http://www.englishclub.com/esl-forums/viewtopic.php?t=34605&highlight http://www.usingenglish.com/forum/ask-teacher/75600-___-boat-___-ship.html We say IN a boat and ON a ship. The other combinations are not possible.

Hi, I am teaching ESL English and my student gave me this sentence: “I want to be a person teaching English.” I'd tell your student that it is correct grammar but that native speakers just don't have the habit of

I am teaching ESL English and my student gave me this sentence: “I want to be a person teaching English.” The sentence feels wrong. I am just not sure what is wrong with it. Maybe it does not have a complete thought. I think

I agree and disagree. I disagree with your statement that there is no rule that would tell you what article to choose. There are certainly a lot of rules. However, I agree with your opinion that it would be better for a non-native language speaker

Hi How do we change verbs into nouns? It's not so easy to explain this briefly and perhaps more a matter of memorizing the forms. 1.) Some verbs are very similar to their corresponding nouns, except for one letter. advise - advice Other verbs

ESL student, studying in Australia. Feel free to ask me any question. I would like to get along with you all!!

Hi, The key word in the question is "culture" and the "matched" word should be customs A Habit is something one does routinely everyday. It typically has a negative connotation, like a person with a bad habit of

The two aren't necessarily synonyms, if they were then one wouldn't sound better than the other in the blank spaces, this would imply that there was a subtle semantic difference. I would say that a custom is something that a group of

Hello, I'm a current ESL student. I have a quiet discusion about the use of sinonims. The sentences are this: "a person's or a group's usual food choices and __." Unlike individual food plans, the diets of whole