by Andrea Giordano | Feb 24, 2015 | Student Posts
What are the 8 parts of speech? There are 8 parts of speech in English. Parts of speech are the different categories of words that are used (nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, pronouns, prepositions, conjunctions, and interjections). The following is an...
by Andrea Giordano | Mar 28, 2014 | Student Posts
You probably already know that continuous verbs are be + -ing verbs. am typingare walkingis singingwas yellingwere gallopingwill be happening But do you know when to use continuous verbs? Here are 5 simple rules for when to use the continuous (progressive)...
by Andrea Giordano | Jan 23, 2014 | Student Posts
5 Simple Tense Verb “Rules” Verb tenses are confusing. It’s sometimes difficult to know when to use the simple tense, even though it’s generally the first tense that people learn. Here are 5 general rules you can follow when you think about...
by Andrea Giordano | Aug 10, 2012 | Advanced, Blog, Student Posts, Videos, Vocabulary
No one likes to face negative consequences for their actions, and the worst of all consequences is to be punished. A severe version of punishment is the verb castigate. You might say that a terrorist is castigated for his crimes. Have you ever been castigated...
by Andrea Giordano | Jun 25, 2012 | Advanced, Blog, Student Posts, Videos, Vocabulary
The verb allure means to attract, fascinate or charm with something desirable. Stores will often allure customers in with special offers, discounts and sales or by putting pretty outfits or unique merchandise in the front store window. What other things can be...
by Andrea Giordano | Jun 22, 2012 | Advanced, Blog, Student Posts, Videos, Vocabulary
To alienate means to estrange, move away from or become hostile towards. If one persons was forced to leave a group or a club, that person has been alienated. Most of the time it isn’t fun to be alienated, but some people choose to alienate themselves by moving...
