By Jacqueline Schaalje Now we’ll learn a very important phrase: There is and there are. When you want to say you see something in a room or anywhere else, you can say: I see a cup. But it’s more usual to say: There is a cup. Okay, let’s practise. You’re going to have a look… Continue reading Easy Grammar: Use There Is/Are Any
How to talk about Amounts and Degrees – Easy Grammar and Expressions By Jacqueline Schaalje Have a look at the two glasses of juice. Now let’s think how many correct sentences you can say about these two glasses. The meaning of the sentences will all be more or less the same. Here are some of those… Continue reading More, Less, Almost and Hardly
By Jacqueline Schaalje Students ask me sometimes whether they can ask any question with do and does. I say, no, sometimes you need to ask with “can,” or with a form of to be (am, is, are). “So when do I need do or does?” the student will ask. Answer: First of all you use… Continue reading When to Use Do and Does, Questions and Negatives
By Jacqueline Schaalje Now a really easy grammar subject: has and have. When do you use have and when has? Look at the picture. What do you see? A man hugging his son. The man has a son. Note: I’m only going to talk about present simple tense, and not about any other tense. There… Continue reading Easy Grammar: Has and Have
By Jacqueline Schaalje Rob North You can use anymore to talk about situations that were true in the past, but not now. Here is an example: When I was a child I collected cigar bands. Those are the gold-coloured rings around expensive cigars. My uncle used to smoke them, and one day I got his… Continue reading Not Anymore? – Easy sentences with anymore – Plus Quiz
By Jacqueline Schaalje Too + Adjective Too + adjective means too much of something. I put too much sugar in my coffee > My coffee is too sweet. The temperature outside is 35C. > It’s too hot. Adjective + enough means it’s just right. You can use this for questions: – Is the soup hot… Continue reading Too Much or Not Enough: Easy Grammar
Either and neither mean nothing more than “also not.” However you can’t say also not in English. It just doesn’t exist in English. Instead, we use either and neither. You use either with “not,” but you need to use neither with a positive verb. So like this: Either + not + verb Neither +… Continue reading I Don’t Have a Sister, and My Sister Doesn’t, Either – How to Use Either and Neither (and Nor)
Practise this dialogue that could be spoken in a restaurant: Waiter: What would you like? Customer: I’d like some cake. Waiter: What kind of cake would you like? Customer: I’d like some chocolate cake. Question: Why do you say “some cake” and not “a cake?” Well, because “a” means “one.” You’re not going to eat… Continue reading Easy Grammar – A and some
Or Simple Present. Believe me, I’ve never been a great fan of grammar. When I was younger, I never did a single grammar exercise in my life. But I’ve always read a lot. And so should you! When you read a lot, using correct grammar should just be a piece of cake. However when you… Continue reading Simpler Than Thou: English Tense Basics: Present Simple
Hello Beginners of English, this article is especially for you! What Are Adjectives? Adjectives are words that describe another word. If you say: “The beautiful tree,” then “beautiful” is the adjective. Because beautiful says something about the tree. In English, the adjective comes before the noun (the thing, person, or animal, etc.). However, you can… Continue reading Going Easy – Adjectives
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