Using linking words is one of the ways to demonstrate coherence, according to English teacher Gwendolen Warnick. Coherence is one of the skills assessed in English speaking tests so we asked Gwen to ...

We use words and phrases like though, although and even though to link two clauses together. We call them linking words of contrast. We use despite and in spite of in front of nouns and gerunds. Marta ...

Ellen Jovin is not the grammar police. She's more like a grammar guru, a gentle, nonjudgmental guide who knows English isn't etched into a linguistic stone, rigid and unchangeable. Instead, she knows ...