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Owing to the fact that there are so few inflections in English, the few inflected forms that there are are used in a number of ways. An ing-form, for example, can be1. a present participle: a walking man2. a noun: the beginning as easy3. an adjective: I was willing to learn it4. a preposition:...

Become a confident speaker How to improve your English speaking skills, so that you can communicate more easily and effectively. These tips will help you to become a more confident speaker. Practice where you can, when you can. Any practice is good - whether you speak to someone who is a...

I feel as though the AmE vs. BrE distinction is largely exaggerated by non-native English speakers. In reality, the language itself is 99% the same (the only real differences are pronunciation and a few minor variations in spelling); and the vast majority of the time, English speakers from...

Hello F-M Usage of English articles is really messy to us English learners. And what is annoying us is that we cannot find any good grammar book that explains in detail in which case we should use THE/A and in which case we shouldn't. I have a feel from my past experiences that even native...

Hello, I've written this motivation letter for a scholarship for a japanese university. I've used some parts from other motivation letters that I've found on this website and that looked good to me :-) Could someone check it for me please, and give some comments? I'd be very thankfull. Dear...

Hello HoangI too am a learner of English (I'm Japanese). I know your essay is to be corrected by native speakers. But if you don’t mind, please take a look of my version. It is not a correction of your essay. Please take it rather as a kind of worse alternative a mere English learner wrote. I...

topic : the biggest obstacle i have had overcome Life seems to be full of obstacles that God created to challange our toughnesses. Ssuccesses do not come without obstacles on the way. I have experienced a lot trouble in studying the new language. For those who speak English as the second...

Do you have any idea about people of which countries are very careful and fluent when it comes to Eng.grammar and speaking english?

Paco -- I'm sorry English is so frustrating! A few comments come to mind: First, I can see how it seems to you that the current chaotic state of English is a result of generations of laziness regarding grammatical rules, but I would prefer to think of it this way: the current flexibility of...

CalifJim wrote:If a student points to some construction and asks me if it's the subjunctive or not, I can't reply, 'No, it's a monkey!'Now there you are wrong! You are the teacher and can say any dang thing you want! In fact a smart retort like that might go a long way toward making your...