Presents three short articles which discuss problematic areas of the English language. The first article discusses agreement between subject, complement, and verb; the second is about the placement of adverbs with verbs containing two or more elements; and the third is about the rules and tendencies of contracted forms in English. (SED)

Discusses the types of structures that may follow a particular verb in English and attempts some generalization that may be helpful in the English as a second language classroom. (EKN)

Six brief articles discuss these aspects of language instruction: contrasting the imperative "let" with other imperative forms; distinguishing between perfect and nonperfect tenses in English; the various functions a question can perform; use of humor to illustrate language quirks; learning appropriate uses of count versus noncount nouns; and…