Life in Japan as an An English teacher’s

現役中高英語教員が生きていくあれこれを紹介。興味のまま、雑多に紹介します。A blog about various ideas by a Japanese English teacher in a Japanese school.

Think Grammar Simply

Think Grammar Simply no.5 Adjective and Adverb

https://unsplash.com/photos/Gw30u4w3PTg?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditShareLink Adjective Definition: A word that describes a noun Word order An adjective is always directly in front or behind a noun in front of…

Think Grammar Simply no.4 Verb

VERB Definition: A word that describes an action. Character: ①Has various forms due to subjects or tense(time) Forms of Verbs There are different forms of verbs. Original form, present form with(/without “s”), past form The following verb …

Think Grammar Simply no.3 Noun

Noun Definition: Noun: A word that describes a person, an object, or an idea. Function: Become a subject or an object. Character: Use different forms according to singular(one) or plural(more than one). c.f) a panda (singular) 2 pandas (pl…

Think Grammar Simply no.2 Structure Difference

SUBJECT<noun> + VERB<verb> Basic structure of an English sentence <IDEA> Basically the structure of an English sentence is made of “SUBJECT<who>” + “VERB<did what>”. Adjectives and adverbs are extra information of either a noun or a verb so you can say a basic sentence is</did></who></idea></verb></noun>…

Think Grammar Simply no.1 word class

Think Simply If you want to capture the idea of English grammar, you should first be aware of the 4 word classes noun, verb, adjective, adverb. With the understanding of these 4 word classes, you can break down most English sentences gramm…