English grammar

A sentence can follow the grammar rules and still be unnatural, misleading, too formal, too casual, or simply wrong for what you actually want to communicate. A student asks: “Can I say this in English?” It sounds like a yes-or-no question. Very often, it is not. A teacher can look at the sentence and answer: […]

English word order is often taught as one of the language’s simpler features. Subject. Verb. Object. Marta bought the book. Clean. Predictable. Convenient. Move the nouns around, however: The book bought Marta. and the sentence no longer means the same thing. In ordinary interpretation, the book has somehow become the buyer. That seems to prove […]

Most students learn the word own very early. Usually, the explanation is simple: The translation seems straightforward. The lesson ends. Everyone moves on. But sooner or later English starts producing sentences that make that explanation feel incomplete. Consider: What exactly is being possessed here? A room? Perhaps. But what about ideas? Decisions? Opinions? The deeper […]

Most students eventually notice something strange. English allows both: At first glance, they appear identical. Many textbooks treat them as interchangeable. Most dictionaries translate both simply as: Technically, that translation is correct. But something important disappears. Native speakers often choose one form over the other for a reason. And that reason tells us something fascinating […]

If I had to choose one English word that causes more confusion than it deserves, some would be a strong candidate. Students usually learn it as: Then they open a real book, watch a film, listen to native speakers, and suddenly discover that some can mean: The problem is not grammar. The problem is that […]

Learn a language with structure, meaning, and real-life logic at LevitinTymur.com and explore more language paths through the US site pages that support the ecosystem at languagelearnings.com. English learners are often told a rule that sounds simple: I am, he is, they are; I was, he was, they were. Then real English begins, and the […]

Choose your language → Learners often know the grammar, but still sound “non-native” because of two small words: already and yet. Both talk about time, both appear with the Present Perfect, and both confuse students for the same reason: many languages don’t split this meaning the way English does. Let’s make it clear — in […]

Author’s Edition — by Tymur Levitin, founder and head teacher at Levitin Language School🔗 Choose your language ✨ One Sentence. One Moment. A World of Grammar. English grammar often seems like a set of rules to memorize. But in real language, grammar tells a story. Let’s take one powerful sentence and use it as a […]

🔗 Choose your language ✍️ Author’s Column | Tymur LevitinFounder, teacher and translator at Levitin Language School / Start Language School by Tymur Levitin 🧠 Why Students Always Confuse Still and Yet Ask any learner what still and yet mean — and the answer will be: “both mean ‘ще’ (🇺🇦) / ‘ещё’ (📖).”That seems correct […]