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Affixes: the building blocks of English
what do we mean by affix???? Affix is the part of a word that occurs at the beginning of the word , or in the middle or at the end, and changes the meaning of the word. Types of affixes : 1-prefixes :is the affix that we add at the beginning of the word, and…
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How to improve your English by reading.
There are many ways to improve your language skills, and reading one of these important ways, but reading must be interesting and funny. So you should choose novels and books suit your interests and your level in English language . Below some tips to make sure that you will gain use of reading. 1-Learn new…
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Conditionals
conditionals or the “if clauses” : They describe the result of something that might happen or might have happened but didn’t , so they are made to use different English verb tenses. kinds of conditionals: The Zero Conditional: This conditional is used when the result will always happen.(if + present simple, … present simple) for…
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Reported speech
We use the reported statements when we want to tell someone what the other person said or asked. For example : Direct speech: I like coffee . Reported speech: She says (that) she likes coffee . We don’t need to change the tense, but we do need to change the ‘person’ from ‘I’ to ‘she’,…
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General English sayings for weather
Learning English weather idioms will improve your understanding of English. They’re used often, especially in conversations. Most native English speakers will use a few of them several times a week, just out of habit.So below some of these English weather idioms for all kinds of weather. Weather the storm This one can be a little…
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Question forms
There are two main kinds of questions: The ‘yes / no’ kind need the answer ‘yes’ or ‘no’. For example: Do you like chocolate? Is he from India? A ‘wh’ one needs more information in the answer. It uses a question word like ‘where’, ‘why’, ‘how’ etc. For example : Where do you live? Where…
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Stative verbs and dynamic verbs
Stative verbs describe states that last for some time, so we call them non-continuous, and we can’t use them for continuous tenses like the present continuous, or the future continuous. Here is a list of some stative verbs : Some Stative verbs : like know belong love realise fit hate suppose contain want mean consist…
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Modal verbs
The modal verbs in English grammar are can, could, may, might, must, need not, shall/will, should/ought to. The use of modal verbs : ability permission possibility obligation Prohibition Lack of necessity Advice The differences between the modal verbs and the normal verbs: 1: They don’t use an ‘s’ for the third person singular. 2: They make…
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The importance of being bilingual
Fortunately, more and more people of all ages and backgrounds are learning languages today. In fact, more than half of the world’s population is bilingual or multilingual. So what are those who speak only one language missing out on? Increased Creativity Furthermore, being bilingual helps to improve your creativity. Bilingual children or adults have been…
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Types of adverbs
Adverbs describe verbs , adjectives, and even other adverbs. They specify when, where, how, and why something happened and to what extent or how often. Types of Adverbs Adverbs of time Adverbs of manner Adverbs of degree Adverbs of place Adverbs of frequency Here is a brief explanation of the adverbs contains the meaning of…
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