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Here are 20 simple rules and tips to help you avoid mistakes in English grammar. For more comprehensive rules please look under the appropriate topic (part of speech etc) on our grammar page. 1. A sentence starts with a capital letter and ends with a period/full stop, a question mark or an exclamation mark. 2. The order of a basic positive sentence is Subject-Verb-Object...

English grammar is your #1 FRIEND for speaking English. Easy, step-by-step RULES & TIPS to improve your grammar FAST. In simple English with TESTS and example sentences.

7. HelloTalk HelloTalk is an innovative app that helps users practice their English conversational skills by connecting them with native speakers worldwide who want to chat about different topics such as culture or current events.

EnglishClub : Learn English : Reading : Stories Short Stories These short stories in English include vocabulary help and some have vocabulary and comprehension quizzes. The Winepress Upper-Intermediate 1500 words (British English) This short story is set in Madagascar and France. It tells about wine and love - and hate. And about a winepress, the machine used to …

A short history of the origins and development of English from the 5th century AD. With map, illustrations and brief chronology.

7 Days of the Week Everybody knows that there are 7 "days of the week". But do you know that there are only 5 "weekdays"? And of course the "weekend" has 2 days. The days of the week come from the Names of mythical figures, so the first letter of each day must be a CAPITAL letter. Days of the Week: Monday = associated with the Moon Tuesday = from the god Tiw, …

Many English learners worry too much about tense. If you stopped 100 native English speakers in the street and asked them about tense, 1 of them might give you an intelligent answer - if you were lucky. The other 99 would know little about terms like "past perfect" or "present continuous". And they would know nothing about aspect, voice or mood. But they can all speak fluent …

English writing guide for ESL learners. EnglishClub offers free lessons and advice on writing in English, with many example sentences and quizzes.

Click to hear each symbol and sample word. This interactive phonemic chart contains all 44 sounds used in spoken British English (Received Pronunciation).