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Category: Grammar

Plural Nouns: 3 Common Mistakes with Quick Fixes

“I have two brother.” “The childrens are playing.” “I have a lot of homeworks.” If you teach newcomers, you’ve heard

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3 Reasons Grammar Sorts are a Win for Students (And Teachers Too!)

Grammar instruction does not have to mean worksheets, drills, and endless corrections. One of my favorite ways to help multilingual

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Simple Past & Present Perfect: 4 Lesson Ideas that Blend Tenses to Boost Fluency

If you teach English as a langauge, you’ve probably seen this pattern with the simple past & present perfect: I

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Modals Mustn't, Don't Have To, Must, and Have To: The #1 Reason Why Students Struggle

When I first started teaching English as a language, I came across an intermediate lesson that left me a bit

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Students dropping the simple present tense -s? Try these 5 strategies!

The most common mistake I see with the simple present tense, even among my more advanced students, is dropping the

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Fix These 4 Possessive Adjective Blunders (for good)!

As students begin to build strength with subject pronouns, they naturally expand into possessive adjectives. However, they often use them

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Verb To Be Made Easy: Fix 3 Common Mistakes with Confidence

If you teach beginner ESL, chances are the verb to be is one of the first grammar points you introduce.

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Where to Start with Newcomer ELLs: A Clear Sequence That Works

If you’ve ever stared at a group of ESL newcomers and wondered, “Where do I even start?” you’re not alone.

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