Understanding Auxiliary Verbs Introduction to Auxiliary Verbs In English grammar, auxiliary verbs, also known as helping verbs, are used in conjunction with main verbs to create various verb tenses, moods, voices, and aspects. Auxiliary verbs do not have a meaning of their own but help to convey the time or the modality of the main…
Understanding Attributive Adjectives What are Attributive Adjectives? Attributive adjectives are words that describe or modify nouns. They provide more information about the noun by answering questions like “What kind?” “Which one?” or “How many?” Attributive adjectives are usually placed before the noun they describe in a sentence. Examples of Attributive Adjectives In each of these…
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Greetings English Learners and Teachers from All Over the World! I’m Ioan Elvis Sersea, M.A., M.A.T., aka Maestro Sersea, an American English teacher based in Southern California, United States of America. I’ve been educating English learners in California since 1989 and I continue to do so both at a charter high school and at a…
Understanding Adjectives Page 1: Introduction to Adjectives Welcome to the world of adjectives! Adjectives are words that describe or modify nouns and pronouns. They add detail and color to our language, making our sentences more interesting and vivid. For example, in the sentence “The big house is beautiful,” both “big” and “beautiful” are adjectives because they describe the…
Understanding Conjunctions What Are Conjunctions? Conjunctions are important parts of speech that connect words, phrases, or clauses in a sentence. They help to join different ideas together to make the meaning clear and cohesive. There are three main types of conjunctions: coordinating conjunctions, subordinating conjunctions, and correlative conjunctions. Coordinating Conjunctions Coordinating conjunctions, such as “and,”…
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Greetings, and welcome to our newsletter. I’m Ioan Elvis Sersea, M.A., M.A.T., aka Maestro Sersea. English was my third language when I moved to the United States of America from Romania over 40 years ago. I have been passionately teaching English learners in California since 1989, both at K-12 public schools and community colleges. Whether…
Greetings, and welcome to our newsletter. I’m Ioan Elvis Sersea, M.A., M.A.T., aka Maestro Sersea. English was my third language when I moved to the United States of America from Romania over 40 years ago. I have been passionately teaching English learners in California since 1989, both at K-12 public schools and community colleges. Whether…