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GBC Test Item: Grammar/Syntax – Lacked Business/Practical Expressions

Top List Of English Business Idioms What are the most common English Business Idioms that English students study? What are some examples of the business idioms in use so that I can learn how to use them? This list of the top Business English idioms will help you to improve your knowledge of them and help you to better understand native English speakers who commonly use these …

GBC Test Item: Grammar/Syntax – Confused countable/uncountable nouns

Do I know the difference between countable and uncountable nouns? Why do people learning the English language have difficulty learning the difference between the two? What can I do to learn the difference between countable and uncountable nouns? All of these questions and more will be answered in this lesson. Countable Nouns Explanation Countable nouns are used when you simply add -s or -es in …

GBC Test Items: Grammar/Syntax – Struggled to form basic SVO sentences AND Struggled to form complex sentences AND Spoke in Fragmented Sentences

Phrases a purple pen noun phrase been watching verb phrase red, round balls adjective phrase spoke loudly adverb phrase out the door prepositional phrase When there is more than one word forming a meaningful unit within a clause, this is known as a phrase. The English language has five main types of phrases. Read on to learn more. Noun Phrase When a group …

GBC Test Items: Grammar/Syntax – Made errors in verb tense selection AND Could not sustain tense in longer utterances

Note: This one page has two lessons in it. How Do We Use The Present Simple Tense? subject + auxiliary verb + main verb do base There are three important exceptions to remember about this rule: Do not use the auxiliary verb for positive sentences. Add -s to the main verb or -es to the auxiliary when you are using third person singular (he, she, it, etc). …

GBC Test Item: Grammar/Syntax – Confused singular/plural usage

What is a Plural Noun? A meaning of a plural noun is simple. It suggests that there is more than one person, place, thing, animal, or idea. Anytime you refer to more than one thing, you are using a plural noun. A plural noun usually has an -s, -es, or -ies at the end of the word. As with other things, there are a few exceptions to this rule. One of the few words that stays the same in the English …