All this is bigger than ghazals, of course. Bigger than haiku. I’m saying we have to graduate from pastiche and mimicry to ...

When I asked my teachers why English has the verb "to be" or why subjects and verbs must agree, I was often dismissed. "That's English," they'd say, or worse, "That's a silly question." ... The way ...

'Who' is a subject pronoun, and 'whom' is an object pronoun. ... Incorrect subject-verb agreement. ... while adverbs describe verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs.

The way English is taught in Vietnam can be rigid, focused on formulas like subject, verb, object, without explaining why. I was often too afraid to ask questions, because when I did, I got vague ...

Time + Verb + Subject + Object. Important Note: Even if you start the sentence with time, place, or another element, the verb still takes the second position.

The tense will depend on the reporting verb. Pronouns and Adverbs. ... Subject + Verb + Object. For example, The teacher teaches the student. In passive voice, the subject receives the action.