PJ Grammar

English language teachers can teach in any country they choose. When you teach abroad as English teachers you are often called an ESL, EFL, TEFL, or TESOL teacher. English teachers teach English language and skills like like grammar, writing, reading, speaking, and listening. Each skill in English needs a lot of teaching and practice English teacher are very patient and watch the development and progress of their students step by step to insure that they reach their goals. To be  good English teachers you need to have a lot of teaching skills and certifications depending on your country or the country you are teaching in. If you are teaching English as a Second Language overseas or abroad then it would depend on the country you are teaching English in. For example, the GCC or the Gulf Countries usually require teaching certificates like CELTA, Education, or TESOL. Some other countries require teaching experience only and some require both teaching experience and teaching cer...

Grammar Rules Review This is a quick, basic grammar review for nouns, verbs, and the sometimes confusing usage of lay versus lie, and rise versus raise. This reference can be used for term papers, grammar class reviews, or simply for anyone confused or curious about the basics of English grammar. Nouns 1. Noun identification 2. Count, Mass, and Collective Nouns 3. Plural and Possessive Nouns Noun Identification What is a noun? A noun is a person, place, thing, quality, animal, idea or activity. For example: Person — Maria Place — Detroit Thing — Desk Quality — Width Animal — Dog Idea — Independence Activity — Navigation Spot the nouns in a sentence: Maria went into the city to purchase detergent. Nouns: Person — Maria Place — City Thing — Detergent The functions of nouns Nouns sometimes function differently in sentences. For example: Subject: Maria likes ice cream Object of Preposition: He gave the ice cream to Maria Subject complement: The best customer is Maria Grammar vocabulary: N...

Fill in the blanks with a present simple or present continuous tense form. 1. I ............................ my homework. a)do b)am doing  2. She ..................... as a receptionist. a)works b)is working  3. He .......................... with his parents at the moment. a)stays  b)is staying  4. I always ........................... up at 6 o'clock. a)get  b)am getting  5. He is busy at the moment. He ......................... to a friend. a)talks  b)is talking  6. I'm sorry but I ............................ what you mean. a)am not understanding b)do not understand  7. You ............................... too much fat food. a)eat  b)are eating 8. Which TV channel ...............................? a)are you usually watching b)do you usually watch 9. What time ........................ the train arrive? a)does  b)is 10. How often ............................... to the movies? a)do you ...

Elder, Eldest, Older, Oldest | Grammar Exercise Fill in the blanks. 1. My …………….. sister took care of me after the death of our mother. oldest  eldest  Either could be used here 2. She is two years …………….. than her husband. elder  older  Either could be used here 3. I have two …………….. sisters. elder  older  Either could be used here  4. I am the ……………. in my family. eldest  oldest  Either could be used here 5. He is the ……………… man in the village. eldest  oldest Either could be used here 6. My ………………. brother is turning sixty next week. eldest  oldest Either could be used here  7. He is the …………………. of the four brothers. eldest  oldest  Either could be used here  8. The Cathedral is by far the ………………. building in the town. eldest  oldest  Either could be used here 9. I think my grandmother is ………………. than your grandmother. elder  older  Ei...

This is a quick, basic grammar review for nouns, verbs, and the sometimes confusing usage of lay versus lie, and rise versus raise. This reference can be used for term papers, grammar class reviews, or simply for anyone confused or curious about the basics of English grammar. Nouns 1. Noun identification  2. Count, Mass, and Collective Nouns  3. Plural and Possessive Nouns Noun Identification What is a noun? A noun is a person, place, thing, quality, animal, idea or activity. For example:  Person — Maria  Place — Detroit  Thing — Desk  Quality — Width  Animal — Dog  Idea — Independence  Activity — Navigation Spot the nouns in a sentence: Maria went into the city to purchase detergent. Nouns: Person — Maria  Place — City  Thing — Detergent The functions of nouns Nouns sometimes function differently in sentences. For example:  Subject: Maria likes ice cream  Object of Preposition: He gave the ice cream to Maria ...

Fill in the blanks with an appropriate subject or object pronoun. 1. I met .............................. at the party but ...................... didn't recognize ................ him, he, me he, him, I he, him, me 2. I think I have seen ...................... before. she her hers 3. You shouldn't have done this to ............................ I me we 4. Where could ..................................... have gone at this hour of the night? she her hers  5. He took .......................... with ....................... them, him they, he them, he 6. What is ............................ doing there? she  her hers  7. Why don't you listen to ...........................? they  them their 8. No one would have done this except ........................ he him  his  9. Did anyone see ...........................? he  him  his 10. All of .............................. arrived on time. they them 1...

Verb And Prepositions Exercise:- Some verbs take a preposition before the object. These prepositions are called dependent prepositions and are usually followed by a noun or ing form. There are several such verb + preposition combinations.Some verbs take a preposition before the object. These prepositions are called dependent prepositions and are usually followed by a noun or ing form. There are several such verb + preposition combinations.This grammar exercise tests your understanding of common verb + preposition combinations. 1. Do you believe ..................... ghosts? a)in b)on c)about  2. She spent years caring ..................... her sick husband. a)about  b)for c)of 3. This spray will protect you ......................... most insects. a)of b)from  c)with 4. He has yet to recover .......................... his illness. a)of b)from  c)with d)off 5. He won the national bravery award for saving his friend ...

Prepositions List aboard : about above across after against along alongside amid amidst among amongst around as aside at athwart atop barring before behind below beneath beside besides between beyond but by circa concerning despite down during except failing following for from in inside into like mid minus near next notwithstanding of off on onto opposite out outside over pace past per plus regarding round save since than through throughout till times to toward towards under underneath unlike until up upon versus via with within without worth Fun Tip: Try stringing together as many of these words into your own preposition song! Another great way to remember these is to write them down on flashcards and browse through them regularly. Common Multiple Word Prepositionsaccording to ahead of as far as as well as aside from because of by means of close to due to except for far from in accordance with in addition to in to in case of in front of in lieu of on to in place of in spite of insi...

Prepositions: aboard about above absent according to across after against ahead of along alongside amid amidst among around as as far as as well as at atop before behind below beneath beside between by by means of despite down due to during except far from following for from in in addition to in case of in front of in place of in spite of inside inside of instead of in to (into) like mid minus near near to next next to notwithstanding of off on on account of on behalf of on top of on to (onto) opposite out of outside outside of owing to over past plus prior to regarding round save since than through throughout till times to toward under underneath until up upon with with regards to within without

English Prepositions List: There are more than 100 prepositions in English. Yet this is a very small number when you think of the thousands of other words (nouns, verbs etc). Prepositions are important words. We use individual prepositions more frequently than other individual words. In fact, the prepositions of, to and in are among the ten most frequent words in English. Here is a list of 70 of the more common one-word prepositions. Many of these prepositions have more than one meaning. Please refer to a dictionary for precise meaning and usage. •aboard •about •above •across •after •against •along •amid •among •anti •around •as •at •before •behind •below •beneath •beside •besides •between •beyond •but •by •concerning •considering •despite •down •during •except •excepting •excluding •following •for •from •in •inside •into •like •minus •near •of •off •on •onto •opposite •outside •over •past •per •plus •regarding •round •save •since •than •through •to •toward •towards •under •undernea...

Introduction: This page contains some basic information about sentence structure (syntax) and sentence types. It also includes examples of common sentence problems in written English. ESL students who understand the information on this page and follow the advice have a better chance of writing well. [Note to teachers/advanced students] [Presentation mode] Definition: Linguists have problems in agreeing how to define the word sentence. For this web page, sentence will be taken to mean: 'a sequence of words whose first word starts with a capital letter and whose last word is followed by an end punctuation mark (period/full stop or question mark or exclamamtion mark)'. On the basis of this definition, some of the sentences written by ESL students (indeed by all writers) will be correct, and other sentences will be problematic. Good readers (teachers, for example!) can quickly see the difference between a correct and a problematic sentence. Subject/predicate: All sentences are a...

English Grammar Lessons Introduction to Sentence Structure The two fundamental parts of every English sentence are the subject and the predicate. A simple sentence can also be described as a group of words expressing a complete thought. Subjects can be described as the component that performs the action described by the Predicate. SUBJECT + PREDICATE = SENTENCE A simple sentence or independent clause must have a verb. A verb shows action or state of being. The subject tells who or what about the verb. SUBJECT + VERB = SENTENCE Sentence Structure Vocabulary The sentence format consists of a subject and a predicate. The subject names the topic and the predicate tells about the subject. A sentence with one subject and one predicate is called a simple sentence. The receiver of actions is called the object. A group of words used as a single value without subject or predicate is called a phrase. A clause is a group of words with a subject and predicate. Principal or independent...

Table of English Tenses tense Affirmative/Negative/Question Use Signal Words Simple Present A: He speaks. N: He does not speak. Q: Does he speak? ◾action in the present taking placeonce, never or several times ◾facts ◾actions taking place one after another ◾action set by a timetable or schedule  always, every …, never, normally, often, seldom, sometimes, usually if sentences type I (If Italk, …) Present Progressive A: He is speaking. N: He is not speaking. Q: Is he speaking? ◾action taking place in the moment of speaking ◾action taking place only for a limited period of time ◾action arranged for the future  at the moment, just, just now, Listen!, Look!, now, right now Simple Past A: He spoke. N: He did not speak. Q: Did he speak? ◾action in the past taking placeonce, never or several times ◾actions taking place one after another ◾action taking place in the middle of another action  yesterday, 2 minutes ago, in 1990, the other day, last Friday if sentence type II (...

A few sentences for practice Hello. How are you? Fine. Fine, thank you. Okay, thanks. Good morning. Good afternoon. Good evening. Excuse me. What time is it? It is 2 o'clock. Thank you. My name is John. Do you live here? Yes, I live here. Do you speak English? I speak a little English. Have you lived here long? I have lived here two years. Thank you. Goodbye.  Excuse me.  What time is it?  It is 2 o'clock.  Thank you. Hello, how are you? Fine, thank you. Okay, thanks. Are you sick? No, I am not sick, but I hurt my arm. Is your child sick? No, my child is not sick. Do you live here in the city? Yes, I live here. Do you have a phone?  Yes, I have a phone. May I call you?  Yes, you may call me. Thank you.  Goodbye. Hello, how are you?  / Hi, how are you?  / Hello. / Hi. Fine, thank you.  / Fine, thanks. / Okay, thanks. How are you?  / Fine, thanks. And you? Do you live here?...

Telephoning in English includes learning a number of special phrases, as well as focusing on listening skills. Some of the most important phrases include how to answer the phone, how to ask for others, how to connect, and how to take messages. Start with Role Playing Begin by learning important telephone English with the dialogue below. Here is a short telephone conversation with some of the key phrases: Operator: Hello, Frank and Brothers, How can I help you? Peter: This is Peter Jackson. Can I have extension 3421? Operator: Certainly, hold on a minute, I'll put you through... Frank: Bob Peterson's office, Frank speaking. Peter: This is Peter Jackson calling, is Bob in? Frank: I'm afraid he's out at the moment. Can I take a message? Peter: Yes, Could you ask him to call me at . I need to talk to him about the Nuovo line, it's urgent. Frank: Could you repeat the number please? Peter: Yes, that's , and this is Peter Jackson. Frank: Thank you Mr Jackson, ...

Adverbs List: abandonedly, abasedly, abashedly, abatedly, abatingly, abbreviatedly, aberrantly, abeyantly, abhorrently, abidingly, abjectly, ably, abnormally, abominably, abortedly, about, abrasively, abruptly, absent-mindedly, absently, absentmindedly, absolutely, absorbantly, absorbedly, absorbingly, abstainedly, abstentiously, abstinently, abstractedly, abstractly, abstrusely, absurdly, abundantly, abusedly, abusively, abysmally, academically, acapella, acceptingly, accessibly, accidentally, acclamatorily, accommodatingly, accomplishedly, accordingly, accurately, accusatorily, accusingly, accustomably, acerbically, achingly, acidly, acknowledgingly, acquiescently, acquisitively, acridly, acrimoniously, acrobatically, actively, actually, acutely, adamantly, addictedly, addictively, additionally, adeptly, adequately, adherently, adhesively, adjacently, admirably, admiringly, admonishedly, admonishingly, adorably, adoringly, adroitly, adulatingly, adulterously, advantageously, advent...