Imagine you want to describe why you did something or why something happened. In other words, you want to talk about a reason. In today's Everyday Grammar, we will explore a few common structures that English speakers use to talk about reasons. You w...
Discussing Moral Issues: Important Structures and Terms Imagine that you want to talk about moral issues your opinion about what is correct behavior and what is incorrect behavior. You might want to talk about your actions or the actions of another....
Modal Verbs and Phone Calls Consider a time that you answered the phone or made a phone call. What kinds of words did you use? What kinds of grammatical structures were important? In today's report, we will explore a point of grammar connected to pho...
Elton John Song Teaches about Future Time Elton John's famous 1972 song Rocket Man appeared in a surprising way during this Winter Olympic Games. Skater Nathan Chen performed to it during the men's final free skating event an event in which Chen won...
Grammar, the Olympics: Ordinal Numbers, Expressions of Surprise The Winter Olympic games are currently taking place in Beijing, China. In celebration of the event, we will explore a couple areas of connection between the Olympic games and grammar. Yo...
Action Movie Teaches You about Conditional Statements Imagine you see an action movie on television. Perhaps it is the movie Predator, a famous film starring Arnold Schwarzenegger. It involves an alien creature who attacks people in the jungle. You d...
Past Unreal Conditional, Contractions in Citizen Kane Citizen Kane, directed by Orson Welles, is widely considered to be one of the best American films of all time. For example, the British Broadcasting Corporation, or BBC, created a list of the best...
Contractions with Question Words Imagine you enjoy hip hop music or want to learn about the history of hip hop. You might listen to Run DMC, one of the most famous groups of the 1980s. Let's listen to a few words from the group's famous song, How'd Y...
Auxiliary Verbs in Everyday Speech Imagine someone asks you if you can speak English. You could say: I can speak English. Or you could say: I can't speak English. In today's Everyday Grammar, we will explore the connection between grammar and speakin...
Auxiliary Verbs in Everyday Speech Imagine someone asks you if you can speak English. You could say: I can speak English. Or you could say: I can't speak English. In today's Everyday Grammar, we will explore the connection between grammar and speakin...
