The past participle is a form of a verb. It is very important in the use of the perfect tenses. It can also be used…
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 Question: To form an adverb from an adjective, the rule says to add –ly at the end of the…
written by Lilian Ndongmo. ESL Teacher You must have learned how to form adverbs from adjectives. If not, it’s quite easy. To change an adjective…
written by Lilian Ndongmo. ESL Teacher Our last post explained how to use the articles A, An and The. Today, we will look at the…
written by Lilian Ndongmo. ESL Teacher Today, we will look at three more functions of So. Go here to see the first three. Using So Usage 4:…
written by Lilian Ndongmo. ESL Teacher Using So There are at least seven different situations (functions) in which so can be used. Today, we will…
written by Lilian Ndongmo. ESL Teacher No more Meaning 1: A definitive and permanent stop of an action, a thing or a person Examples: There are…