This post examines the key aspects of verb usage. Verbs are a class of word that expresses an action. There are various aspects of verb usage that students of English need to learn, and these include sentence structure, subject-verb agreement,…
Nouns, also known as naming words, are essentially the building blocks of a language. They are the words that we give things, the names of the objects, animals, people, places and concepts that enable us to express our reality in…
The full stop is the small dot that appears at the end of a sentence written in certain scripts such as the Roman alphabet, which is used for the majority of Western languages. Likenesses of a full stop, also called…
Many people can comfortably go through life without ever knowing the difference between a hyphen, a dash, and whether that dash is an ‘en’ dash or an ’em’ dash. If you are reading this article, you are not one of…
Subject-verb agreement is a fundamental grammatical concept that refers to the proper matching of the subject of a sentence with the appropriate verb form. This post is a comprehensive and clear guide to subject-verb agreement. A singular subject should take…
Colons and semicolons are punctuation marks that serve distinct purposes in writing. The use of a variety of characters is necessary when writing with the Roman alphabet because it enables a reader to see what words are associated with what…
The National Curriculum serves as a comprehensive guide for educators in England and, at secondary level, Wales. This means students from Key Stage 3 (KS3), years 7 to 9; KS4, years 10 and 11 (GCSE); and KS5, years 12 and…
The language abilities, grammar and vocabulary of students of English as a second (ESL) or foreign (EFL) language is classified according to the CEFR. The CEFR is not a certification or testing system itself but serves as a reference tool…