Esl English Learning questions from the GrammarBrain community.
Hi everyone, I’m trying to write better emails in English for work, but I keep worrying I sound unprofessional or awkward. For example, I sometimes write, "I a…
Hi everyone, I'm working in an international office where most of my colleagues are native English speakers. Sometimes I need to suggest changes or share new i…
Yesterday in my English class, we practiced giving opinions during meetings. Sometimes I need to disagree with my colleagues or my manager, but I want to do it…
I'm helping a classmate edit her essay, but I don't want to come across as too harsh or critical. For example, I'm not sure whether to say, "This paragraph is …
I'm a native Spanish speaker and I've noticed that some English words seem familiar because they look like words in Spanish, but their meanings aren't the same…
Hi everyone, I’m a Spanish speaker and sometimes I get confused by English words that look similar to Spanish but mean something different. For example, in a w…
I often find myself confused when I hear people use phrasal verbs like 'give up', 'look after', or 'run into' in conversations. For example, in my textbook it …
I'm having trouble figuring out when to split phrasal verbs, especially in sentences with objects. For example, should I say, 'Please turn off the light,' or '…
I'm still not sure when exactly I should capitalize words in English, especially in titles and the beginning of sentences. For example, I'm writing a report an…
I'm writing some business emails and I'm not sure when I should capitalize things like job titles, nationalities, or languages. For example, should it be 'the …
I'm writing an email to my boss and I'm not sure if I should use 'let', 'allow', or 'permit' when talking about employees working from home. For example, shoul…
I'm having a hard time avoiding sentence fragments when I write essays in English. Sometimes I write things like, "Because I was tired." or "After finishing my…
I'm working on an essay for my English class, and my teacher commented that I have several run on sentences. I'm not sure how to spot or correct them. For exam…
Hi everyone! I'm writing an essay for my English class, and I keep running into a problem: when I try to connect my ideas, my sentences end up very long and co…
I'm writing an email to my English teacher and got stuck choosing between these words. For example, should I say, "Although it was raining, I went for a walk,"…
I'm currently writing essays for my ESL class, but I notice my writing often feels choppy and disconnected. My teacher says my ideas are good, but the sentence…
Hi everyone! I'm currently writing an essay for my intermediate ESL class, and I'm finding it tricky to choose the best linking words for different situations.…
Hi everyone, I'm practicing writing for my English class, and I keep getting confused about which adjectives go with which nouns. For example, I wrote "It was …
I'm having a hard time figuring out which preposition to use with certain adjectives and verbs in English. For example, I want to say that I'm interested about…
I'm having trouble figuring out where to put adverbs in my English sentences. Sometimes I see sentences like "She quickly finished her homework," and other tim…