An Exclamation Mark or ! is a punctuation symbol used at the end of a sentence to denote strong feeling: surprise, anger, exuberance: I love you! Get out! I won! It is sometimes known as a bang, a screamer, a shriek, a slammer, a startler, or a pling. Some theories […]
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Grammar is the way in which words come together to form sentences (or utterances in spoken language). It is difficult to define this word accurately because people use it in different ways. Some definitions include: the branch of linguistics which deals with syntax and morphology and sometimes semantics the study […]
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Emoticons are a modern form of English punctuation. Essentially they are a pictorial representation of a human face which are used to give nuance to a text. For example, I could write: See you on Thursday. In itself, this seems fairly innocuous. However, if next Thursday we plan to attend […]
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Ellipsis (plural ellipses) is a punctuation mark or series of marks that usually show something is missing. For example, ellipsis: indicates an intentional omission of a word or words in a text at the end of a sentence, it indicates a trailing off into silence or an unfinished thought can […]
Continue ReadingDo I Need To Know Grammar to teach English?
This question is often asked by new or potential TEFL teachers, especially since many schools in the UK and USA do not teach grammar as a matter of course and many high school graduates will not know a verb from a noun. Can you describe language? It’s an important question. […]
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