Reading Exercise: Classic Horror
For today’s reading exercise, I’ve taken an extract from a creepy old horror story by M.R. James. James was an accomplished scholar who wrote ghost stories heavy with real mythological references. He wrote in a “visceral” way, creating strong feelings/reactions, but...
Reading Exercise & Analysis: Novel Opening 2
As my last post going into detail analysing the opening to a novel proved popular, I’ve put together another reading exercise looking at a different style of novel. This one is modern and from my more recent writing, so let’s see if we can spot some interesting...
Reading Exercise & Analysis: Novel Opening 1
I’m trying something new today with a reading analysis exercise, taking an extract of writing and picking out particulars of language that might be interesting. I’ve provided questions below to help you think critically about the English involved. The answers follow....
Perspective and Points of View in English
After some interesting questions regarding points of view and pronouns, on the pronouns cases article, I felt it would be useful to share my more extensive look at perspective in English, as taken from the Advanced Writing Skills book. So here’s a slightly...
What is Style in English?
A common theme in my teaching is exploring the difference between clearly defined grammar rules and where English becomes flexible. Sometimes variations in English fall into regional or linguistic uses, but often it is a case of style, which can be defined by rules...Want to Master English?
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