While there are certainly many more varieties of English, American and British English are the two varieties that are taught in most ESL/EFL programs. Generally, it is agreed that no one version is "correct" however, there are certainly preferences in use.
This lesson provides a simple guideline for choosing between "which" and "that". article provides a simple guideline for choosing between "which" and "that.
This lesson deals with two areas which can cause problems for students: word order with adjectives before a noun, and word order with adverbs after a noun.
We use “had better” plus the infinitive without “to” to give advice. Although “had” is the past form of “have”, we use “had better” to give advice about the present or future.
Generally speaking, the more advanced a student becomes the more they will be able to explore language and improve increasingly subtle functional demands.
A language function explains why someone says something. For example, if you are teaching a class you'll have to give instructions. "Giving Instructions" is the language function. Language functions then require certain grammar.
Function of Adjectives Adjectives can: Describe feelings or qualities: Examples He is a lonely man They are honest people Give nationality or origin: Examples Pierre is French This clock is German Our house is Victorian Tell more about a thing's characteristics: Examples A wooden table. The knife is sharp.
It’s been said that English is one of the most difficult languages in the world to learn because it has so many exceptions to its own rules. One problem students of English as a second language face are homophones – words that sound alike
A diphthong is a glide from on pure vowel (monophthong) to another pure vowel. There are eight, but the first five are traditionally called the closing diphthongs. There are also centering diphthongs.
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