Written by Lilian Ndongmo. ESL Teacher Matching the right verb with the right preposition is crucial for two reasons: It helps make your sentence grammatically…
Written by Lilian Ndongmo. ESL Teacher In a previous post, I explained the basics of the apostrophe and how you can use it in a sentence….
written by Lilian Ndongmo. ESL Teacher Gerunds can be preceded by verbs, prepositional phrases and infinitives. In this post, we will be looking at verbs…
Written by Lilian Ndongmo. ESL Teacher The apostrophe is generally used to indicate possession (one thing belongs to another). Possession can be used with a…
Written by Lilian Ndongmo, ESL Teacher. A / AN A and An are indefinite articles. How are they used? Use A or An when you…
Written by Lilian Ndongmo. ESL Teacher The definite article “the” has two distinct pronunciations. The difference in pronunciation depends mainly on the word it follows….
Written by Lilian Ndongmo. ESL Teacher What is a gerund? Simply put, a gerund is a word that looks like a verb with an –ing…
Written by Lilian Ndongmo. ESL Teacher Here’s a list of ten of the most common English idioms and idiomatic expressions. Familiarize yourself with them if…
Got 2 minutes? That’s all the time you need to perhaps learn a new word, phrase or idiomatic expression. We bring you short clips from…
Written by Lilian Ndongmo. ESL Teacher With all due respect for animal-lovers, vegetarians and vegans as well as my culturally-diverse subscribers, fans and visitors out…
Every now and then I just love to throw in a word or two to add panache to my sentences. I knew you’d love to…
LEP is one! On the first of January 2013, Lilian’s English Place’s website was officially launched. During the last 12 months, we have made available…
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