Posts Tagged ‘Basic Grammar’

English vowels | video and audio of English vowel sounds

Monday, May 12th, 2008

Here are two short videos introducing the American English Vowels.

There are 5 vowels: A, E, I, O, U

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Much or Many?

Tuesday, April 15th, 2008

This is quite a simple grammar issue to resolve.

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Comparing

Monday, April 14th, 2008

We use comparatives to compare two different things. THAN or BUT are usually used in sentences to compare.

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What is an Adjective?

Tuesday, April 8th, 2008

An adjective is a describing word. It adds meaning to a noun or pronoun.

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What is an Adverb? | Types of Adverbs

Sunday, April 6th, 2008

Following on from our first installment:

Adverbs tell us how, when and where.

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“Been to” or “Gone to”?

Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008

“Been to” means that we have gone somewhere and have now come back.

  • I have been to Germany five times.
  • Have you been to Germany before?

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