In this section, readers can find lessons regarding grammar topics.
It is the knowledge of grammar that can teach us how to write correctly and speak correctly. Flowery expression or effective expression may not be grammatically correct. So grammar is the root and expression is the fruit. In this section you will find the posts that have been introduced to make the subject more comprehensive and grammar oriented
The Present Perfect Continuous The Present Perfect Continuous shows an action happening over a period of time. Here the period lasts up to the present. In other words the The Present Perfect Continuous shows an action happening over a period of time leading up to the present. In some cases the action may be still … Read more
The prepositions convey a variety of meanings such as location or direction, time, agency, instruments, possession, manner, cause, origin etc. besides it must be noted that the same preposition can convey various meanings.
What is mood ? The word “Mood” is derived from a Latin word “Modus” which means “manner”. Thus in English grammar mood is the manner in which the action denotes by the verb is represented. There are four moods in English. These are: i. Indicative mood. ii. Imperative mood. iii. Subjunctive mood. iv. Infinitive mood. … Read more
In the previous post we learned about gerund. In this post we shall learn about participles. Let’s start. Participles And Its Types A participle is a verbal adjective. It is by birth a verb, but mostly serves nouns and pronouns as an adjective does. Read the following sentences: a. Hearing the noise the boy woke … Read more
“Ing Form” (Gerund) Let us look at the sentences: i. Gardening is my hobby. ii. We continued playing. iii. I prevent him from stealing. iv. The game was an exciting. In sentence (i) “gardening” is a non-finite verb ending in “ing” which works as a subject of “is”. In sentence (ii) “playing” is a non-finite … Read more
Finite and Non-Finite verbs Look at the following sentences and find out the functions of the verbs given in each sentences: i. To err is him. ii. I have come to see you. iii. Painting is my favourite pass time. iv. To respect our teachers is our duty. v. I enjoy singing. vi. Guided by … Read more
Types of Prepositions Prepositions can be arranged in the following classes:- Simple prepositions:-These prepositions are usually monosyllabic words; as: At, by, for, from, in, of, off, on, out, through, to, up, with. Some example sentences: Davood drove the car on the race track. Jozy leaves for work at 8.00 am everyday. Saika brushes her hair … Read more
Literary, the word Preposition means the word “that is placed before”. Grammatically, a Preposition is a word used to show the relation between a noun or pronoun, called its object, and some other words in the sentence.
Past Simple Hello everyone! This time we are looking at Past Simple. Past Simple is formed by adding ed to the end of verbs. It is used to talk about something that is finished in the past and to tell a story in chronological order, when each event is finished before the next begins. We … Read more
AFFIXES Languages are enriched by the addition of letters or syllables to the primary words. These letters are called affixes, which may be placed either before or after the primary word to modify its meaning. An affix added to the beginning of a word is called a Prefix. Thus we get ‘unhorse’, ‘befriend’ and ‘endear’ … Read more
We are going to start by looking at Present Simple and Present continuous:-
Today we are looking at ways of expressing ability.
Can is the modal verb used to talk about present ability. E.g. I can swim.
Verb to be and able to are also used to talk about present ability. E.g. I am able to swim. In the present, able to is a little more formal than can, but they have the same meaning so it doesn’t matter which one you use.
