Comments for Learning to grow http://www.learning2grow.org reaching our potentials Mon, 24 Dec 2012 00:45:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Comment on Create your own personal writing style guide by 7 Types of Sentence Fragments and How to Use Them | Learning to grow http://www.learning2grow.org/2011/07/01/style-guide/#comment-366 7 Types of Sentence Fragments and How to Use Them | Learning to grow Mon, 24 Dec 2012 00:45:51 +0000 http://learning2grow.org/?p=585#comment-366 [...] the practice is to use fewer commas. In literature, the practice is to use more. In my post “Create your own personal style guide” I talk about how to develop your own writing style–the most important thing is to be [...]

]]> Comment on It’s Time for Accountable Content on Blogs by 3 Reasons to Write Accountable Content On Your Blog | Learning to grow http://www.learning2grow.org/2011/02/03/accountable-content/#comment-365 3 Reasons to Write Accountable Content On Your Blog | Learning to grow Mon, 24 Dec 2012 00:25:12 +0000 http://learning2grow.org/?p=477#comment-365 [...] article is an update of my February 2011 article, It’s Time for Accountable Content on Blogs. Since then, I have learned three solid reasons to write accountable blog [...]

]]> Comment on 7 Types of Sentence Fragments and How to Use Them by Shalon http://www.learning2grow.org/2011/02/17/types-of-sentence-fragments/#comment-84 Shalon Fri, 23 Nov 2012 20:32:42 +0000 http://learning2grow.org/?p=537#comment-84 haha! Thanks Jim… Yes, there were many awkward moments when I first started teaching ESL. The dreaded, “Why?” OMG… English is so confusing when it comes to rules and reasons why. I resorted to honesty: “I don’t know why! Sorry.” But then I went home or to the library and looked it up. The truth is, as native English learners we don’t learn grammar through books and exercises – we learn it through speech and reading, by osmosis. Unfortunately, someone coming in later in the game doesn’t have the time for that osmosis. They have to go to school, or get a job and use an unfamiliar language, so they need to learn the grammar rules in a very unnatural way – through books and exercises. :-( That’s why I ALWAYS stress that my students read. I truly believe it’s the best way to learn the grammar of a language, as well as vocabulary.

]]> Comment on 7 Types of Sentence Fragments and How to Use Them by Shalon http://www.learning2grow.org/2011/02/17/types-of-sentence-fragments/#comment-83 Shalon Fri, 23 Nov 2012 20:29:05 +0000 http://learning2grow.org/?p=537#comment-83 Hi Dewi, that is not a real sentence. You could maybe hear someone saying things that don’t sound like real sentences because when we speak we don’t follow the same grammar rules. It’s more flexible.

]]> Comment on Create your own personal writing style guide by Shalon http://www.learning2grow.org/2011/07/01/style-guide/#comment-82 Shalon Fri, 23 Nov 2012 20:21:42 +0000 http://learning2grow.org/?p=585#comment-82 Hello Djahida, thanks for your compliments on my blog! I am glad that it helps you. I will be adding more ESL topics soon, so please come back again. In the meantime, I recommend you practice writing great sentences – see this post: http://www.learning2grow.org/types-of-sentence-fragments/ This is the best information that I have on how to improve your writing.

For essays, I would recommend that you read essays as much as possible. The best way to improve your grammar and writing is by READING! Do you read every day? I recommend you read every day–fiction and non-fiction books, not the newspaper. If you have trouble reading adult books, you can read books for teenagers.

]]> Comment on Create your own personal writing style guide by djahida http://www.learning2grow.org/2011/07/01/style-guide/#comment-79 djahida Thu, 22 Nov 2012 19:29:20 +0000 http://learning2grow.org/?p=585#comment-79 hi how r u I am from Algeria I like your blog Shalon very much I am student in ENGLISH DIdactics , I love your interest subject too Id like to join you to help me grow my own English language .thanks dear

]]> Comment on The single biggest predictor of obesity is low income by Fat Tax Combats Obesity and Makes Cents « Caution: Economics Students at Work http://www.learning2grow.org/2011/01/11/the-single-biggest-predictor-of-obesity-is-low-income/#comment-38 Fat Tax Combats Obesity and Makes Cents « Caution: Economics Students at Work Tue, 06 Nov 2012 11:50:55 +0000 http://learning2grow.wordpress.com/?p=405#comment-38 [...] fat tax would argue for the dramatic price increase. This dramatic increase in price will hit the low-income families the most because they do not have the money to buy healthy food and they maybe working several jobs [...]

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