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Category: Grammar

This category is for posts that teach some aspect of English grammar. English grammar is critical for good writing. For speaking in simple sentences, you might survive without grammar, but to speak complex sentences in the correct tenses, moods, voices, and to have any hope of understanding English structures deeply, you really need to study grammar.

Grammar Test #1 (courtesy of Leyla)

May 27, 2018 TeacherLee Grammar, Posts 3 comments

Take an assessment test on the proper use of verb tenses.

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Reported Speech Mini-Course

March 31, 2018 TeacherLee Grammar, Mini-course Leave a comment

Learn all about how to use reported speech in your writing and speaking.

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Relative Clauses Mini-Course

March 2, 2018 TeacherLee Grammar, Mini-course Leave a comment

 Introduction to Relative  Clauses – Who/that/which  Introduction to Relative Clauses – Whose  Relative Clauses – Subject-Object Pronouns – Where/when/why  Relative Clauses – Who or Whom  Prepositions in Relative Clauses  Defining and Non-defining Relative Clauses  Shortening Relative Clauses  Quantifiers with Relative Clauses

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Passive Voice Mini-Course

March 2, 2018 TeacherLee Grammar, Mini-course Leave a comment

 Introducing Passive Voice  Passive Voice with Agent  Passive Voice with New Information  Passive Voice to Describe a Process  Passive vs. Active Voice  Passive with Various Tenses  Passive with Two Object Verbs  Passive Consolidation of Previous Lessons  Passive with Object Complement  Passive Choosing between Get and Be

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English Challenge 01

February 22, 2018 TeacherLee Challenge, Grammar, Listening, Posts, Pronunciation, Vocabulary Leave a comment

Weekly English Challenge consisting of three parts:
Article – Colonizing Mars
Song – Imagine
TED Talk – Know Your Worth and Then Ask for It

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Sentence Writing – Step 7 (Adverb Clauses)

April 27, 2017 TeacherLee Grammar, Writing Leave a comment

Introduction Do you remember “Sentence Writing – Step 4 (Compound and Complex Sentences) when we learned about subordinating conjunctions?  Guess what?  Clauses that begin with subordinating conjunctions are adverb clauses. What Are Adverb Clauses? An adverb clause is a group of words that function as an adverb. The clause can

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Sentence Writing – Step 6 (Adjective Clauses)

April 27, 2017 TeacherLee Grammar, Writing 4 comments

Learning how to use adjective clauses is an essential skill if you wish to form advanced English sentences and express complex thoughts. Let’s learn and practice.

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Let’s Get Tense About Tenses

April 22, 2017 TeacherLee Grammar Leave a comment

Learn about the regular and progressive verb tenses in both active and passive voices.

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A Serendipitous Encounter

February 1, 2017 TeacherLee Grammar, Introductory participial phrases, Poetry, Posts 8 comments

Traveling abroad after a hectic day of meetings, I needed a break. Seeing a crowded cafe, I entered. Having ordered a vanilla latte, I waited. Looking around, my eyes were drawn to a woman by the window looking outside. Sitting quietly and serenely, her presence was somehow comforting to me.

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Pronouns

January 30, 2017 TeacherLee Grammar, Parts of Speech Leave a comment

Pronouns are used to take the place or substitute for nouns to avoid repetition of the nouns for simplicity or clarity.

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Grammar question? Ask the Teachers!

January 8, 2017 TeacherLee Grammar, Posts 3 comments

This post is a landing page provided as a place you can visit to answer grammar questions as they come into your mind.  Don’t be shy.  Try to stump the teachers.  We dare you! Please ask your question as follows: Create a new post. Set the post category to “Ask

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El Condor Pasa (If I Could) by Simon and Garfunkel

December 30, 2016 Diana_UA Grammar, Songs Leave a comment

In this grammar lesson you will learn how to express what you prefer to do or who you prefer to be using the structure I would rather do… than… and I would rather be… than ….  I would like to introduce you to one of my favorite song you’ve probably heard

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