2016-07-29 Grab Onto Phrasal Verbs
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…
2016-07-22 You Want to Learn About Tag Questions, Don’t You?
Have you ever been in a conversation and wanted to check your understanding? That is the time to use a tag question in English. A tag question is a short…
2016-07-15 The Sounds of Grammar with Betty Azar
For VOA Learning English, this is Everyday Grammar. Today we have a special guest host. Betty Azar is the most successful writer of grammar textbooks in the world. Generations of…
2016-07-01 Could Have, Would Have, and Should Have
From VOA Learning English, this is Everyday Grammar. Today we will take a look at the modal verbs could have, would have and should have. These past tense modals are…
2016-06-17 May, Might, Must – Modals of Certainty
For VOA Learning English, this is Everyday Grammar. This week’s Everyday Grammar looks at how to use the modals may, must and might. Modal verbs (called modals for short) are…
2016-06-10 Modals for Asking Permission
For VOA Learning English, this is Everyday Grammar. This week we will give you some tips on how to use modals to make requests and give permission. Some common modals…
2016-06-03 You Really Should Learn Modals!
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…
2016-05-27 Demonstrating How to Use Demonstratives
From VOA Learning English, this is Everyday Grammar. Have you ever wondered about the differences between the words this, that, these and those? These words are called demonstratives. Demonstratives tell…
2016-05-20 Are You How You Talk?
We judge people by the way they speak and the grammar they use. Listen to several Americans from different regions speak. Don’t worry too much about what they are saying,…
2016-05-13 Who Makes Grammar Rules?
If you learned about grammar in school, you were probably taught to think about “correct” and “incorrect” ways of using a language. Maybe you had to “unlearn” some grammar patterns…
2016-05-06 Commonly Confused Words Part 3: Homophones
From VOA Learning English, this is Everyday Grammar. This week, we are looking at more commonly confused words in the English language. Today’s subject is homophones. Homophones are two or…
2016-04-29 Commonly Confused Words: Part Two
From VOA Learning English, this is Everyday Grammar. This week, we continue explaining commonly confused words in the English language. Ashley: That reminds me…Adam, do you still have my grammar…
2016-04-22 Commonly Confused Words: Part One
From VOA Learning English, this is Everyday Grammar. Ashley: Before we get started today, Adam, I wanted to ask you about your weekend at home! Adam: It was great, thanks!…
2016-04-15 They Say That Reported Speech is Easy
We often need to tell others what someone else said. There are two ways to do this. One is to say the same words and use quotation marks. That is…
2016-04-08 Identify With Relative Pronouns
In this week’s episode of Everyday Grammar, we are going to discuss the relative pronouns who, that and which. A relative pronoun relates to the noun it is describing. Relative…