Posts Tagged ‘english grammar’
English Prepositions: Expressions with IN and ON
Welcome back to my preposition series! If you’re a regular follower, you know that I posted about English Prepositions of Time last month, and promised that I’d continue these lessons with prepositions because they can be so confusing. As I’ve previously mentioned, there are a few ways to learn prepositions, for example, by type: prepositions with TIME,…
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Grammar Review: English Gerunds and Infinitives
If you stop to read this post, I promise you will stop being confused with English gerunds and infinitives. I know that it can be confusing to decide whether to use a gerund (verb+ing) or an infinitive (to + base verb) when speaking and writing in English, but luckily there are some basic rules to…
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Understand English Possessives
As I think about the topics to write on my blog for you, I often consider what your biggest difficulties may be. Yours may differ from another English learner, and another reader’s weakness may differ from yours. This week I realized how confusing POSSESSIVES could be in English, and I thought do my readers really…
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Contractions in English
Good morning, good afternoon, good evening to you where ever you are in the world! Today we are combining English grammar with English pronunciation because we are talking about contractions in English. This post will help you with grammar because I’ll be reviewing the common structure and use of contractions in English, or combining two…
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So, Too, Neither, Either: Additions and Agreeing in English
Hello and welcome to English Outside the Box’s official new look. What do you think? It’s been a little quiet around here (sincerest apologies) because I’ve been waiting to upload this newest “5 Minute English” post on the new and improved website and blog. I would love to invite you to have a look around…
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