... need to learn in order to communicate in English. Why do I need to know grammar? For teachers of ESL/EFL learners, a knowledge of how English works is essen-tial. Teachers need to be able to talk ... a way to convey the essentials ofAmerican Englishgrammar clearly, to engage students actively in their own learningand understanding of grammar as applicable to ESL/EFL learners, and to motivatethem ... reflect the actual grammar of English. However, in order to discuss the different elements and structures of English, weneed to employ some sort of terminology, so we continue to use the traditionallabels...
... totalled Whether to double or not to double the l is discussedat -l/-ll toto See in toto.tour de forceThis French phrase means literally “feat of strength”. In English it usually refers to ... heading.topic sentences These are the sentences that signal what a paragraph is to beabout. See under paragraphs.tormentor or tormenter Dictionaries always give first preference to tormentor, but ... present tormenter as an acceptable alternative.tornado, hurricane or cyclone See cyclone.torpedo For the plural, see under -o.torturous or tortuous The first word has torture in it, and torturous...
... inreferring to a repertory theatre company, which offers a set of plays for a shortseason. In the past it could, like repertoire, refer to a set of performable items,and also to a repository of ... Incidental references to them in history books and encyclopediasare usually abbreviated to St. In the indexes to religious books, saints’ names areentered alphabetically according to their given names, ... showing reverence, and there’s little to choose between them, except that reverent seems to be applied to people andtheir ordinary behavior:Reverent visitors to the chapel spoke in hushed whispers.Reverential...
... discoverer, photographer, executioner, organizer. Principal exceptions: counsellor, carburettor, conqueror. 3. -or follows -at- to form a suffix -ator, often but not always in words related to verbs ... -er. So supervisor, compressor, prospector, but adviser, presser, perfecter. -tor usually follows -c, unstressed i, and u, e.g. actor, compositor, executor; -ter usually follows f, gh, l, r, ... final consonant" in topic 1.16). 2. Dropping of silent -e (see "dropping of silent -e" in topic 1.17). 3. Change of y to i (see "y to i" in topic 1.50). Note laid,...