Category: Everyday Grammar (日常语法)

Welcome back to Everyday Grammar from VOA Learning English. Today we look at a very common verb form in English – phrasal verbs. There are over 5,000 verbs that fall…

For VOA Learning English, this is Everyday Grammar. Today we are going to talk about different ways of expressing quantity in English. A quantifier is a word or number that…

Imagine you want to improve your writing skills. Perhaps you would like to take an English test or use English in a business email. Today on Everyday Grammar, we will…

Imagine you are watching an old American movie — the crime film “Dirty Harry.” You have heard that one part of the film is very famous in American culture. You…

For VOA Learning English, this is Everyday Grammar. This week we are going to show you how to give advice using modal verbs. Modal verbs (called modals for short) are…

Nobel prize winner Bob Dylan is considered to be one of the best American songwriters. The answer, my friend, is blowin’ in the wind The answer is blowin’ in the…

In this week’s episode of Everyday Grammar, we are going to talk about conditionals. We use conditionals to show that something is true only when something else is true. Conditionals…

The battle for the White House is set as Vice President Kamala Harris officially accepts the Democratic Party nomination on Thursday to run against former President Donald Trump, the Republican…

For VOA Learning English, this is Everyday Grammar. This week, we’re going to talk about some common problems with adverbs. Basically, adverbs are words that describe verbs, adjectives, and other…

Adjectives describe and add information about the people or things we see every day. Sometimes, though, we want to know how two things compare to one another. Let’s start with…

In a recent Everyday Grammar lesson, we explored some language used to talk about the Olympic Games – the words host, compete, and expect. We invited listeners to answer our…

This week on Everyday Grammar, we answer a question from Kyosuke, a loyal reader in Japan, who asks: I have a question about the article “When Colleges Close, Some Students…

The Paris Olympic Games will begin later this month, with the Opening Ceremony set to take place on July 26. You are likely to see and hear discussions about the…

Sky-watchers have had a busy year so far in 2024. There has been much to see among the stars and planets. In April, many people in the United States were…

This week on Everyday Grammar, we learn some of the grammar you need to talk about getting the things you need while on vacation. A common summer vacation might involve…