One of my private students here in Japan asked me: “Which is correct – suppose to or supposed to?” What a great question. (I …
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English grammar THERE and IT I put together a simple breakdown of the English grammar for THERE and IT after several of the high …
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Many English words have a verb form and a noun form. This can be confusing. The verb form and the noun form are sometimes …
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I was teaching an English student how to use modal verbs correctly in conversation and I thought this would be a great blog post. …
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I’ve been teaching English as a second language since 2006. During that time I noticed some common mistakes that English students make. Reflexive pronouns …
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English grammar – comparison One-Syllable Adjectives – Add ~er to the end of the adjective cheap – cheaper“Rent was cheaper in my old apartment.” …
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In an active voice sentence, the subject does something.A mosquito bit Paul. (ACTIVE voice) Subject–Verb–Object In a passive voice sentence, something happens to the subject.Paul …
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Over the last 15 years, I have been asked many great questions by my private and group lessons students. Here is a common one. …
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