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Top 10 words with most OED entries? What do they have in common?
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What are phrasal verbs? Why are they difficult to learn?
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Why are there irregular verbs?
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There are thousands of regular verbs ( paint, walk) - and less than two hundred irregular verbs. Yet it is those awkward irregulars which dominate in spoken in English ( see here ). English Language 100 FAQ Teaching Pack - only £1.99 using discount code CQDWKF0 Grammar Girl has a slightly different take here - and talks about verbs becoming irregular in her most recent podcast. Use offer code CQDWKF0 to download English FAQ Teaching Pack for only £1.99
What are phrasal verbs? Is there an easy way to learn them?
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phrasal verb noun [ C ] / ˌfreɪ.z ə lˈvɜːb / / -ˈvɝːb / a phrase that consists of a verb with a preposition or adverb or both, the meaning of which is different from the meaning of its separate parts: 'Look after', 'work out' and 'make up for' are all phrasal verbs. Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus A phrasal verb is a verb with two parts; the verb and a preposition. The preposition changes the meaning of the verb - to turn on a light is different from to turn a corner. Is there an easy way to learn phrasal verbs? Not if 'easy' means without practice. Phrasal verbs are tricky for English language learners because there are no universal rules. They are the inner secrets of the language; available only to those with the curiosity and patience to discover them. There are, however, a few useful guidelines that can help - see here : Use offer code CQDWKF0 to download English FAQ Teach
Is English grammar easier than other language?
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Robert McCrum, the writer of the influential How the English Language Became the World's Language has suggested that 'English .. has a grammar of great simplicity" The argument for this is broadly as follows: English grammar is based on simplified form of German Verb conjugation is simple for regular verbs: four endings for regular English verbs ( paint/paints/painted/painting ). French, German & other key languages have 50+. There are fewer irregular verbs - and most are irregular in the same way. Written & spoken forms are comparatively similar English. Noun and adjectival forms do not divide by gender Adjectives do not change form for plural nouns ( blue car/blue cars ) A version of this post is included in 50 FAQ about English ($1.75)