English Grammar and Spelling
Guest post by Rob of Ginseng English What are transitive and intransitive verbs? When you are learning a new verb, one of the most important things to learn about that verb is whether it is transitive or intransitive. Transitive verbs have direct...
English Grammar and Spelling
Any student of the English language can tell you that English spelling is, well, awful. There seems to be no rhyme or reason to it. Comb rhymes with home but not bomb, and lost rhymes with tossed but not host! Simply put, WTF? Well, guess what? Spelling is hard for...
English Grammar and Spelling
About a third of all English words come from French as a result of the Norman Conquest in 1066. But English has adopted many French words since then, as well. From the Norman Conquest, we have words like dine and reside, which now sound completely English. No one...
English Grammar and Spelling
This That These Those. They’re called demonstratives, and they’re some of the most common words in the English language. Do you know how to use them? In this post, we’ll cover how to use demonstrative pronouns and demonstrative adjectives....
English Grammar and Spelling
You know what adjectives are (if you don’t remember, see #1), but how important are they? Are they just here to make your language prettier, or are adjectives actually essential for communicating well in English? Read below to see examples of adjectives in...
