"China is far" is the same structure as "she is beautiful" which is SUBJECT + verb (is) + adjective. So "far" is adjective. This is my approach toward adverbials which may or may not conform to the

Hi A few comments to your question... Traditionally, ESL students have been taught passive tense by adding "by" to an agent in the sentence. This rule can be misleading, or at least proved confusing to some learners. Not

I don't get the above corrected. Forum: ESL General English Grammar Questions Posted: Oct 22, 4:46 PM Post Subject: Hospitality Post author: vasuarm Please correct the following sentences. Thank you. “Feeling thirsty, ma’m? Want tender

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

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

REVISED- DEAR MODERATOR IF YOU POST MY BLOG, PLEASE POST THE REVISED VERSION BELOW INSTEAD OF THE PREVIOUS ONE THAT I SENT. THANK YOU.  StartFragment > OTHER WAYS ?   USE SONGS to teach ENGLISH IRREGULAR VERBS Several years ago, when

OTHER WAYS ?   USE SONGS to teach ENGLISH IRREGULAR VERBS Several years ago, when teaching ESL to adolescent and adult students, I developed songs that taught students 58 English irregular verbs. This proved to be very successful with my students.

Hi, Are you asking us to do your homework for you? ( Are you sure you have typed these sentences correctly? I can see at least three mistakes in them. ) Clive