Dialog 1 | Checking a Deadline
Teacher: Look at this sentence: Please submit the report ___ Friday.
Student: The answer is by, right?
Teacher: Yes. By Friday means no later than Friday.
Student: So the report can be sent before Friday, too.
Dialog 2 | Choosing a Word Form
Student: I see the words quick, quickly, and quickness.
Teacher: Find the verb first. What word describes the action?
Student: An adverb describes the action, so quickly fits.
Teacher: Good. Always check the grammar around the blank.
Dialog 3 | Reading for Meaning
Teacher: Which connector fits: because, although, or if?
Student: The sentence gives a reason, so because is best.
Teacher: Exactly. Grammar and meaning work together.
Student: I should read both sides of the blank.