Unfocused corrective feedback is pivotal in second language (L2) writing instruction, yet its differential impacts on various linguistic elements remain underexplored in existing literature. The ...

I received two queries which I will discuss this week. The first one is from a regular reader of this column: Is the use of ‘for’ in the following sentences correct? a. For emergency contact number ...

In these examples, down and back are not prepositions but function as adverbs to extend or change the meaning of the verb. This combination of verb and adverb is always known as a phrasal verb. Note ...

Winston Churchill famously rubbished this grammatical convention by demonstrating the tortuous English which could result - "This is the sort of thing up with which I will not put." Simon Blake, ...

'I just didn’t see them. I drove through the traffic lights when they were red.' 'He wasn’t tall enough and couldn’t climb over the fence.' In these two examples, through and over are prepositions and ...

In Learners' Questions in Session 4, Dan looks at phrasal verbs with the word pop. Here's a guide to phrasal verbs. Multi-word verbs are verbs that combine with one or two particles, which may be ...