Tutoring English, a key idea may emerge any time. The tutor brings up transitive and intransitive. A transitive verb implies two entities: someone who performs the verb, but also its receiver. For instance, in the sentence [Suzie eats a snack.], …
Tutoring English, there can be old ideas whose names might escape you. The tutor mentions collective nouns. We’re all familiar with the idea that some nouns seem singular but refer to plural, such as “a group”. Yet, what are such …
Tutoring English, grammar is Queen. The tutor talks about “different from” and “different than.” I recall my mother’s always correcting the combination different than, saying it should instead be different from. Yet, I’ve seen different than in an English textbook. …
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Tutoring English, grammar inevitably arises. The tutor mentions a use of which he’s long considered. Decades ago I read a humorous article I really liked that included something like this: He didn’t like that dish. Which is why he always …