APART from extraposition, or deferring the subject to the tail end of a clause or sentence, there's still another sentence ...

For example, many older grammatical ‘rules’ have faded away in modern English (e.g., the strict avoidance of split infinitives or ending sentences with prepositions). Some linguists argue that ‘Andy ...

The preposition, ‘on’, features in a good number of phrasal verbs. A phrasal verb consists of a verb with a preposition or adverb (or both at times), with a meaning different from those of its ...

A phrasal verb consists of a verb with a preposition or adverb (or both at times), with a meaning different from those of its separate elements. Examples of phrasal verbs are break down ...

I’ve written a lot about English here, so I can only hope I haven’t made a butt of myself rattling on about it.

A local teacher had fun in the classroom with his young learners, giving them verb lessons while dancing and singing to ...

Command sentences give instructions and tell someone to do something. They use imperative or bossy verbs, like 'jog on the spot'. If you put a bossy verb at the beginning of a sentence ...

Both sentence pairs make sense. Both describe the same facts. However, in each pair one sentence uses the active voice and one uses the passive voice. Which sentence would you use? That would ...

Repeatedly Sir Chris and other witnesses begged MPs to keep the law on assisted dying 'clear and simple'. He added: 'The more ...

Tired of being policed by ‘Grammar Nazis’? Are you sure you're speaking English correctly? This double-edged piece argues for ...

The Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (Edca) sites in the Philippines will remain unaffected by US President Donald ...