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The Oxford Comma

The Oxford Comma

"One of the key debates in English grammar is the role of the ‘serial’ comma or what’s otherwise popularly known as the ‘oxford’ comma. Depending on whom you might ask, there are constructive arguments to be made as to why the Oxford comma is useful or why it may not be necessary at all."

Verbos regulares e irregulares

Verbos regulares e irregulares

"Tener un conocimiento profundo de los verbos es crucial para desarrollar el vocabulario inglés, sobre todo a la hora de diferenciar entre sus distintas formas. Para entender los verbos en general, debemos saber que existen verbos 'regulares' e 'irregulares' en función de cómo se formen su pasado y su participio pasado."

How to Use 'Will' and 'Going To'

How to Use 'Will' and 'Going To'

“The phrases ‘will’ and ‘going to’ are very commonly used to express oneself in the future tense. It’s important however to know the difference in how they are used and under what circumstances should they be applied.”

Demostrativos

Demostrativos

"Cuando se trata de hablar de la distancia a la que uno se encuentra de objetos, cosas u otras personas, es necesario dominar el concepto gramatical de los demostrativos. Describir la distancia física de algo o alguien a otro es un aspecto clave de los demostrativos. Dependiendo de si el hablante está cerca o lejos del otro objeto, persona, lugar o cosa, el demostrativo cambiará para reflejar ese cambio de cercanía".

More Fun with Modals

More Fun with Modals

We have already covered the modals of ability and permission so now this article will concentrate on those modals that deal with making suggestions, having obligations, seeking advice, going through with a decision, and getting an invitation. The modal verbs of must, shall, should, will, would are going to be highlighted in this article in terms of when to use them in sentences and how those sentences are to be structured.

Introducción a los modales

Introducción a los modales

Los verbos modales actúan como verbos auxiliares en una frase normal y pueden expresar diferentes ideas. Por ejemplo, expresan la capacidad, la posibilidad y, a veces, la necesidad. Los verbos modales suelen tener más de un significado y pueden significar varias cosas. Una forma simple de un verbo siempre sigue a un verbo modal también en una frase normal.

Pronombres personales

Pronombres personales

Cuando empiezas a aprender la lengua inglesa y, en concreto, la gramática inglesa, es muy importante que seas capaz de dirigirte a la gente, ya sea un hombre, una mujer o un grupo colectivo de personas. No podrás llegar a ser personal con la gente a menos que entiendas y conozcas los pronombres personales.

Prepositions of Place

Prepositions of Place

The thing to keep in mind when reading this article is to focus mainly on the examples listed below to see how, when, and why these preposition words such as ‘at, on, and in’ are used. There are different reasons that are given when it comes to each of the ‘preposition of place’ words and how they end up being used in a sentence. Later on, I will highlight the ‘prepositions of time’ and how they are utilized when compared to the ‘prepositions of place.’

Second and Third Conditionals

Second and Third Conditionals

In order to fully understand conditionals, we need to know every type of conditional, and when and why do we use them in sentences. If you’re struggling with the second and third conditionals, it’s important to learn how to form either conditional in terms of its’ structure, and then learn how to use the conditionals by following the examples that I will be creating for you.

Idioms

Idioms

The most important thing to understand about the idiom is that you are not supposed to take them literally but you are still supposed to take them seriously. There’s a deeper, implied meaning beyond any idiom regardless of the language it’s spoken in. This is especially the case in the English language where there are hundreds, if not thousands of idioms that can be used for any matter or circumstance.