Subject – verb agreement

I have been marking some practice exams recently and I’ve been giving feedback to students about how to improve their writing. There are lots of things that I could say, but in this post I’m going to mention just one: CHECK YOUR SUBJECT – VERB AGREEMENT! When your teacher reads mistakes like these ones in … Read more

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: check your subject-verb agreement before you hand your work in! Even good students make silly mistakes which can have a negative effect on their readers. Take a look at this example sentence: Many immigrants who come to Britain works either in highly-skilled or unskilled jobs. of … Read more

If you live in the UK you have probably heard about – and maybe have even been following – the TV programme ‘The Apprentice’ over the past few months. Well, of course I said right from the start that Yasmina would win (if it wasn’t Kate, or Lorraine or Howard that is). At least it … Read more

If you missed the last post please read here about the chance to win a place on Macmillan’s online Advanced English and EAP course. Only a few people have entered so you have a very good chance of winning a year’s access to these interactive learning activities. When students stop making subject – verb agreement … Read more