In English grammar, it’s far more common to capitalize a word which should not be capitalized, than to fail to capitalize a word which should be capitalized. Many writers capitalize the names of certain things which they consider important or crucial to their subject, but which are not in the title, such as “Life” and ...
In her book, English Grammar: Language as Human Behavior, Anita K. Barry discusses the historical definition of nouns as names of a “person, place, or thing” (22), but she expands on that definition by including subcategories of nouns including count nouns, non-count nouns, and the usage of derivational suffixes. Barry describes “derivational suffixes” as “an ...
I learned English in, well England as I grew up (I was born there) so – I didn’t learn grammar, at least not the way an English student from say France would. Grammar was perhaps my biggest hurdle when starting out along the path of ESL teaching. As strange as this sounds I hadn’t a ...
Many parent are justifiably concerned about whether or not their children are being taught the basics at school. As they ponder the situation and consider various alternatives to the instruction their kids are currently getting, they would do well to introduce their offspring to the game of Scrabble. Seriously. Scrabble can help youngsters master the ...
Deemed a “writing enrichment” program, WhiteSmoke is designed to turn most any document, e-mail or prose into a grammatically correct work that is both more professional and interesting to read. Allegedly, WhiteSmoke has the ability to analyze sentences and concepts, not just words. In theory, this is superior to a typical word processing program. However, ...
Why spend hours clicking through the over 1,000 sites that are dedicated to Elementary School English as a Second Language (ESL) Lesson Plans? You waste valuable time perusing sites that don’t relate to your subject matter, whose material is sketchy at best, and where you cannot find a single resource to help you. Here we ...
