Nobel prize winner Bob Dylan is considered to be one of the best American songwriters. The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind The answer is blowin' in the wind In today's Everyday Grammar, we will explore how Blowin' in the Wind, a famous Bob...
In this week's episode of Everyday Grammar, we are going to talk about conditionals. We use conditionals to show that something is true only when something else is true. Conditionals offer endless possibilities for creative and imaginative expression...
The battle for the White House is set as Vice President Kamala Harris officially accepts the Democratic Party nomination on Thursday to run against former President Donald Trump, the Republican nominee. However, another fight is just starting among g...
For VOA Learning English, this is Everyday Grammar. This week, we're going to talk about some common problems with adverbs. Basically, adverbs are words that describe verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs. For example, I ran quickly to the store. The...
Adjectives describe and add information about the people or things we see every day. Sometimes, though, we want to know how two things compare to one another. Let's start with something light. In 1994, actors Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels made a comic...
In a recent Everyday Grammar lesson, we explored some language used to talk about the Olympic Games - the words host, compete, and expect. We invited listeners to answer our report with their own writing about the Olympics using those words. Many VOA...
It's 'Kind of Just' Hedging This week on Everyday Grammar, we answer a question from Kyosuke, a loyal reader in Japan, who asks: I have a question about the article When Colleges Close, Some Students Never Go Back. It reads, It kind of just saps your...
In a recent Everyday Grammar lesson, we explored some language used to talk about the Olympic Games - the words host, compete, and expect. We invited listeners to answer our report with their own writing about the Olympics using those words. Many VOA...
This week on Everyday Grammar, we answer a question from Kyosuke, a loyal reader in Japan, who asks: I have a question about the article When Colleges Close, Some Students Never Go Back. It reads, It kind of just saps your motivation to do anything....
The Paris Olympic Games will begin later this month, with the Opening Ceremony set to take place on July 26. You are likely to see and hear discussions about the Olympic Games - the athletes, the events, and the results of the competitions. For today...
Sky-watchers have had a busy year so far in 2024. There has been much to see among the stars and planets. In April, many people in the United States were able to watch a total eclipse of the sun. Coming up in the next few months there will be a nova...
This week on Everyday Grammar, we learn some of the grammar you need to talk about getting the things you need while on vacation. A common summer vacation might involve a trip to a beach or a lake. Going to a lake Let's say we are going to Big Bear L...
In a recent Everyday Grammar, we showed how to use three grammatical structures to talk about hot weather. They are phrasal verbs, collocations, and metaphors. In this lesson, we review some examples that you have sent to us at Learning English. Phra...
In many places where our readers and listeners live, the weather is getting hotter because of the changing seasons and weather-related events. This week on Everyday Grammar, we will discuss ways to talk about hot weather in English. Phrasal verbs One...
What do news stories about space travel, technology, or energy production have in common? Well, one way to answer this question is to look at special prefixes that are often used with measurements in science and industry. These prefixes are especiall...
