Articles on English Language Usage
English Grammar & Usage Articles
- Adjectives - Order - The correct order for adjectives before a noun.
- Agreeing and Disagreeing - The rules for using So do I and Neither do I, etc.
- All & Whole - The differences in usage between all and whole.
- Beside & Besides - The differences in usage between beside and besides.
Bring & Take - How to use these verbs in English.
- BY + Agent in the Passive - A look at when to use BY with the passive.
- By & Until - When should you use by and until?.
- Conditionals - Everything you need to know about English Conditionals.
- Dangling Modifiers - What is a dangling modifier?
- Enough - What is the correct word order with enough?
- For & Since - What's the difference between for and since?.
- How to use the adverb 'highly' - Collocations with 'Highly' How to use the adverb 'highly' in English.
Inchoative verbs - A practical list of inchoative verbs in English.
Modals of Possibility - Understanding how could, might and may are used to express possibility.
- Number of - When to use a singular or a plural verb with the word number.
- Rather - Learn how to use rather in English.
- Relative Clauses - Learn about Relative Pronouns in Non-Restrictive and Restrictive Clauses.
Shall - Learn about the use of shall in British English.
- Verbs ending -e - A look at the spelling rules for verbs that end with the letter 'e'.
- Whether and If - A look at when to use whether and when to use if.
- While & During - What is the difference between while and during?
- Wish - A look at how to use the verb wish.
Punctuation
- Apostrophes - Learn about the use of the Apostrophe in English.
- Comma Splice - What are comma splices and how can they be avoided?
- The Colon - How to use the colon in English.
- The Semi-Colon - How to use the semi-colon in English.
Spelling
- Adverbs - Spelling - How to make an adverb from an adjective ending in -le.
- Spelling Plural Nouns - A look at the rules for making nouns plural in English.
- Spelling Verbs and Nouns ending -y - A look at the rules for verbs and nouns ending -y.
General English Language Articles
- Concordancers - A summary of what a concordancer does, and how it can be used.
- Formal Letter Writing - The basic rules for formal or business letters, together with letter formats.
- Grammar Checkers - Why do they get it wrong sometimes?
- Grice's Conversational Maxims - The rules of cooperation in conversation.
- Language Tips - A selection of short tips on various aspects of the English language, with examples.
Learning Vocabulary - Some suggestions about learning vocabulary
- Mockney and Estuary English? - A description of these London dialects
Proofreading - A Google advert shows the importance of checking writing
- Prescriptive and Descriptive Grammar - A look at the prescriptive and descriptive approaches to English grammar.
- Taking Control of English - Tips on how you can speak and communicate better in English.
- Which is the most difficult language? - An article on whether there is a language that can be said to be the hardest language to learn.
- What is Offshore English? - A look at International English
Teaching English for Specific Purposes
- Changing The Paradigm For Medical English Language Teaching - Medical English should be taught from the perspective of medicine and health care first and foremost while reinforcing vocabulary acquisition, grammar and structure secondly.
- Teaching English for Specific Purposes (ESP) - How is English for Specific Purposes (ESP) different from English as a Second Language (ESL), also known as general English?
Teaching English in South Asia
- Not the best way to teach English - A look at the way English is taught in Pakistan.
- Teaching English in Afghanistan - An article on the role of English language education in Afghanistan.
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