Archive for 'English Grammar'
Parts of Speech in English – Nouns Posted by Gabriele on Jan 9, 2012
In my last post about parts of speech in English we looked at verbs. I mentioned how verbs are perhaps the most important part of speech in English. After all, it is only with verbs that you can have a complete sentence with just one word, for example: “Run!” This is a command and a…
A Review of Parts of Speech in English – Overview and Verbs Posted by Gabriele on Jan 8, 2012
Today I am going to start a 5-post series on parts of speech. In each of my next five posts I am going to review one or two parts of speech and give you the bare bones* information you need to know about each of these parts of speech. These posts will be quick but…
Understanding Homophones Posted by heather on Jan 7, 2012
One of the confusing things about English is the number of words that sound the same but have totally different meanings. There and their; aloud and allowed; and sew and so, are just three examples that cause some confusion. In English, we call these words “homophones.” A homophone is a word that sounds the same…
“Alot” is Not a Word Posted by heather on Jan 4, 2012
I’ll never forget my first day of fourth* grade. We all entered the classroom complete with fresh supplies of notebooks, folders, pencils and glue. We sat at our desks full of optimism and anticipation and then the teacher, whose name I can’t remember, stood up and wrote something on the blackboard. “alot” No doubt we…
The End of the Year and the Simple Past Tense Posted by Gabriele on Dec 29, 2011
As the year draws to a close you may find yourself talking about all of the amazing experiences you have had in 2011! For that you will need the past tense. The simple past tense (and past participle) for regular verbs in English is formed by adding -ed to the end of a base verb. …