Archive for 'English Grammar'
When to use capital letters in English. Posted by Gabriele on Jul 17, 2014
Take a look at these rules for capitalizing words in English from Grammer.net. You’ll see here that for most of the rules that are presented, there are also exceptions or additions to the rules. It is good to know not only these general rules, but also how to use them in context, i.e. the exceptions and…
A Video Tour of Arches National Park Posted by sasha on Jun 30, 2014
We posted an article about Arches National Park earlier this month. Now, it’s time to take a video tour of this beautiful park in Utah! “Arches National Park is located in Moab, Utah. Our trip starts here at the Visitor Center. Inside, you can use a touch screen to plan your visit. There is a…
The passive voice Posted by Gabriele on Jun 3, 2014
Let’s talk about the passive tense, an often disparaged and misunderstood verb tense in English. The passive tense is a grammatical construction used in writing and speaking. It is a verb tense, but is also often called a “voice.” When the passive tense is used the noun or noun phrase (which is the object in…
How to be perfect – using the perfect tenses Posted by Gabriele on May 15, 2014
Time for a grammar lesson! Let’s take a look at the perfect tenses. (If you want to know a little more about the picture above watch this commercial about The Most Interesting Man in the World!) Now back to grammar, the most interesting topic in English! There are three “perfect tenses” in English. No, this…
Apostrophes are important too! Posted by Gabriele on May 1, 2014
According to Grammar.net, the most common grammar mistake in English is a misplaced or missing apostrophe! Do you believe this? I’m not sure I do, there are just so many grammar mistakes out there, but I do know that learning to use apostrophes correctly in English is very important and many ESL learners make mistakes…
Yoda speak Posted by Gabriele on Apr 10, 2014
My last post was about aliens in general, and today I have a post about one alien in particular, Yoda, a short green pointy-eared alien who is from the ‘Star Wars’ movies. Here is a picture of Yoda, with a quote of his, in case you don’t know who I am talking about. Yoda has…
First Rule of Learning English… Posted by Gabriele on Feb 21, 2014
I know many ESL learners get frustrated by English grammar, spelling, and pronunciation rules because it often seems like there are no rules or at least the rules are often broken. If you ever feel this way then the picture above probably sounds about right to you. This picture, and a similar saying, is taken…