{"id":39,"date":"2014-03-10T00:37:32","date_gmt":"2014-03-10T00:37:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/patrickcarpen.com\/english-language\/?page_id=10"},"modified":"2018-06-06T16:08:29","modified_gmt":"2018-06-06T16:08:29","slug":"english-language","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/patrickcarpen.com\/english\/language-literature-vocabulary-grammar-punctuation\/english-language\/","title":{"rendered":"An Introduction to the English Language"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='wpfblike' style='height: 40px;'><fb:like href='https:\/\/patrickcarpen.com\/english\/grammar-punctuation-and-mechanics\/colon\/' layout='standard' show_faces='false' width='400' action='like' colorscheme='light' send='true' \/><\/div><p><i>Last updated: June 6, 2018 at 16:08 pm<\/i><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Photo by Free-Photos\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/patrickcarpen.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2014\/03\/e837b1062ef4043ecd0b470de7444e90fe76e7d711b2114094f1c8_640_language.jpg?w=678\" alt=\"language photo\" \/>Why is the English so popular and sought after by speakers of almost all languages in the world? With words and expressions that describe almost any thought imaginable, the English Language is not just beautiful and powerful, but it is also the language of trade and commerce. A good command of the English Language demands a rich vocabulary.<\/p>\n<p>English grammar deals with the basic structure of the English language: the elements that come together to make it work and the guidelines to follow in order to use it correctly.<\/p>\n<p>Below are some quick links to get you started.<\/p>\n<div data-post-id=\"31\" class=\"insert-page insert-page-31 \"><div id='fb-root'><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<script type='text\/javascript'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\twindow.fbAsyncInit = function()\n\t\t\t\t\t\t{\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFB.init({appId: null, status: true, cookie: true, xfbml: true});\n\t\t\t\t\t\t};\n\t\t\t\t\t\t(function()\n\t\t\t\t\t\t{\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tvar e = document.createElement('script'); e.async = true;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\te.src = document.location.protocol + '\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/all.js';\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById('fb-root').appendChild(e);\n\t\t\t\t\t\t}());\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/script>\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/patrickcarpen.com\/english\/parts-speech\/\">The Parts Of Speech<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n<div data-post-id=\"44\" class=\"insert-page insert-page-44 \"><div id='fb-root'><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<script type='text\/javascript'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\twindow.fbAsyncInit = function()\n\t\t\t\t\t\t{\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFB.init({appId: null, status: true, cookie: true, xfbml: true});\n\t\t\t\t\t\t};\n\t\t\t\t\t\t(function()\n\t\t\t\t\t\t{\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tvar e = document.createElement('script'); 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Verbs<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div data-post-id=\"74\" class=\"insert-page insert-page-74 \"><div id='fb-root'><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<script type='text\/javascript'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\twindow.fbAsyncInit = function()\n\t\t\t\t\t\t{\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFB.init({appId: null, status: true, cookie: true, xfbml: true});\n\t\t\t\t\t\t};\n\t\t\t\t\t\t(function()\n\t\t\t\t\t\t{\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tvar e = document.createElement('script'); e.async = true;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\te.src = document.location.protocol + '\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/all.js';\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById('fb-root').appendChild(e);\n\t\t\t\t\t\t}());\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/script>\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/patrickcarpen.com\/english\/grammar-punctuation-and-mechanics\/versus-correct-usage\/\">A Versus An: Correct Usage<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div data-post-id=\"77\" class=\"insert-page insert-page-77 \"><div id='fb-root'><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<script type='text\/javascript'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\twindow.fbAsyncInit = function()\n\t\t\t\t\t\t{\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFB.init({appId: null, status: true, cookie: true, xfbml: true});\n\t\t\t\t\t\t};\n\t\t\t\t\t\t(function()\n\t\t\t\t\t\t{\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tvar e = document.createElement('script'); e.async = true;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\te.src = document.location.protocol + '\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/all.js';\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById('fb-root').appendChild(e);\n\t\t\t\t\t\t}());\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/script>\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/patrickcarpen.com\/english\/the-sentence\/kinds-sentences\/\">Kinds of Sentences<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div data-post-id=\"88\" class=\"insert-page insert-page-88 \"><div id='fb-root'><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<script type='text\/javascript'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\twindow.fbAsyncInit = function()\n\t\t\t\t\t\t{\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFB.init({appId: null, status: true, cookie: true, xfbml: true});\n\t\t\t\t\t\t};\n\t\t\t\t\t\t(function()\n\t\t\t\t\t\t{\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tvar e = document.createElement('script'); e.async = true;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\te.src = document.location.protocol + '\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/all.js';\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById('fb-root').appendChild(e);\n\t\t\t\t\t\t}());\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/script>\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/patrickcarpen.com\/english\/the-sentence\/subject-and-predicate-sentence\/\">The Subject and Predicate of a Sentence<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div data-post-id=\"98\" class=\"insert-page insert-page-98 \"><div id='fb-root'><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<script type='text\/javascript'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\twindow.fbAsyncInit = function()\n\t\t\t\t\t\t{\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFB.init({appId: null, status: true, cookie: true, xfbml: true});\n\t\t\t\t\t\t};\n\t\t\t\t\t\t(function()\n\t\t\t\t\t\t{\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tvar e = document.createElement('script'); 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