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…
2016-04-01 Changing Prepositions With ‘Provide’
English learners know that prepositions can be difficult to master. There are 94 one-word prepositions in English, and about 56 prepositions with two or more words, called “complex prepositions.” This…
2016-03-25 Using the Passive Voice
This Everyday Grammar is all about the passive voice. The passive is a verb form in which the subject receives the action of the verb. For example, “I was born…
2016-03-04 Do You Wish You Knew Better Grammar?
For VOA Learning English, this is Everyday Grammar. In English, wish is a powerful word for expressing your dreams, hopes and desires. Here are some examples: We wish you the…
2016-02-26 How Much Do You Know about Quantifiers?
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…
2016-02-18 Understanding Noncount Nouns
Today we are going to talk about the difference between count and noncount nouns. Most nouns in English can be counted. Think of the noun shirt, as in, “I bought…
2016-02-12 Past Unreal Conditionals
This week, we are going to talk about the past unreal conditional. Past unreal conditionals are often used to express wishes about the past. They often show regret, or sad…
2016-02-05 If You Learn Conditionals, You’ll Be Glad You Did!
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…
2016-01-22 The Perfect Progressive Tenses
Editor’s note: See An Introduction to Verb Tenses for the first story in this series. For VOA Learning English, this is Everyday Grammar. This is the last in our four-part…
2016-01-15 Have You Perfected the Perfect Tenses?
Editor’s note: This is the third episode of four-part series on verb tenses. Be sure to listen to part one and part two first. For VOA Learning English, this is…
2016-01-08 Are You Progressing with Progressive Tenses?
Editors note: This is the second of a four-part series on verb tenses. Click here to see part one. For VOA Learning English, this is Everyday Grammar. Today we are…