English Lessons in Canada

Past English Tenses

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SIMPLE PAST

Simple past, form for regular verbs: base+ed

Example; walked, showed, watched, played, smiled, stopped

Simple past for irregular verbs.

Simple past, be, have, do:

Subject Verb

Be Have Do

I was had did

You were had did

He was had did

We were had did

They were had did

Affirmative

I was in Canada last year

She had a headache yesterday.

We did our homework last week.

Negative

We didn't do our homework last night.

They weren't in Canada last summer.

We hadn't any money.

We didn't have time to visit the Eiffel Tower.

We didn't do our exercises this morning.

Interrogative

Were they in Vancouver last January?

Did you have a bicycle when you were a boy?

Did you do much climbing in British Columbia?

Simple past with regular verbs: verb + ed

Affirmative

I washed

Negative

I did not wash.

Interrogative

Did she arrive?

Interrogative negative

Didn't you like?

Example: to walk, simple past.

Affirmative Negative Interrogative

I walked I didn't walk Did I walk?

You walked You didn't walk Did you walk?

They walked They didn't walk Did they walk?

For the negative and interrogative form of all verbs in the simple past, always use the auxiliary 'did''.

Examples:

Simple past, irregular verbs 'to go'

He went to a gym last night.

interrogative form

Did he go to the club last night?

negative form

He didn't go to bed early last night.

Examples: Simple past, irregular verbs "to give"

We gave her a doll for her birthday.

They didn't give John their copy.

Did Barry give you my report?

Examples: Simple past, irregular verbs "to come"

My parents came to visit me last year.

We didn't come because it was snowing.

Did she come to your open house last week?

Simple past function is used to talk about a completed action in a time before now. Duration is not important. The time of the action can be in the recent past or the distant past.

Examples:

John Cabot sailed to Canada in 1498.

My father died last year.

He lived in Calgary in 1986.

We crossed Lake Superior yesterday.

You always use the simple past when you say when something happened, so it is associated with certain past time expressions.

Examples:

Yesterday, I arrived in Montreal.

She finished her work at five o'clock.

We saw a good play last week.

I went to the hockey game last night.

She played the piano when she was a child.

He sent me a report six months ago.

Peter left five minutes ago

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Introduction to English Punctuation
English Language Grammar Lessons

Apostrophes
We use an apostrophe [ ' ] to create possessive forms, contractions, and some plurals. Generally, if the noun is singular, the apostrophe goes before the "s". If the noun is plural, the apostrophe goes after the "s". If the word is plural without an "s", the apostrophe comes before the "s". The apostrophe shows where a letter or letters have been left out of a contracted verb.
Periods
Use a period [ . ] at the end of a sentence that makes a statement. There is no space between the last letter and the period. Use a period at the end of an indirect question. Use a period with abbreviations. The period comes after the parenthetical citation which comes after the quotation mark".
Commas
Use a comma to separate the elements in a series. Use a comma + a little conjunction (and, but, for, nor, yet, or, so) to connect two independent clauses. Use a comma to set off introductory elements. Use a comma to set off parenthetical elements. Use a comma to separate coordinate adjectives. Use a comma to set off quoted elements. Use commas to set off phrases that express contrast. Use a comma or a set of commas to make the year parenthetical when the date of the month is included. Use a comma to separate a city and a state, a name and a title, and to separate long numbers.
Semicolons
Use a semicolon [ ; ] to help sort out a monster list. Use a semicolon to separate closely related independent clauses. Use a semicolon to separate two independent clauses even when those two independent clauses are connected by a coordinating conjunction.
Colons
Use a colon [ : ] before a list or an explanation that is preceded by a clause that can stand by itself. You can use a colon to separate an independent clause from a quotation.
Question marks
Use a question mark [ ? ] at the end of a direct question. When a question constitutes a polite request, it is usually not followed by a question mark. When brief questions are more or less follow-up questions to the main question, each of the little questions can begin with a lowercase letter and end with a question mark.
Exclamation points
Use an exclamation point [ ! ] at the end of an emphatic declaration, interjection, or command.
Hyphen
Hyphens are used to create compound words; modifiers before nouns (the well-known actor, my six-year-old daughter, the out-of-date curriculum, writing numbers twenty-one to ninety-nine and fractions, five-eighths, one-fourth), creating compounds; on-the-fly for fly-by-night organizations. Hyphens are used to add some prefixes to words such as when a prefix comes before a capitalized word or the prefix is capitalized, use a hyphen (non-English, A-frame, I-formation). The prefixes self-, all-, and ex- nearly always require a hyphen (ex-husband, all-inclusive, self-control), and when the prefix ends with the same letter that begins the word, you will often use a hyphen (anti-intellectual, de-emphasize).
Dashes
Use a dash [ - ] as a super-comma or set of super-commas to set off parenthetical elements. The dash is used to show breaks in thought and shifts in tone when writing dialogue. A dash is sometimes used to set off concluding lists and explanations in a more informal and abrupt manner than the colon. Do not use dashes to set apart material when commas would do the work for you.
Quotation marks
Use quotation marks [ " " ] to set off material that represents quoted or spoken language; titles of things that do not normally stand by themselves: short stories, poems, and articles. Some writers will set such unspoken language in italics or indent it in order to set it off from other "regular" language. In the United States, writers use single quotation marks [ ' ' ] to enclose quoted material (or the titles of poems, stories, articles) within other quoted material.
Parentheses
Use parentheses [ ( ) ] to include material that you want to de-emphasize or does not fit into the flow of your text but you want to include it. Parentheses tend to de-emphasize text whereas dashes tend to make material seem even more important.
Slashes
Many writers use the slash to indicate "or" and "and" to avoid gender he/she/plurals problems. These formats are not acceptable in formal business or academic writing. Use the forward slash [ / ] for www addresses and the backward slash [ \ ] to indicate file locations on computer drives.
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Present English Tenses

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PRESENT TENSE

The simple present is used:

1. to express habits, general truths, repeated actions or unchanging situations, emotions and wishes:

I smoke (habit); I work in London (unchanging situation); London is a large city (general truth)

2. to give instructions or directions:

You walk for two hundred meters, then you turn left.

3. to express fixed arrangements, present or future:

Your exam starts at 09.00

4. to express future time, after some conjunctions: after, when, before, as soon as, until:

He'll give it to you when you come next Saturday.

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Introducing the Eight Parts of Speech
English Language Grammar Lessons

English grammar uses words based on eight parts of speech: the verb, the noun, the pronoun, the adjective, the adverb, the preposition, the conjunction,and the interjection. Each part of speech explains not what the word is, but how the word is used. The same word can be a noun in one sentence and a verb or adjective in the next.

The verb is perhaps the most important part of the sentence. A verb or compound verb states something about the subject of the sentence. The verb depicts actions, events, or states of being.

Pronouns as a part of speech can replace a noun, another pronoun, noun phrases and perform most of the functions of a noun.

An adjective modifies a noun or a pronoun by describing, identifying, or quantifying words. Many consider articles: "the, a, an" to be adjectives.

An adverb can modify a verb, an adjective, another adverb, a phrase, or a complete clause by indicating manner, time, place, cause, or degree.

A preposition links nouns, pronouns and phrases to other words in a sentence.

Conjunctions link words, phrases, and clauses.

An interjection is a part of speech used to show or express emotion or illustrate an exclamation.

English Idioms using CASH

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Cash (noun) is defined as:

1. Money or currency in the form of bills or coins;

2. Liquid assets including bank deposits and marketable securities.

3. Money paid in currency

Cash (verb) is defined as:

1. exchange for cash; "I cashed the CREB check yesterday."

2. liquidate - convert into cash; "I had to liquidate my stocks to pay off my credit card"

3. redeem - convert into cash; ie bonds, GIC's

4. exchange, interchange, change - give to, and receive from, one another;

English idioms that use cash:

cash cow

a cash flow problem

be strapped for cash

become pushed for cash

cash (one's) chips in

cash down

cash flow

cash flow problem

cash in

cash in checks

cash in chips

cash in hand

cash in on (something)

cash in on opportunity

cash in your checks

cash in your chips

cash in your chips

Cash is king

cash market

cash money

cash on delivery

cash on the barrel

cash on the line

cash on the nail

cash only

cash or check

cash or credit

cash out

cash someone out

cash up

cash-and-carry

cashed

cold cash

cold, hard cash

get pushed for cash

hard cash

cash on delivery

pressed for cash

pushed for cash

ready cash

roll in cash

cash on delivery

strapped for cash

take the cash

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Introduction to Sentence Structure
English Language Grammar Lessons

The two fundamental parts of every English sentence are the subject and the predicate. A simple sentence can also be described as a group of words expressing a complete thought. Subjects can be described as the component that performs the action described by the Predicate.

Subject + predicate = sentence

A simple sentence or independent clause must have a verb. A verb shows action or state of being. The subject tells who or what about the verb.

Subject + verb = sentence

Sentence Structure Vocabulary

The sentence format consists of a subject and a predicate.

The subject names the topic and the predicate tells about the subject.

A sentence with one subject and one predicate is called a simple sentence.

The receiver of actions is called the object.

A group of words used as a single value without subject or predicate is called a phrase.

A clause is a group of words with a subject and predicate.

Principal or independent clauses can form sentences.

A compound sentence contains two or more principal clauses.

A clause which cannot form a sentence is called a dependant clause.

A complex sentence contains a principal clause and one or more dependant or subordinate clauses.

A compound-complex sentence contains two principal clauses and one or more subordinate clauses.

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English Writing Resources

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Literary Resources

Introduction to Sentence Structure - English Language Grammar Lessons

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Subject + predicate = sentence

A simple sentence or independent clause must have a verb. A verb shows action or state of being. The subject tells who or what about the verb.

Subject + verb = sentence

Sentence Structure Vocabulary

The sentence format consists of a subject and a predicate.

The subject names the topic and the predicate tells about the subject.

A sentence with one subject and one predicate is called a simple sentence.

The receiver of actions is called the object.

A group of words used as a single value without subject or predicate is called a phrase.

A clause is a group of words with a subject and predicate.

Principal or independent clauses can form sentences.

A compound sentence contains two or more principal clauses.

A clause which cannot form a sentence is called a dependant clause.

A complex sentence contains a principal clause and one or more dependant or subordinate clauses.

A compound-complex sentence contains two principal clauses and one or more subordinate clauses.

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English Language Vocabulary Learning Strategies

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The mathematicians that study language and have lots of computing power are forming English language databases. These databases can be used for machine language translation, formulas to rank collocation, most used priority word lists, word grouping tendencies and other linguistics research.

These frequency-based wordlists contain the words that are most used in English. Frequency-based wordlists can help you target specific English vocabulary by indicating which words you should try to learn first.

Vocabulary analysis and summaries from the "Brown Corpus 1990".

Table 1

Words - Percent of words in average text

86,741
43,831
15,851
6,000
5,000
4,000
3,000
2,000
1,000
10

99.99%
99.0%
97.8%
89.9%
88.6%
86.7%
84.0%
79.7%
72.0%
23.7%

Table 1 shows us that in most written English just a few word types account for most of the English words in any text. Ten words account for 23.7 % of the words on any page and just 1000 word families account for more than 70% of the words used.

In English after a basic vocabulary is learned "context becomes king".

"Weather"

As a Noun

Definition 1. the state of the atmosphere at a particular place and time as characterized by sunshine, moisture, temperature, precipitation, and other variables.

Similar Words: elements, climate

Definition 2. unpleasant, turbulent, or violent atmospheric conditions.

Example: We needed shelter from the weather.
Similar Words: gale, elements, blow, windstorm , storm

As a Transitive Verb

Inflected Forms: weathered, weathering, weathers

Definition 1. to dry, season, or modify by exposing to weather.
Similar Words: season , dry

Definition 2. to discolor, deteriorate, or harm by exposing to weather.

Similar Words wash , rot , erode, deteriorate

Definition 3. to endure past the end of; survive.
Example Their marriage weathered the hard times.
Synonyms: withstand , survive, stand, outlast , endure , ride out
Similar Words: overcome, surmount, outlive, sustain, brave

As an Intransitive Verb

Definition 1. to resist deterioration when exposed to weather.
Example: The colour has been able to weather the intense sun shine.

Definition 2. to display the effects of exposure (deterioration or change in color)
Similar Words: rot, corrode, fade, deteriorate

As part of Idiomatic Expressions

Phrase used as an idiom: "under the weather" = sick or not well

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Sentence Master English Grammar Writing Exercises

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Sentence Master English Grammar fill in the blanks Writing Exercises using: adjectives, adverbs, conjunctions, articles, prepositions, verbs, nouns and pronouns to complete the sentences.
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Adjective Word Card Writing Exercises

You can practice using English adjectives to complete sentences. These Sentence Master writing exercises use adjective word cards to fill in the blanks. These writing exercises will help you expand your vocabulary of English adjectives.
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Article Word Card Writing Exercises

There are only three articles used in the English language: "a, an & the". There are two types of articles: indefinite 'a' & 'an' and definite 'the'. You can practice using English articles to complete sentences. These Sentence Master writing exercises use articles word cards to fill in the blanks.
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Conjunction Word Card Writing Exercises

Conjunctions link words, phrases, and clauses. You can practice using English conjunctions to complete sentences. These Sentence Master writing exercises use conjunction word cards to fill in the blanks. These writing exercises will help you expand your vocabulary of English conjunctions.
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Adverb Word Card Writing Exercises

An adverb can modify a verb, an adjective, another adverb, a phrase, or a complete clause by indicating manner, time, place, cause, or degree. You can practice using English adverbs to complete sentences. These Sentence Master writing exercises use adverb word cards to fill in the blanks. These writing exercises will help you expand your vocabulary of English adverbs.
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Preposition Word Card Writing Exercises

A preposition links nouns, pronouns and phrases to other words in a sentence. You can practice using English prepositions to complete sentences. These Sentence Master writing exercises use preposition word cards to fill in the blanks. These writing exercises will help you expand your vocabulary of English prepositions.
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Noun Word Card Writing Exercises

A noun is a word used to name a person, animal, place, thing, or abstract concepts. A noun can
function in a sentence as a subject, a direct object, an indirect object, a subject complement, an object complement, an appositive, an adjective or an adverb. You can practice using English nouns to complete sentences. These Sentence Master writing exercises use noun word cards to fill in the blanks. These writing exercises will help you expand your vocabulary of English nouns.
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Verb Word Card Writing Exercises

The verb is perhaps the most important part of the sentence. A verb or compound verb states something about the subject of the sentence. The verb depicts actions, events, or states of being. You can practice using English verbs to complete sentences. These Sentence Master writing exercises use verb word cards to fill in the blanks. These writing exercises will help you expand your vocabulary of English verbs.
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Pronoun Word Card Writing Exercises

Pronouns as a part of speech can replace a noun, another pronoun, noun phrases and perform most of the functions of a noun. You can practice using English pronouns to complete sentences. These Sentence Master writing exercises use pronoun word cards to fill in the blanks. These writing exercises will help you expand your vocabulary of English pronouns.
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Adjective - Noun Word Card Writing Exercises

Adjectives modify nouns. A noun is a word used to name a person, animal, place, thing, or abstract concepts. These Sentence Master writing exercises use noun and adjective word cards to fill in the blanks. These writing exercises will help you practice matching English nouns and adjectives to complete the sentences.
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Adverb - Verb Word Card Writing Exercises

The verb is perhaps the most important part of the sentence. A verb or compound verb states something about the subject of the sentence. The verb depicts actions, events, or states of being. An adverb can modify a verb, an adjective, another adverb, a phrase, or a complete clause by indicating manner, time, place, cause, or degree. These Sentence Master writing exercises use adverb and verb word cards to fill in the blanks. These writing exercises will help you practice matching English adverbs and verbs to complete the sentences.
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Adjective - Noun Verb Word Card Writing Exercises

Adjectives modify nouns. A noun is a word used to name a person, animal, place, thing, or abstract concepts. The verb depicts actions, events, or states of being. These Sentence Master writing exercises use English noun,
adjective and verb word cards to fill in the blanks. These writing exercises will help you practice matching English nouns, adjectives and verbs to complete the sentences.
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Adverb Verb Noun Word Card Writing Exercises

An adverb can modify a verb, an adjective, another adverb, a phrase, or a complete clause by indicating manner, time, place, cause, or degree. The verb depicts actions, events, or states of being. A noun is a word used to name a person, animal, place, thing, or abstract concepts. These Sentence Master writing exercises use English noun, adverb and verb word cards to fill in the blanks. These writing exercises will help you practice matching English nouns, adverbs and verbs to complete the sentences.
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Adverb Verb Adjective Noun Word Card Writing Exercises

The Sentence master four card writing exercises help students practicing the core of most sentences. Students can practice matching adverbs with verbs and adjectives to nouns to complete the sentences.
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Celebrity Word Card Writing Exercises

Students can practice grammar and have some fun with pop culture content.
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Sentence Master One Word Card Writing Exercise Answers

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English Writing Exercise Answers for 2, 3 and 4 Word Card Exercises

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Writing Resources

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There are many resources online to help you with your writing. The following list is only a sampling, but we will keep adding to it.

Reference Works

Oxford English Dictionary OED Online at the University of Ottawa
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary Online language center
Roget's Thesaurus at the University of Chicago.
Strunk's Elements of Style at Columbia University.
Bartlett's Familiar Quotations at Columbia University.
List your electronic sources in MLA style
MLA Citation Style 7th Edition , RDC library
APA Citation Style 6th Edition, RDC library

Textbooks and Workbooks

The HyperGrammar at the University of Ottawa.
The Hypertext Writer's Guide at the University of Victoria.
An Online English Grammar Reference from EduFind.
The Writers' Workshop On-Line Handbook at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (gopher interface).
Handouts on writing from the the Online Writing Lab at Purdue University .
Grammar and Style Notes from Jack Lynch at the University of Pennsylvania.

Writing Centres

The Writing Centre at the University of Ottawa.
The Writing Centre at Wilfred Laurier University (text file).
The Online Writing Lab at Purdue University.
The Trinity College Writing Center Online at Trinity College (Connecticut).
The Online Writing Lab at Dakota State University.
The Center for Talented Youth at The John Hopkins University.
The Writing Center at the University of Delaware (gopher display).
The Writing Labs at Iowa State University.
The OnLine Writery at the University of Missouri.
The RPI Writing Center at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
The Sweetland Writing Center University of Michigan.

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ESL English Classes in Canada

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"ESL" English as a Second Language classes can be generalized into specific types usually by language skills such as: reading, listening, pronunciation, conversation, vocabulary, grammar and writing or be a combination of English language skills.

English classes can be generalized by purpose such as test preparation or English for work or industry specific vocabulary such as math or medicine.

English classes can be organized for general purpose communication with other English speakers.

English Language Pronunciation Class

English Language Conversation Lessons and Classes

English Language Grammar Class

English Language Writing Class

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Academic Preparation Classes

By taking English Language and Academic Preparation for university and college classes, you can make the transition seamless by going to college with the basic knowledge and study skills the college and university professors expect. Link to additional Toronto academic preparation class information

Online English Classes

The online English and Test-Preparation ESL-English programs can be designed for individual students or groups of students. The online programs are designed to reduce the travel time for the tutor to travel to the student or the student to travel to the tutor. Link to the Online English and ESL classes page for additional information.

Supervised Self-Study ESL English Language Programs

Self-study is very successful with subjects or skills that require lots of practice or lots of repetions or repetitions with small variations. Music, sports and languages can all be learned and practiced using periods of self-study to practice and perfect the knowledge the skills and the variations. Link to the Supervised Self-Study ESL English Language Programs

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The best method of learning business English communication skills in a confidential and efficient format to suit today's busy international business executives is with a skilled and experienced private business English teacher. Link to Business English, ESL & Communication Skills Teacher

The English Grammar Glossary Blog

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How to Write English Sentences - Introduction

Before you write an English sentence you have to get organized.

The first stage of organization is choosing the single or complete thought that you are stating, describing, explaining or asking. The thought should include 1. a subject, and 2. an action or state of being.

The second stage of organization is choosing 2. an action or state of being.

Let's describe the different available actions or states of being that can be used in our sentences.

We can use visible, invisible or intangible actions in our sentence. We can use real or unreal actions in our sentence.

We can use visible, invisible or intangible states of being in our sentence. We can use real or unreal states of being in our sentence.

The very simple aspect about writing English sentences is that if you can think about "it" then "it" can probably be used as an action or state of being and even a subject in an English sentence.

The next "How to write Sentences" will discuss sentence types and sentence constructions.

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The English Lessons in Canada Blog

2014-07-24T07:45:00.001-04:00

Free ESL Cafe English Conversation Classes in Toronto

Every Monday and Wednesday evenings from 7 to 8:30 PM there are free "ESL Cafe" English as a second language conversation sessions. (except holidays) ( Summer holiday is Aug 1st to Sept 8th)

Go to the free English class page to see pictures, directions and the Google map to the "ESL Cafe" at St Paul's Bloor Street.

Go to the ESL in Canada Pinterest pages or our ESL Cafe Pictures pageto see additional pictures of our English classes and events.

Sentence Master One Word Card Writing Exercises

English Grammar Adjective Writing Exercises

Adjectives modify nouns. To modify means to change the meaning in some way by adding information. Adjectives usually answer one of a few different questions: "What kind?" or "Which?" or "How many?" Most of the time, adjectives come before nouns. However, adjectives come after the nouns they modify, most often when the verb is a form of the following: be, feel, taste, smell, sound, look, appear and seem.

You can practice your English adjectives with the Sentence Master exercises.

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English Grammar Article Writing Exercises

There are only three articles used in the English language: "a, an & the". There are two types of articles: indefinite 'a' & 'an' and definite 'the'.

Link to Sentence Master English grammar article writing exerises

English Grammar Conjunction Writing Exercises

Conjunctions link words, phrases, and clauses.

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English Grammar Adverb Writing Exercises

An adverb can modify a verb, an adjective, another adverb, a phrase, or a complete clause by indicating manner, time, place, cause, or degree.

Link to Sentence Master English grammar adverb writing exerises

English Grammar Preposition Writing Exercises

A preposition links nouns, pronouns and phrases to other words in a sentence.

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English Grammar Noun Writing Exercises

English Grammar Verb Writing Exercises

English Grammar Pronoun Writing Exercises

Pronouns as a part of speech can replace a noun, another pronoun, noun phrases and perform most of the functions of a noun.

Link to Sentence Master English grammar pronoun writing exerises

English Grammar One Word Card Writing Exercise Answers

Link to Sentence Master English grammar One Word Card writing exercise answers.

Introduction to Sentence Structure

2014-02-16T11:42:00.000-05:00

Introduction to Sentence Structure

Subject + predicate = sentence

A simple sentence or independent clause must have a verb. A verb shows action or state of being. The subject tells who or what about the verb.

Subject + verb = sentence

Sentence Structure Vocabulary

The sentence format consists of a subject and a predicate.

The subject names the topic and the predicate tells about the subject.

A sentence with one subject and one predicate is called a simple sentence.

The receiver of actions is called the object.

A group of words used as a single value without subject or predicate is called a phrase.

A clause is a group of words with a subject and predicate.

Principal or independent clauses can form sentences.

A compound sentence contains two or more principal clauses.

A clause which cannot form a sentence is called a dependant clause.

A complex sentence contains a principal clause and one or more dependant or subordinate clauses.

A compound-complex sentence contains two principal clauses and one or more subordinate clauses.

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English Language Parts of Speech Forms and Functions

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Verbs

A transitive or sometimes called an action verb passes action on to a direct object.

An intransitive verb does not indicate a transfer of action.

A linking verb joins a subject with a word that describes it.

A main verb indicates the primary or principal activity.

An auxiliary verb helps the main verb describe an action or state of being.

A modal verb indicates ability, obligation, permission, or possibility.
Modal verb examples: can, may, must, should, could, might, ought, would.

A finite verb describes a definite and limited action or condition.

A non-finite verb shows an unfinished action or condition.

A ditransitive verb takes two complements, an indirect object and a direct object.

Monotransitive verbs take one complement, usually a direct object.

An intransitive verb does not have any complements. Examples: Fred cried. Sally slept.

A prepositional verb is a multi-word verb consisting of a verb and preposition.

Phrasal-prepositional verbs are multi-word verbs consisting of a verb, adverb and preposition.

Link to additional intermediate English language Parts of Speech Forms and Functions

Lessons and Classes - Explanations Definitions Examples

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There are several dictionary definitions for classes and lessons:

Classes:

A group of students taught together according to a standing or a level or a subject.
A group of students meeting regularly to study a subject under the guidance of a teacher
A number of pupils in a school or a college, pursuing the same studies, ranked together, or graduated in the same year.
A group of students who meet at a regularly scheduled time or period to study the same subject.

Lessons:

A section into which a course of study is divided; (ie) a single, continuous session of formal instruction in a subject; "The class was divided into 50 lessons".
The instruction given during one class or instruction period.
An exercise or assignment that a student is to prepare or learn within a given time.
Something that needs to be learned or the event through which it is learned.
A lesson is a course of instruction or anything instructive.
Something from which a person learns or should learn (ie) an instructive example.
A useful piece of practical wisdom acquired by experience or study.

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The word Weather can be used in Many Different Contexts

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In the following example the word "weather" can be used in about eight different contexts and be used to mean, define or explain about thirty different situations or conditions. To properly study the English language, students require background information, technical grammar definitions and context.

"Weather"

As a Noun

Definition 1. the state of the atmosphere at a particular place and time as characterized by sunshine, moisture, temperature, precipitation, and other variables.
Similar Words: elements, climate

Definition 2. unpleasant, turbulent, or violent atmospheric conditions.
Example: We needed shelter from the weather.
Similar Words: gale, elements, blow, windstorm , storm

As a Transitive Verb

Inflected Forms: weathered, weathering, weathers

Definition 1. to dry, season, or modify by exposing to weather.
Similar Words: season , dry

Definition 2. to discolor, deteriorate, or harm by exposing to weather.
Similar Words wash , rot , erode, deteriorate

Definition 3. to endure past the end of; survive.
Example Their marriage weathered the hard times.
Synonyms: withstand , survive, stand, outlast , endure , ride out
Similar Words: overcome, surmount, outlive, sustain, brave

As an Intransitive Verb

Definition 1. to resist deterioration when exposed to weather.
Example: The colour has been able to weather the intense sun shine.

Definition 2. to display the effects of exposure (deterioration or change in color)
Similar Words: rot, corrode, fade, deteriorate

As part of Idiomatic Expressions

Phrase used as an idiom: "under the weather" = sick or not well

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Introducing the English language Eight Parts of Speech

2013-02-01T14:11:00.002-05:00

Introducing the Eight Parts of Speech

English grammar uses words based on eight parts of speech: the verb, the noun, the pronoun, the adjective, the adverb, the preposition, the conjunction, and the interjection.

Each part of speech explains not what the word is, but how the word is used. The same word can be a noun in one sentence and a verb or adjective in the next.

The verb is perhaps the most important part of the sentence. A verb or compound verb states something about the subject of the sentence. The verb depicts actions, events, or states of being.

A noun is a word used to name a person, animal, place, thing, or abstract concepts. A noun can function in a sentence as a subject, a direct object, an indirect object, a subject complement, an object complement, an appositive, an adjective or an adverb.

Pronouns can replace a noun or another pronoun.

An adjective modifies a noun or a pronoun by describing, identifying, or quantifying words. Many consider articles "the, a, an'' to be adjectives.

An adverb can modify a verb, an adjective, another adverb, a phrase, or a clause. An adverb indicates manner, time, place, cause, or degree and answers questions such as ``how, when, where".

A preposition links nouns, pronouns and phrases to other words in a sentence.

Conjunctions link words, phrases, and clauses.

An interjection is a word used to show or express emotion.

Blueprint for English Grammar Summary

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The practice word cards will provide you with enough variety to practice writing millions of English sentences.

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The Blueprint to English will help you see, understand and learn the English language grammar procedures and the practice words cards will help you perfect your writing skills.

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Introduction to Articles in the English Language

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The use of the indefinite article in English is often determined by the initial sounds of the first letters in the following noun.

Native English speakers say an umbrella and a union because the initial sounds of the first letters are pronounced differently.

It is important to know the difference between the indefinite articles and when or when not to use them.

a = indefinite article describing one of a number of the same objects, not a specific object with consonants

She has a cat.
I work in a store.

an = indefinite article describing one of a number of the same objects not a specific object, with vowels (a,e,i,o,u)

Can I have an apple?
She is an English teacher.

It is also important to know the difference between indefinite and definite articles and which one is used.

the = definite article describing a specific object that both the person speaking and the listener recognize.

The house over there is huge.
The player is very good, isn't he?

The first time you refer to something use "a or an", the next time you repeat a reference to that same something use "the".

I live in a house. The house is quite old and has solid wood floors.
I ate in a Korean restaurant. The restaurant was very good.

DO NOT use an article with countries, states, counties or provinces, lakes and mountains except when the country is a collection of states such as "The United States".

He lives in Vancouver close to Stanley Park.
They live in northern British Columbia.

DO USE an article with bodies of water, lakes, oceans and seas -

My country borders on the Pacific Ocean

DO NOT use an article when you are speaking about things in general

I like green tea.
She likes reading grocery flyers.

DO NOT use an article when you are speaking about meals, places, and transport.

He has breakfast at 7 AM.
I go to university.
He commutes to work by bicycle.

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