Letter Structure – Cấu trúc bức thư
January 29th, 2009
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MẠO TỪ
January 29th, 2009
1 Định nghĩa: Mạo từ là từ dùng trước danh từ và cho biết danh từ ấy đề cập đến một đối tượng xác định hay không xác định. Chúng ta dùng “the” khi danh từ chỉ đối tượng được cả người nói lẫn người nghe biết rõ đối tượng nào đó. Ngược lại, khi [...]
What are phrasal verbs?
January 21st, 2009
1. A phrasal verb is a verb plus a preposition or adverb which creates a meaning different from the original verb. Example: I ran into my teacher at the movies last night. run + into = meet He ran away when he was 15. run + away = leave home 2. Some phrasal verbs are [...]
Principal Tenses of Verbs
January 7th, 2009
The three principal parts of verbs are the present tense, the past tense, and the past participle. (The present participle or “-ing” form is sometimes considered a fourth principal tense.) :: Present Tense Present tense indicates an action in the present: Now the class begins. She walks to class. :: Past Tense Past tense indicates [...]
Verb Classification
January 7th, 2009
We divide verbs into two broad classifications: 1. Helping Verbs (Auxiliary Verbs) Imagine that a stranger walks into your room and says: I can. People must. The Earth will. Do you understand anything? Has this person communicated anything to you? Probably not! That’s because these verbs are helping verbs and have no meaning on their [...]
What is Grammar?
January 5th, 2009
Grammar is the system of a language. People sometimes describe grammar as the “rules” of a language; but in fact no language has rules*. If we use the word “rules”, we suggest that somebody created the rules first and then spoke the language, like a new game. But languages did not start like that. Languages [...]
Introduction to English Grammar
January 5th, 2009
Welcome to English Grammar for ESL learners. Many of these grammar lessons also have quizzes to check your understanding. grammar (noun): the structure and system of a language, or of languages in general, usually considered to consist of syntax and morphology.