English Grammar

Splendiferous Speech explores the main sources of the American vernacular - the expanding western frontier, the bumptious world of politics, and the sensation-filled pages of popular 19th-century newspapers. It's a process that started with the earliest English colonists (first word adoption - the Algonquian raccoon) and is still going strong today. Author Rosemarie Ostler takes listeners along on the journey as Americans learn to declare linguistic independence and embrace their own brand of speech.

Learn Persian will have you speaking with proper pronunciation from the very first lesson and arm you with cultural insight and other information to utterly surprise and amaze your Iranian friends.

This course includes Lesson 26-30 from the Tagalog Level 2 program featuring 2.5 hours of language instruction. Each lesson provides 30 minutes of spoken language practice, with an introductory conversation, and new vocabulary and structures. Detailed instructions enable you to understand and participate in the conversation. Practice for vocabulary introduced in previous lessons is included in each lesson.

You want to come to Quebec and live a captivating experience. Whether it's for one of the 500 festivals, whether you want to participate in the Grand Prix Cyclist or simply visit Quebec City, one of the oldest cities in North America, all the reasons are good to come.

The Art of Writing is Yang's highly practical treatise on the four key principles of dazzling, effective writing - economy, transparency, variety, and harmony. Far from your garden-variety style guide, the principles in this audiobook apply to everyone, whether you're writing an inauguration speech or a letter home to Mom.

In this eye-opening chronicle, Kushner tells the story of her vibrant relationship to the Bible and along the way illustrates how the differences in translation affect our understanding of our culture's most important written work.

Sound interesting? The author thinks so too! Listen to 5,000 Most Common GRE Words with Example Sentences: Official Test Preparation Guide: A Vocabulary Builder for Adults and build up your vocabulary for the GRE.

The normal human way of doing things is rife with inefficiencies. It means starting a new writing project and blankly staring at your screen, waiting for inspiration to hit you. It means reading books at such a slow pace that you never have time to finish them in your busy schedule. It means having a capricious mind that jumps from one distraction to the next, stifling your ability to learn and retain information. To become superhuman is to achieve superhuman memory, reading, and writing skills.

Souhaitez-vous maîtriser la grammaire afin de pouvoir parler et écrire anglais correctement ? Apprenez avec le cours "Maîtrisez la grammaire anglaise : Grammar Tenses - New Edition" qui enseigne progressivement tous les temps et formes grammaticales essentiels pour communiquer en anglais aux niveaux moyen et avancé. Pourquoi choisir le cours "Maîtrisez la grammaire anglaise : Grammar Tenses - New Edition" ? Pour perfectionner le style de son expression, il ne suffit pas de connaître les règles grammaticales. Il est essentiel de comprendre les différences d'utilisation des temps et de savoir dans quelle situation utiliser une forme donnée.

Like a seasoned sportscaster, Fish marvels at the adeptness of finely crafted sentences and breaks them down into digestible morsels, giving listeners an instant play-by-play. Drawing on a wide range of great writers, from Philip Roth to Antonin Scalia to Jane Austen, How to Write a Sentence is much more than a writing manual—it is a spirited love letter to the written word, and a key to understanding how great writing works. It is a book that will stand the test of time.

Do you find Japanese grammar hard to digest and boring? You’re not alone. Did you know that grammar is the number-one obstacle most new students struggle with when learning Japanese? Japanese grammar is the complete opposite to English, and the hardest part is trying to adapt. Learning language structures, different tenses and conjugation can be too much to handle. Most Japanese books are full of boring linguistic jargon that you will hardly ever use. You can easily get lost and have to spend time going back to revisit topics - only to be confused even more.

A far-reaching exploration of the idea of creation in Western thought, literature, religion, and history, this volume can fairly be called a magnum opus. He reflects on the different ways we have of talking about beginnings, on the "core-tiredness" that pervades our end-of-the-millennium spirit, and on the changing grammar of our discussions about the end of Western art and culture.

How’s your Spanish? Do you have the feeling that you are prepared to improve your language skills, but you don’t have time for lessons? Or maybe you’re tired of going over the basics every time you start a new book or course.…

Learn Greek Grammar: 25 Sentence Patterns for Beginners by GreekPod101 is designed for beginner-level learners. You'll learn the top 25 beginner-level sentence patterns that are used in everyday speech. All were hand-picked by our team of Greek teachers.

Se trata de 144 clases sobre la gramática clave del inglés con frases de traducción asociadas. Ideal para dominar los aspetos clave de la gramática.

Italian Level 3 Lessons 1-5 builds on material taught in prior lessons. Each lesson provides 30 minutes of spoken language practice, with an introductory conversation and new vocabulary and structures. Detailed instructions enable you to understand and participate in the conversation.

Italian Level 3 Lessons 11-15 builds on material taught in prior lessons. Each lesson provides 30 minutes of spoken language practice, with an introductory conversation and new vocabulary and structures. Detailed instructions enable you to understand and participate in the conversation.

In 2003, the book Nigger started an intense conversation about the uses and implications of that epithet. The N Word moves beyond that short, provocative book by revealing how the word has both reflected and spread the scourge of bigotry in America.

By using this audiobook together with practice, you can learn to understand, read, write, and speak this beautiful language. French tends to have a reputation among English speakers as hard to learn, but it’s easier than you might think.

Studies have shown that kids by the age of five who had poor education in their early childhood are not academically or socially ready for school. By fourth grade, the number increases, with 80 percent of poorly educated children reading below grade level. Lucky for you and other loving parents, your child will not only be literate, but articulate in their grammar and speech. This spelling bee preparation guide is not only suited for practicing for your child’s upcoming spelling bee, but is also great for any child discovering new words and vocabulary.