Everyday Grammar (日常语法)

2021-10-29 Grammar and Scary Movies

Halloween is this weekend. A holiday with ancient beginnings, the yearly celebration now looks much different than it did in…

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2021-10-22 Nouns and Pronouns in Popular Music

Stay, a song by the Kid Laroi and Justin Bieber, has recently been at the top of the Billboard Hot 100…

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2021-10-15 Describing Your Day: The Evening

Near the end of The Remains of the Day, a famous book by Kazuo Ishiguro, one of the characters says the following words:…

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2021-10-08 Describing Your Day: Midday Activities

Imagine you want to describe your day. Perhaps you have an English test that asks about what you do regularly.…

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2021-10-01 Phrases, Adjectives, Determiners to Describe Autumn

North America is now in the fall season – a time of cooler temperatures, colorful leaves, and seasonal treats. Fall is a…

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2021-09-24 Describing Your Day: Mornings

Imagine you are discussing your day. Perhaps you want to describe your morning – what you did, how you felt,…

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2021-09-17 Bad Habits, Adjectives and the Simple Present

Ed Sheeran's Bad Habits has been one of the most popular songs on the Billboard Hot 100 and Spotify's Top…

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2021-09-10 September 11th, Memories, Verb Forms

Saturday, September 11, is the 20th anniversary of the terrorist attacks in the United States. Around 3000 people were killed…

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2021-09-03 Phrasal Verbs, Problem Solving and Grammar

This report represents the 300th Everyday Grammar program. In celebration of the event, we will explore common phrasal verbs that have to…

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2021-08-27 When to Use ‘Some’ and Not ‘A’ or ‘An’

On this program, you have learned about count and noncount nouns. (If you need to review that point, please see…

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