Many American western movies use a common plot element: A mysterious man appears in a small, dusty town. He speaks to people…
From VOA Learning English, this is Everyday Grammar. The 1954 American film On the Waterfront helped make actor Marlon Brando a star.…
English has many patterns. Learning and mastering these patterns can help you improve your writing and speaking skills. They can…
From VOA Learning English, this is Everyday Grammar. English has many patterns. Basic grammatical patterns can explain the structure of around…
On March 5, Jazmine Hughes wrote in a New York Times blog, "Recently, at an IRL party — that is,…
The world is full of different sounds. Some sounds are pleasing to hear, like a bird's voice. Other sounds hurt…
In a previous Everyday Grammar story, we discussed two common sentence patterns using the word “be.” This week, we are going…
Parallelism is the repetition of similar grammatical forms. It is a powerful tool in public speaking and writing. You may have…
Many English learners have spent a lot of time studying the parts of speech: adjectives, nouns and verbs, for example. But…
Welcome back to Everyday Grammar from VOA Learning English. Today we look at a very common verb form in English…
Have you ever been in a conversation and wanted to check your understanding? That is the time to use a…
For VOA Learning English, this is Everyday Grammar. Today we have a special guest host. Betty Azar is the most…
From VOA Learning English, this is Everyday Grammar. Today we will take a look at the modal verbs could have, would have and should…
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…
For VOA Learning English, this is Everyday Grammar. This week we will give you some tips on how to use modals to…