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Continue reading →: Avoid These Common Adverb MistakesStudents are often confused by these rules. I was reviewing adverbs with a student the other day, and after asking her if she remembered what they were, she gave me a definition of an adjective. “No. That’s not what an adverb is,” I told her. “An adverb is a word…
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Continue reading →: Avoid These 3 Common Adjective MistakesHere are 3 adjective mistakes that speakers often make. Adjectives are one of the most confusing parts of speech because many times, incorrect use sounds correct. For example, I have a nephew who is constantly saying, “He is playing good.” This sentence sounds right, but actually isn’t because he is…
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Continue reading →: Want To Sound Like A Natural English Speaker? Don’t Do ThisHere’s how not to sound like you’re forcing big words. At the beginning of each month, I like to give my students a writing prompt. I do this because I find it’s a great way to examine their grammar and communication skills. Over many years of doing this, I’ve noticed…
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Continue reading →: Two Common Pronoun Mistakes People Always MakeHere are the mistakes English speakers make the most. Pronouns can be the easiest and most confusing part of speech to use. Their rules are simple, but there are a lot of them. This is why pronouns are one of the topics I’m constantly reviewing with my students. However, there…
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Continue reading →: Here are 16 Sentence Starters (And How to Use Them)Start using these and your writing will be easier to read. The marker hands back your essay and there’s a note at the end of it. It says, “Your writing is good but it was choppy and clunky. Try using sentence starters to make the essay easier to read.” “What the…
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Continue reading →: The Ultimate Guide To NounsHere are all of the basic rules of noun usage. Nouns are one of the first topics I teach my students because they are used throughout sentences. And because of this, nouns have many rules that writers and speakers have to follow. But don’t let this intimidate you. Once you…
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Continue reading →: Top 3 Common Verb Mistakes to AvoidWant to prevent making verb mistakes? Verb (doing words) mistakes are most frequent in casual conversations, or when writing casual emails or social media posts. A lot of people make them –so much so that many people may not even know that they are making any mistakes. For example, I…
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Continue reading →: Enhance Communication by Reducing ‘Very’Overusing “very” makes you sound less clear. The overuse of “very” is caused by a lack of vocabulary. It’s okay to use it, but if you use “very” to describe things too often, your communication will sound lazy, and your messaging won’t be as effective. To prevent this, try substituting…
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Continue reading →: How To Use Phrasal Verbs (With Examples)What are phrasal verbs and how do you use them? Phrasal verbs are a combination of a verb and one or more particles (prepositions or adverbs) that, when combined, change the meaning of the original verb. For example, let’s use the verb break and the phrasal verb break in. Break…
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Continue reading →: How To Use Prepositions and Prepositional Phrases (With Examples)A quick lesson on prepositions and prepositional phrases. Prepositions are words that link nouns, pronouns and phrases to other words in a sentence. I was teaching a student about prepositions and he was confused by that definition. And maybe you are too, which is okay. The definition is vague. So…
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