An affix is a morpheme that is attached to a root (or stem) of a word to form another word. For example, take the word reason and add two affixes: un + reason + able Prefixes and suffixes are common types of affixes. A prefix is an affix which is […]
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An abbreviation (from the Latin, brevis, meaning short.) is a shortened form of a word or phrase used almost exclusively in print. For example: LOL = laugh out loud mins = minutes abbrv = abbreviation As you can see, abbreviations are often either the full word shortened or the first […]
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A Word A Day is a simple daily email which anyone can sign up to which sends out a word and definition each day which is useful to help enrich and enlarge vocabulary. For TEFL teachers it is ideal; with students it is perhaps better suited to advanced learners. The […]
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We all know what a sentence is. But it’s useful to break a sentence down and talk about Clauses as well when you’re teaching English. These are, essentially, the building blocks of sentences and each sentence contains one or more clauses. a sentence = one or more clauses Think of […]
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Verbs have a property known as Voice which allows you to show the relationship between the verb and the subject and object in the sentence. If a verb is in the Active Voice then it shows the subject performing an action: the subject does something If, however, a verb is […]
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