英语语法：225 Is It OK to Switch Verb Tenses?

Todays topic is whether its OK to switch verb tenses in conditional sentences. It all started with a grammar question about was and were. On the Grammar Girl Facebook page, Veronica wanted to know whether she should write If the test was readminister

Everyday Grammar: Mastering Reported Speech

We often need to tell others what someone else said. There are two ways to do this. One is to say the same words and use quotation marks. That is direct speech. The other method is to summarize, or tell about what someone said. This is called reporte

大城市小世界 Series 3 Episode 12 - Popping the Question

Introduction This support pack accompanies: Big City Small World Series 3 Episode 12 To listen to the recording, go to: http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/big-city-small- world/series-3-episode-12-popping-question This support pack contains th

法律英语：72 Unlawful Versus Illegal（2）

Grammar Girl here. Todays topic is illegal versus unlawful. Here's a question from Jed in Washington, D.C. From my seat on the bus, I could see a big sign listing things that were unlawful to do on the bus (such as eat, listen to loud music, etc.) I

英语博客-北美风情 29、Grammar: “As Well” vs “T

图片1 This question is about as well. Is it exactly the same as too? Can it also be used in another way? Check out this episode to find out! And check out our Lipservice as well.

英语语法：161 Begs the Question

Grammar Girl here. Today I'm going to beg the question. Ellen at Swarthmore said she would appreciate it if I talk about the misuse of the phrase begs the question. I keep seeing it as a way to say The question begs to be asked or The question that s

英语语法：206 Use the word woman as an adjective.

Grammar Girl here. Today's topic is whether you can use the word woman as an adjective. Ann in Baltimore, Maryland, asked why people were referring to Nancy Pelosi as the woman Speaker of the House instead of the female speaker of the house, and Amy

英语语法：207 Wordiness And Idioms

Grammar Girl here. Today I'm going to play two listener comments that will lead us to a discussion of wordiness and idioms. Wordiness First, here's Tod in Canada from the todbits.com website: Can you help me correct people? Everyone that I know seems

英语语法：143 "Who" Versus "Whom," Advanced

Who and whom have to be two of the most difficult words in English. Luckily, we've already spent two articles on the ins and outs. Unfortunately, though, some people are still confused. They may even find themselves agreeing with William Safire, who

英语语法：112 Wordiness And Idioms

Grammar Girl here. Today I'm going to play two listener comments that will lead us to a discussion of wordiness and idioms. Wordiness First, here's Tod in Canada from the todbits.com website: Can you help me correct people? Everyone that I know seems

英语语法：95 Used to Versus Use to

Grammar Girl here. About a month ago I answered a bunch of short listener questions, and I promised I'd answer a few more short ones soon. Well, today's the day! Use to Versus Used to Hi, Grammar Girl. This is Barrett in Nantucket on Nantucket Island

英语语法：7 Compound Possession

Grammar Girl here. Today's topic is compound possession, but a couple of people told me they expected last week's episode to be about the word capital, since the iTunes title was A Capital Idea. So I'll address that question first. Here's Scott: Comp

The Sounds of Grammar with Betty Azar

For VOA Learning English, this is Everyday Grammar. Today we have a special guest host. Betty Azar is the most successful writer of grammar textbooks in the world. Generations of English learners will recognize her best-selling book Understanding and

Everyday Grammar: The Sounds of Grammar with Betty Azar

Everyday Grammar: The Sounds of Grammar with Betty Azar Today we have a special guest host. Betty Azar is the most successful writer of grammar textbooks in the world. Generations of English learners will recognize her best-selling book Understanding

Everyday Grammar: Tag Questions Are Easy, Aren’t They?

Everyday Grammar: Tag Questions Are Easy, Arent They? Have you ever been in a conversation and wanted to check your understanding? That is the time to use a tag question in English. A tag question is a short question added to a statement. The tag inc

Everyday Grammar: 3 Grammar Rules That Are Dying

Everyday Grammar: 3 Grammar Rules That Are Dying For VOA Learning English, this is Everyday Grammar. Today we have good news for English learners. Just as words come and go in English, so do grammar rules. Today we will show you three difficult gramm

英语单词大师：Grammar Lady

AA: Im Avi Arditti with Rosanne Skirble, and this week on Wordmaster -- we answer some listener mail, starting with this question sent by e-mail from Siva Kumar in Madras, in Tamil Nadu, India. RS: Dear Avi and Rosanne, I would like to know the oppos

词汇大师(Wordmaster)--Grammar Lady: Listener Mail

AA: I'm Avi Arditti with Rosanne Skirble, and this week on Wordmaster -- we answer some listener mail, starting with this question sent by e-mail from Siva Kumar in Madras, in Tamil Nadu, India. RS: Dear Avi and Rosanne, I would like to know the oppo

英语语法：49 A Few Short Questions

Grammar Girl here. I get a lot of questions about things that are too short to make up a whole podcast, so today I'm going to answer a few of those short questions. So here's our first listener question. Dreamed Versus Dreamt Hi Grammar Girl. D. Chap

雅思图表作文写作注意事项

Hints for Academic Writing Task 1DON'T copy any part of the question in your answer. This is not your own work and therefore will be disregarded by the examiner and deducted from the word count. You can use individual words but be careful of using lo