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First of all, you need some grammar too, because I noticed typical Asian mistakes, or non native constructions anyway.Here's the best tips I can give you:1 - Get a grammar book, and read it, learning the most common structures. "English grammar in use" by Cambridge University Press...

Dear Cyndi:You have actually asked two questions in your posting: (1) Is the letter w a vowel? and (2) For how long have schools been teaching that the letter w is a vowel?Regarding (1), the answer is that w can be both a vowel and a consonant.Regarding (2), at least since 1861 in the United...

I know that measuring grammar by "sound" is not the best way to approach English grammar, but something just does not sound correct; perhaps someone can help me. "The following applies to a user:"vs."The following applies to an user:" If I remember by grammar, the bottom one should be correct...

Here are a few basic grammar rules to pay close attention to: When you write "a" or "an" before a noun, it has to match the noun. This is done simply by using "a" if the word starts with a consonant, and using "an" if the word starts with a vowel. Vowels: a, e, i, o, u. An exception is the...

Hi Lyn, Here is one of my posts from a previous thread on the topic of articles. It might help. Posted: 03-30-2005 12:26 PM The correct use of articles is acknowledged to be one of the most difficult points of English grammar, so don't be despondant Ali; mistakes don't usually matter too...

An excellent reply, Jazz. I hope you won't mind if I expand on it a little. The correct use of articles is acknowledged to be one of the most difficult points of English grammar, so don't be despondant Ali; mistakes don't usually matter too much, as you will still be understood. First, we don't...

Vowels are sounds, not letters. Every word has a vowel sound. 'Y' is used to represent that vowel sound in some words, like 'by', 'my'', 'rhythm', etc. PS: This-- 'There is no word in English that has not a vowel in it'-- hardly came from an English grammar book written by a native speaker.

Sir, IT was written in a English grammar book There is no word in English that has not a vowel in it. but the words like "by" ,"my" do not have vowel. Please explain it. Thanks.

Hello Julielai Not at all dumb. 1. Cat- as in 'cat-astrophe'; + ull- as in 'pull'; + -us with the same vowel sound as 'pull' again. Stress on -ull-. 2. Contemporary and near-contemporary poets - Tibullus, Ovid, Martial - make allusions to his poems; Virgil is especially influenced by him, and...

Hello, My question refers to the use of English grammar. I have been taught that 'which' always refer to the nearest noun (rot). Does that mean that, the phrase 'which has a shorter vowel' should refer to rot? Please advise.