Until
on Nov 3, 2009 in urenglishtutor.com using the word until formal writing reading writing "I kept hearing about the Rosenbergs over the radio and at the office till I couldn't get them out of my mind."-taken from The Bell Jar by Sylvia PlathThe problem that I constantly run into with student papers is using the word till instead of until.

Word of the Day- Pedant
on Nov 3, 2009 in urenglishtutor.com vocabulary words word of the day pedant pedant n. one who parades or overvalues his or her learning. --pedantic adj. --pedantically adv. --pedantry n.

Using Dictionaries
on Nov 2, 2009 in urenglishtutor.com basic word lists vocabulary words parts of speech word search dictionaries dictionary definitions Every writing teacher encourages their students to use dictionaries. They will even allow them in class while students are writing basic compositions and taking composition exams. Dictionaries do more than just tell the definitions of words. They...

Five Hundred Basic Words List Part Two
on Nov 1, 2009 in urenglishtutor.com spelling basic word lists writing MondaymoneymonthmoremorningmothermountainmouthmuchmustnailnearneedleneithernevernewspapernickelniecenightninetynoisenonenotnothingNovembernownumberoceano'clockOctoberofferoftenoldomitonceoneonlyoperateopinionopportunityoptimistoriginaloughtounceoverc...

Five Hundred Basic Words List Part One
on Nov 1, 2009 in urenglishtutor.com spelling basic word lists writing ability absent accept accident ache acrossaddressadvertiseadviceafteragainagainstagreeall rightalmosta lotalreadyalsoalthoughalwaysamateurAmericanamongamountangryanimalanotheransw...

National Punctuation Day
on Sep 28, 2009 in urenglishtutor.com possession plurals National Punctuation Day contractions apostrophes National Punctuation Day was on September 24 this year. The importance of proper punctuation is that it can entirely change the meaning of what someone is saying.“Casual shortcuts bred by e-mailing and text messaging have no place in school papers...

President Obama's Speech on Education
on Sep 28, 2009 in urenglishtutor.com President Barack Obama education Prepared Remarks of President Barack ObamaBack to School EventArlington, VirginiaSeptember 8, 2009The President: Hello everyone – how’s everybody doing today? I’m here with students at Wakefield High School in Arlington, Virginia. And we’ve g...

Quotations from The Prince
on Sep 20, 2009 in Niccolo Machiavelli quotations The Prince by Niccolo Machiavelli"The hereditary prince has less cause and less need to offend than a new one. Hence it follows that he is more readily loved.""A natural hazard which exists in all new princialities: that is, from the willingness of men to chan...

Mad Libs
on Sep 19, 2009 in urenglishtutor.com tenses adverbs verbs adjectives amazon.com nouns mad libs Mad libs can be an excellent educational tool while still being fun for kids. They teach the difference between parts of speech. You choose from verbs, adjectives, adverbs, nouns, and you also have to place them in the proper tense and use either s...

Quotes from Notes from Underground
on Sep 8, 2009 in urenglishtutor.com Notes from Underground Dostoyevsky by Dostoevsky"Now I'm living out my life in a corner, trying to console myself with the stupid, useless excuse that an intelligent man cannot turn himself into anything, that only a fool can make anything he wants out of himself. It's true that an i...