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English Grammar: As if (conjunction)
The word combination as if has many different meanings in English. It can be a conjunction, an exclamation, and slang! In this…
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English Teacher Melanie: Grammar – 3rd (Third) Conditional
In the listening lesson “The Chair!”, I talked about how I attempted to assemble an outdoor chair. I said: If I hadn’t…
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English Teacher Melanie: Grammar – 0 (Zero) Conditional
The 0 (zero) conditional is the easiest to understand! It is also called the real or factual conditional because it is used…
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English Teacher Melanie: Grammar – Conditional Sentences: An Introduction
What is a conditional sentence?If I eat too much, I get sick. A conditional sentence is a sentence structure commonly used in…
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English Teacher Melanie: Grammar – Present Perfect for the Future?
No, we don’t use the present perfect for the future! Take a look at this sentence, though:Tell me what you think of…
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English Grammar: What are Conditional Sentences?
Grammar explains the way that words are organized into sentences. Not all English sentences follow grammar “rules.” However, there are sentence structures…
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English Teacher Melanie: Grammar – Using ‘Could’ to Guess Information
In the listening lesson “Thor to the Rescue!”, I talked about a dog I encountered before I went for a walk around…
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English Grammar: How to Use “Could” to Guess Information
Modal verbs are one of the most frustrating parts of English grammar. One modal verb can have many different meanings, and it’s…
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English Teacher Melanie: Sentence Structure Explained – What goes better with . . . than . . . ?
In the listening lesson “What’s So Special About May 24th?” I said:What goes better with a barbecue on a beautiful summer day…
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English Teacher Melanie: Grammar – When NOT to use ‘the’
Did you notice in the listening lesson “What Would We Do Without Mothers?” that I said ‘Mother’s Day’ … NOT ‘the Mother’s…