Category Archives: Grammar Help

How To Teach Participle Clauses – Updated!

This is more advanced knowledge for your higher level students. Great for making writing more formal and easy to learn if they already have a good grip of relative clauses. Perhaps see my previous guide on these first here! How To Teach Relative Clauses Why Use Them? They give more information about the noun. They eliminateContinue reading “How To Teach Participle Clauses – Updated!”

Using Persuasion In The EFL Classroom

Persuasion is sometimes called an art, the idea of convincing the reader to agree with the speaker or writer. It’s a technique that learners of any level, to some degree, should practise. It takes many wonderful forms, so even a beginner can start to use it in their speaking or writing. More advanced candidates areContinue reading “Using Persuasion In The EFL Classroom”

Crash Blossoms – A Wonderful English Quirk! 

Have you ever read a newspaper headline and thought “hang on a minute!”? Did you ever have to look again? Or even, taken 5 minutes to figure out what the author wants you to understand? The annoying necessity of having to look twice at a newspaper headline has existed since the invention of the printedContinue reading “Crash Blossoms – A Wonderful English Quirk! “

English Grammar – Dummy Subjects

Hello there grammar nerds! Just a quick post on a Sunday afternoon to help out with some common grammar doubts, hope it helps! I sometimes have a hard time explaining the function of words which seem to have no purpose in the sentence. Words that don’t have any particular meaning and are only there toContinue reading “English Grammar – Dummy Subjects”

How To Teach Modal Verbs With Permission

You’ve probably had a long day! So here’s my super quick guide to permission modal verbs. There are only 3! Most of the time, modal verbs do not have an exact or sometimes not even close translation in a student’s mother tongue. They can therefore be difficult to teach. Have a look at this guideContinue reading “How To Teach Modal Verbs With Permission”

How To Teach Modal Verbs With Obligation

Most of the time, modal verbs do not have an exact or sometimes not even close translation in a student’s mother tongue. They can therefore be difficult to teach. Have a look at this guide when you need to teach meanings, form and use so that you always have the answers to those pesky questions!Continue reading “How To Teach Modal Verbs With Obligation”

How To Teach Probability With Modal Verbs

Most of the time, modal verbs do not have an exact or sometimes not even close translation in a student’s mother tongue. They can therefore be difficult to teach. Have a look at this guide when you need to teach meanings, form and use so that you always have the answers to those pesky questions!Continue reading “How To Teach Probability With Modal Verbs”

How To Teach Reported Speech

Reported speech is one of my least favourite grammar points, because it’s a bit messy! But it’s staple knowledge for students and it comes around 6 or 7 times a year. So unavoidable! Here’s my guide to making it less messy to teach, and how to make sure that your students understand the ins and outs!Continue reading “How To Teach Reported Speech”

How To Teach Adverbs – Placement And Meaning

Adverbs can be tricky, where to put them, the different types there are, and even how to make them for your lower level students. Here is my comprehensive guide to adverbs, how to use them and when. Key knowledge for any English teacher starting out, or as an old hat in need of a refresher!Continue reading “How To Teach Adverbs – Placement And Meaning”