How To Prime Your Mind For Learning English Grammar
Thomas gives a tip for how to prime your mind for learning grammar—or anything else you want to know! The secret is ATTENTION and WONDER.
Author: Cozy Grammar
A poem on what makes a person beautiful
Thomas shares a verse from his new translation of the classical Tamil masterpiece on ethics, power, and love, The Kural: Tiruvalluvar’s Tirukkural, published by Beacon Press.
What is the difference between SOMETIMES and AT TIMES?
Awais R. asks, “Can you differentiate between at times and sometimes.” Thomas explores the difference and how it connects to poetry.
Are “Here” and “There” prepositions?
Liam W. asks, “Why are here and there not prepositions? Are prepositions adverbs?” Here Thomas clarifies how here and there are adverbs.
What is a Main Subject and a Main Predicate?
As the leaves start to turn our thoughts often turn to the coziness of a fire and the warmth of our homes. It’s a great time for getting back to basics. This month we wanted to share how getting back to grammatical basics and understanding main subjects and main predicates can help us in our storytelling.
What part of speech is “there” and “here”?
Jennifer A. asks, “What part of speech are here and there?” Here Thomas explains how to use and classify these words in a sentence.
A poem on mindfulness, intention, and ease
Thomas shares a verse from his new translation of the classical Tamil masterpiece on ethics, power, and love, The Kural: Tiruvalluvar’s Tirukkural, published by Beacon Press.
What Is Inflection in English Grammar?
In this excerpt from the Intermediate Cozy Grammar Course, Marie introduces the concept of inflection, complete with examples. Remember, inflection means change.
Grammar is important to me | Where should I start?
Adalynn L. writes, “I’m going into 7th grade. Grammar is very important to me. Where should I start?” Here is some clear and useful guidance from Thomas.
A poem on when—and when not—to take action
Thomas shares a verse from his new translation of the classical Tamil masterpiece on ethics, power, and love, The Kural: Tiruvalluvar’s Tirukkural, published by Beacon Press.
Should we say “It is I” or “It is me”?
A student recently asked whether it is correct to say “it’s me” or “it’s I.” As Thomas explains, both are right but for different reasons.
Problems with Subject Verb Agreement
George S. asks, “How do I figure out which verb to use in a sentence like this: This is one of those situations that drive or drives me crazy?” Here is the secret to tricky SAT and TOEFL questions on verb agreement.
What are Plural Verbs?
One of the key concepts of grammar is agreement of verbs. That may sound awfully technical, but as Marie shows in these two excerpts from the Basic Cozy Grammar Course, we make verbs agree all the time!
The rewards of patience
Here’s a thought nugget from Thomas on where all the seemingly endless details of grammar can ultimately lead you, with the help of Sarah the Herrerasaurus!
A poem on the two uses of wealth
Thomas shares a verse from his new translation of the classical Tamil masterpiece on ethics, power, and love, The Kural: Tiruvalluvar’s Tirukkural, published by Beacon Press.
How to remember what a compound sentence is
Here’s a simple but powerful way to remember what a compound sentence is. Take a peek at this video from Thomas.