Another daft grammar quiz. www.buzzfeed.com/audreyworboy...
In the question below, none of the answers is correct. (And that's not even mentioning the outdated terminology.)
We filmed some Year 4 kids in a London primary school. I just love listening to them talking so confidently about the grammar they learnt. They're amazing!
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Are you an English teacher? Bring your students to the English Grammar Day on 29 June in the British Library. Organised by Bas Aarts @artshumsucl.bsky.social, Jonnie Robinson @britishlibrary.bsky.social and Charlotte Brewer @hertfordcollege.bsky.social
Book here:
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New Substack post by Bas Aarts: Tricky Relative Clauses (2)
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Bookings are now open for the English Grammar Day 2026, which I co-organise with Jonnie Robinson at the @britishlibrary.bsky.social and Charlotte Brewer @ox.ac.uk.
#EnglishGrammarDay
Teachers, do bring your students!
events.bl.uk/events/engli...
"A massive new analysis of over 1,700 languages shows that some long-debated “universal” grammar rules are actually real."
www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...
Quick reminder: you can now book a place for the English Grammar Day, 29 June at the British Library. Bring your students!
Organisers:
Bas Aarts @ucl.ac.uk
Jonnie Robinson @britishlibrary.bsky.social
Charlotte Brewer @hertfordcollege.bsky.social
events.bl.uk/events/engli...
#EnglishGrammarDay
It’s the entire noun phrase that functions as ‘predicative nominal’, not just the noun