Learning English Numbers: What Are Ordinal Numbers, Decimals, and Fractions?
Ordinal numbers are used for indicating order. The following ESL lesson plan explains how to teach English language learners how to form the ordinal …
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Learning English Numbers: What Are Cardinal Numbers?
Cardinal numbers are the basic numbers used for counting. The following ESL lesson plan explains how to teach English language learners how to form …
Continue ReadingGrammatical Conversion in English: Converting Words Into Other Parts of Speech
Part two of “Word Formation: Creating New Words in English” covers the process of conversion, which is the word formation process whereby …
Continue ReadingUnderstand Forming New Words: Derivation and Back-Formation in English
As part of basic word formation learning, the addition and subtraction of prefixes and suffixes are used to create new words. Also included below are …
Continue ReadingEnglish Noun Suffixes: Forming Names for People from Other Nouns
Suffixes are affixes that attach to the ends of words to create new words. This article explains how to form names for people by adding the noun …
Continue ReadingTypes of Derivation in English: Forming Agent Nouns from Verbs
Derivation is a word formation process that involves the addition of affixes to create new words. This article explains how to form agent nouns, or …
Continue ReadingUnderstanding the Definition of Modal Verbs: The Meanings of Must
Modal auxiliary verbs express modality, which is the expression of possibility, probability, and necessity. This article offers the most frequent …
Continue ReadingClassroom Games for ESL Students- Make Reviewing Fun
Is your ESL classroom becoming the most boring room in the school? These games for ESL students will liven up your classroom – and help your students …
Continue ReadingUnderstanding the Definition of Modal Verbs: The Meanings of Would
Modal verbs express modality, which is defined as the expression of subjective attitudes such as possibility, probability, necessity, contingency, …
Continue ReadingUnderstanding the Definition of Modal Verbs: The Meanings of Could
Modal verbs are auxiliaries that express modality, subjective attitudes about possibility, necessity, and contingency. This article offers the most …
Continue ReadingUnderstanding the Definition of Modal Verbs: The Meanings of Will
Modal verbs are auxiliary verbs that express modality, the expression of possibility, necessity, and contingency. This article offers the most …
Continue ReadingCatenative Verbs: Connecting One Verb to Another in English Grammar
Catenative verbs form strings of verbs by linking a catenative verb to an infinitive, present participle, or base form of another verb. The following …
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