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English Grammar and Usage Problems => Use and Misuse => Topic started by: solid9 on August 28, 2016, 10:18:45 AM

Title: The hardest part?
Post by: solid9 on August 28, 2016, 10:18:45 AM

When studying English grammar, which does you think is the hardest part?

By the way, I'm currently re-studying tenses.

Title: Re: The hardest part?
Post by: Joe Carillo on August 29, 2016, 08:11:03 AM

I would say it's the verbs because you have to deal with mood, tense, number, voice, and conditionality to figure out their correct form and usage in particular statements. You are therefore on the right track in restudying them. The next tough part would be the English idioms and figures of speech. There are thousands of these forms, and they very often deviate from or subvert the grammar conventions and rules you have been learning so assiduously. To be really fluent in both written and spoken English, in fact, you need to memorize many of these tricky forms so you can use them correctly and confidently when the situation demands.

Title: Re: The hardest part?
Post by: solid9 on August 29, 2016, 08:46:35 AM

@joe

Thank you for sharing your experience.
You are really an English Guru.