Found 142 articles starting with T: Page #3

The role of grammar in learning foreign languages

Recently, the question has been raised more and more often about the role and importance of grammar directly in the process of teaching foreign languages. As you know, in the history of teaching foreign languages ​​the question of the role o...

The Singular 'Their'

In traditional grammar, 'their' is a plural pronoun used to indicate possession by more than one person. However, in modern usage, it has found a place as a gender-neutral singular pronoun, addressing the limitations of gender-specific pronouns. ...

The Use of Repetition as a Rhetorical Device: Anaphora, Epistrophe, and Symploce

Do you know these three words: Anaphora, Epistrophe, and Symploce?...

The uses of ‘used to’

Used to Used+to – the combination usually l...

The verb GO

Go -ing (not a phrasal verb) ...

The Word “Like” Serves as 7 Parts of Speech

A Grammatical Analysis for ChildrenThe word like serves as seven of the parts of speech. The only function it doesn’t serve?  It isn’t a pronoun. But it does cover the other seven.Like as a V...

The Word “Principal”

A Part-of-Speech ApproachThe word principal, on the other hand, has a variety of meanings as an adjective and as a noun.Principal as an AdjectiveLet’s look f...

The Word “Principle”

A Part-of-Speech ApproachInstead, let’s take a simple parts-of-speech approach to understanding the differences. The word principle will always appear as a noun form, never as an adjective. It is thus incorre...

The ^caret symbol

Origin of the caret symbol Caret is a Latin word which means ‘to be separated’. It is also called as ...

The “Like” Word

Like, Wow!The word doing the most damage to the communicative “skills” of young people today happens to be a preposition … the word like. It also happens to be a noun, a verb, an adjective, an adverb, a conjunction, ...

The “Like” Word Threatens Your Career

In my last blog, we looked at some grammar governing the use of the like word. Now let’s see what the experts have to say. As you’ll see, they mince no words. Overusing Like Threatens Your Career Consider ...

Theater vs. Theatre

Should we go watch a movie in a theatre or a theater? ...

their - correct spelling

possessive pronoun
Note: For a discussion of their, there, and they’re, see Grammar.com’s section on Common Grammatical Mistakes. ...

Their vs. There

Their vs. ThereThe quick answer is no! They don’t mean the same thing. They may sound similar and they may have similar spellings, yet “their” and “there” have nothing in common in regard to their definitions.In fact, “thei...

themselves - correct spelling

reflexive pronoun
Example: They gave themselves a party....

Then vs. Than

The policeman’s strategy was better than the burglar’s so he waited for him to make a move first and then arrested him. Did you notice than and then in the above s...

theories - correct spelling

noun (plural of the noun theory)Example: We have several theories about the cause of his resignation....

there - correct spelling

adverb, pronoun, adjective, and noun
Note: For a discussion of their, there, and they’re, see Grammar.com’s s...

therefor - correct spelling

adverb
Example: He ordered the stereo and included payment therefor.Note: This adverb often appears in legal writing. It differs i...

therefore - correct spelling

adverb and conjunctive adverb
Example: He therefore decided to sell the farm. adverb...

therefore, therefor - vocabulary

adverb
Therefore: serves as a conjunctive adverb or as a regular adverb
. When it joins two clauses, it must be preceded by a semicolon and ...

they're - correct spelling

contraction
Note: For a discussion of their, there, and they’re, see Grammar.com’s section on Common Grammatical Mistakes. ...

they're, their, there

Note: We thoroughly discuss the differences among these words in the Common Grammatical Mistakes section of Grammar.com. Click here for the ...

Think vs. Suppose vs. Assume

Think Thinking – of course, is a thought that buds from a brain or mind. What you ‘think’ may be or may not be true. It is based...

Third Person

Many a times you would have heard someone say about a book or a story that it was written in third person. W...

Discuss these grammar articles with the community:

0 Comments

    We need you!

    Help us build the largest grammar knowledge base and articles collection on the web!


    Free, no signup required:

    Add to Chrome

    Check your text and writing for style, spelling and grammar problems everywhere on the web!

    Free, no signup required:

    Add to Firefox

    Check your text and writing for style, spelling and grammar problems everywhere on the web!

    Free Writing Tool:

    Instant
    Grammar Checker

    Improve your grammar, vocabulary, style, and writing — all for FREE!


    Quiz

    Are you a grammar master?

    »
    Identify the sentence with correct use of the comparative adverbs:
    A She speaks English more fluently than anyone in the class.
    B He finished the race quicker than the other athletes.
    C They reached the destination sooner than we.
    D She dances more beautifully than him.

    Improve your writing now:

    Download Grammar eBooks

    It’s now more important than ever to develop a powerful writing style. After all, most communication takes place in reports, emails, and instant messages.