2020-05-15 Fiction, Adjective Phrases and Adjective Clauses
Are you thinking of ways to pass the time and improve your English? In our electronic age, an old-fashioned kind…
2020-05-08 The Grammar of Star Wars
This past Monday, May 4, was Star Wars Day. The holiday began in 2011 to celebrate the film series and…
2020-05-01 Tech, Communication Apps, and Grammar
Person-to-person communications have changed a lot over the past few months. Stay-at-home orders and travel restrictions have limited travel and…
2020-04-24 Grammar Games at Home: Simon Says
This is Everyday Grammar. And today, I’ll start the program with a question: If I told you to touch your…
2020-04-17 Advice, Modals, and Coronavirus
In recent months, health experts have released many statements on the new coronavirus that was first identified in China. These…
2020-04-10 Grammar Games at Home: Questions and Answers
Hello, friends! On a recent program, we talked about a game called Jeopardy. I also said I would show you…
2020-04-03 Grammar, Quantities, and Public Health
In recent weeks, public health officials have been making many statements about the new coronavirus and the disease it causes,…
2020-03-27 Grammar Games at Home: Jeopardy
Hi, everyone! You might be reading or listening to this Everyday Grammar program from your living room or bedroom. In…
2020-03-20 Two-word Prepositions in Learning English Stories
Recently, I was watching an American television news report about the coronavirus. In it, the reporter said, “Due to coronavirus…
2020-03-13 ‘Blinding Lights’ and English Grammar
Blinding Lights, by Canadian performer The Weeknd, is one of the most popular songs in the world. As of early…
2020-03-06 ‘Titanic’ and English Grammar
The 1997 film Titanic is one of the most popular movies ever made. It won many film awards and was…
2020-02-28 What Are You Excited About Learning?
Hi everyone! Today, let’s start the program with a question: What is your city famous for making? I’ll tell you…
2020-02-21 Is Grammar Cool?
In the American film Pulp Fiction, actor Samuel L. Jackson challenges two criminals. They are trying to take money from…
2020-02-14 A Common Form: Be + Adjective + Infinitive
On a recent Everyday Grammar program, we talked about the phrase “be willing to.” For example, you might say, “She…
2020-02-07 What are Intensifiers?
The Fast and the Furious films, a series of car-racing movies, often describe a product called NOS, short for nitrous…