meaning of what you’re trying to say. [...]

Throughout your ESL studies, you will come across many tests which will challenge you. Although these tests may be daunting, they are an important part of learning English as a whole. The [...]

The English language has a lot of words borrowed from Latin and words with Latin roots. I.E. and E.G. are abbreviations of Latin words. There are some clear reasons why Latin features so heavily [...]

In the English language, present perfect tense can lead to a lot of written and spoken English errors by ESL students of all levels.  For some, an equivalent of the present perfect tense doesn’t [...]

“I” and “me” are both pronouns in the English language.  Some instances of which of the 2 pronouns to use – I or me – in a sentence are clear, others…not so much.  ESL students will [...]

There are some English language words that everyone confuses, even native English speakers will say one word when they mean the other.  These commonly confused word pairs aren’t homophones, but [...]

There are 2 types of articles in English grammar, definite, and indefinite.  The definite article is the word, “the”, and the indefinite articles are the words, “a” and “an”.  You may think that [...]

For students who love the more spooky things in life, there’s nothing scarier than learning about some American urban legends that happen to be true. The following are some of the creepiest urban [...]

Commas are punctuation cues to pause; they clarify and order the elements of a sentence.  The correct punctuation in a sentence makes your words, and their expression more precise. When and Where [...]

English language possessives can be a stumbling block for many ESL students. Possessive pronouns and possessive nouns show ownership. The Possessive Noun Challenge for ESL Students They are [...]