Posts tagged free english lesson
English Grammar Lesson: All Some Most Vs All Of Some Of Most Of
May 22nd
I cooked all of the food!
Hi everyone! I want to start today’s English Lesson with a question. Can you find the problem with this sentence?
- Most of Americans like pizza.
Did you find it? Well, if not, don’t worry. You’re not alone. A lot of people get confused when they try to use words like all, some, most, many, little, & few. Today I am going to teach you how to use these words.
You can use all, some, most, many, little, & few + noun. The noun should be a plural countable noun or an uncountable noun. Of course, we use many and few only with a countable noun and little only with an uncountable noun:
- All whales live in the sea.
- Some people like to play sports.
- Most cars run on gasoline.
- These days many factories are trying to operate cleanly.
- Very few people are skilled enough to win a chess game against a computer.
You can use all of, some of, most of, many of, little of, & few of + [determiner] + noun. The determiner is usually an article (a, an, or the) or a pronoun. You CAN’T USE all of, some of, most of, many of, little of, & few of + noun WITHOUT a determiner. This is where a lot of people make a mistake, so please be careful:
- All of my friends like pizza. Not, All of friends~
- Some of the people in my office like to play sports. Not, Some of people~
- Most of those cars are for sale. Not, Most of cars~
- These days many of the factories in Brooklyn have become apartment buildings.
- Very few of the people in my office can speak three languages.
So please try to remember these two patterns:
- All, some, most, many, little, & few + noun: All basketballs are round.
- All of, some of, most of, many of, little of, & few of + [determiner] + noun: All of the basketballs in this store are on sale.
Now it’s your turn to try. How about trying to write an original sentence using with and one of the patterns I just explained above. Use the comment box below!
If you know anyone who has trouble with this English language point, why not help them out! Just share this lesson with them.
Thanks for studying today!
Happy English Grammar Lesson: Go To vs Go For
May 20th
Happy likes to go for a walk on the beach
Hi Everyone! Today is another beautiful, sunny day in NYC. I think I will go for a walk after work. That reminds me. The other day, someone asked me about how to use to and for with go, so today, I am going to show you how the grammar is and how we use it.
We use go to + place:
- Yesterday I went to the park with my dog.
- After work I may go to the library.
- Jack went to London last week.
For more details on when to use go + to + place or just go + place (like go home) check out my Using Go and To Lesson
We also use go + to + verb to show the purpose for going to a certain place:
- Yesterday I went to play the park with my dog.
- After work I may go to study at the library.
- Jack went to meet his customers in London last week.
Of course you can use both of the above ideas in one sentence:
- Yesterday I went to the park to play with my dog.
- After work I may go to the library to study.
- Jack went to London to meet his customers last week.
We also use go + for + noun to show the purpose for going to a certain place:
- I am going for a haircut after work.
- I always go for coffee in the morning.
- Jack went to Macy’s for a new suit
It is also possible to use go + for + gerund [VerbING] to show the purpose for going to a certain place. However, using go + to + verb or go + for + noun is more common:
- ABC Seaside Bar is a nice place to go for drinking.
- ABC Seaside Bar is a nice place to go for a drink.
- ABC Seaside Bar is a nice place to go to have a drink.
Well, there you have it! I hope you found this English lesson useful. How about trying to write an original sentence using with and one of the patterns I just explained. Use the comment box below!
If you know anyone who has trouble with this English language point, why not help them out! Just share this lesson with them.
Thanks for studying today!
English Idiom Lesson: Idioms with Break
May 17th
Happy Friday Everyone! Today I want to show you a few useful idioms using the word break. Check them out and try to use them in your English conversation or writing this weekend!
Break someone’s heart
- How to use it: [someone] breaks another person’s heart
- Explanation: When you break someone’s heart, you disappoint them romantically.
- Example: Ted broke Mary’s heart when he left her.
Break the bank
- How to use it: [something] breaks the bank
- Explanation: When you break the bank you spend a lot of money.
- Example: Pam broke the bank at the mall yesterday.
Break the news
- How to use it: [someone] breaks the news to another person
- Explanation: When you break the news to someone, you tell them bad news.
- Example: We had to break the news to Jake that his pet fish died.
Break up with
- How to use it: [someone] breaks up with another person
- Explanation: When you break up with someone, you end a romantic relationship with them.
- Example: Ken broke up with Marie last night.
If you know anyone who has trouble with this English language point, why not help them out! Just share this lesson with them.
Thanks for studying today!
