Everyday Grammar (日常语法)

2019-11-15 Cleft Sentences in Speaking, Writing

This is Everyday Grammar. Today, I want to begin by asking you to listen to two sentences and compare their…

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2019-11-08 Appositives: Renaming Words and Other Terms

Imagine you want to improve your writing skills. Perhaps you would like to take an English test or use English…

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2019-11-01 Past Ability: Could, Was Able To, Managed To

Imagine that you are interviewing for a job you really want. Most of the questions are in your native language,…

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2019-10-25 Subject-Verb Agreement and the News

Imagine you are reading or listening to an American news story. Perhaps it is a health and lifestyle story. Diabetes…

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2019-10-18 Subject – Verb Agreement

Have you ever noticed something strange about sentences involving prices or distances? Do you ever wonder why Americans use expressions…

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2019-10-11 How to Say ‘I’m Not Surprised’

Do you ever hear a story and think to yourself, "I knew that" or "it's not surprising to me?" This…

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2019-10-04 The Progressive: Activities and Places

Imagine you want to talk about what someone is doing. Perhaps you want to add information about where that action…

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2019-09-27 Verbs of Perception

Imagine that you want to describe an experience. You want to talk about how you perceived something – in other words, what…

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2019-09-13 Verbs That Change with Gerunds and Infinitives

In English, we sometimes follow a verb with another action. When we do this, we must use an infinitive or…

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2019-08-16 Six Everyday Phrases for Making Guesses

Sometimes, we are asked to give an answer or opinion about something when we don't have enough information or are…

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