The word order of sentences that are not questions or commands is: Subject + Verb + Object + Adverbials (How? Where? When?) For example: “We had a great meal at an Italian restaurant yesterday.” There are a few other things to remember. Firstly, the adverbial of place is placed before the adverbial of time at […]
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Word-a-Day Calendars
Word-a-day calendars are special kinds of calendars. Many people use the calderas on their smartphones or computers these days. However, word-a-day calendars are different in that each page includes a new word. They’re interesting for word lovers and practical for language learners. You can even set yourself a task or start a new habit of […]
What are puns, exactly?
Puns are witty and humorous play-on-words. Pun-based jokes make use of the comedic potential of a word because it has different meanings or sounds like another word. Take a look at this one: The present, the past, and the future walked into a bar. It was tense. This joke takes advantage of the adjective and […]
Quotes from Shakespeare’s Plays
It is difficult to understate the importance and influence of William Shakespeare on the English language. His works are staged and quoted all around the world. Here are five quotes from some of his most famous and beloved plays: “All’s well that ends well” In other words, it doesn’t matter how problematic the situation was […]
Tongue Twisters
Tongue twisters are great for improving your pronunciation. They are combinations of words that are difficult to say because of alliteration or the recurrence of the same consonant sound or sounds in connected words. For example, the consonant [s], [z] and [ʃ] sounds are often repeated in the following tongue twister: “She sells seashells by […]
