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 relative pronouns who, which and that When words like who, whom, which and that are used to introduce relative clauses, they are called relative pronouns. Who, which and that can be the subjects of verbs in relative clauses. Who refers to people and which refers to things. That can refer to both people and things. What is the name of the fat woman who just came in?…
Active and Passive Uses of Participles When –ing forms are used like adjectives or adverbs, they have similar meanings to active verbs. Running water = water that runsRolling stone = a stone that rollsFalling leaves = leaves that fall When past participles are used like adjectives or adverbs, they have passive meanings. A broken heart…
Adverbs Worksheet Find out the adverbs or adverb phrases in the following sentences 1. He left home in the morning. 2. He asked the same question again. 3. The old beggar sat under a tree. 4. She is old enough to know better. 5. Fortunately, he escaped unhurt. 6. When did you come? 7. Slowly…
Short Answers Affirmative short answers to questions are made with ‘Yes + pronoun + auxiliary verb’ / ‘Of course + pronoun + auxiliary’ / ‘Yes, of course’ / ‘Of course’. ‘Could you help me?’ ‘Yes, of course.’ ‘Will you wait for me?’ ‘Of course.’ ‘Can you speak English?’ ‘Of course, I can.’ ‘Do you speak English?’ ‘Yes, I do.’ Notes‘Of…
Reporting questions In reported questions the subject normally comes before the verb. Direct speech: James asked, ‘Why are you going?’ Indirect speech: James asked me why I was going. (NOT James asked me why was I going.) Direct speech: I asked, ‘Where are they staying?’ Indirect speech: I asked them where they were staying. (NOT I asked them where…
Change of Tenses in Indirect Speech A change of time may mean a change of tense. So after past reporting verbs, the verbs of original speech are usually made more past. A simple present tense in the direct speech becomes simple past in the reported speech. Direct speech: James said, ‘I am ready.’ Indirect speech: James said that he…
Present or Future Tense Worksheet Complete the following sentences using the most appropriate form of the verb. 1. The plane ———————- at 6.30. (arrives / will arrive) 2. I will phone you if I ————————– time. (have / will have) 3. I ———————- James on Monday. (will see / am seeing) 4. Look out! We…
Tenses Worksheet Fill in the blanks with appropriate verb forms. 1. I —————————- Malaysia last month. a) Have visitedb) Had visitedc) Visited 2. I ——————————– waiting for his reply for two weeks now. a) Have beenb) Amc) Had been 3. I ———————– you. a) Am believingb) Believec) Have been believing 4. I ————————- to Mumbai…
Sequence of Tenses Worksheet If you begin writing in the past tense, don’t change to the present. Fill in the blanks using appropriate verb forms. Note that the paragraph starts in the past tense and should remain in the past tense. Once upon a time, there lived a crocodile in a river. He ——————— (be)…
OPTATIVE SENTENCES An optative sentence is one of the important types of sentences. In this post, I am discussing optative sentences with examples. Definition of Optative SentenceAn Optative Sentence is a sentence that expresses a wish, a prayer, a boon or a curse. An optative sentence usually ends with an exclamation mark (!) or rarely…
What are quantifiers? A quantifier is a phrase or word that denotes a number or quantity which is being referred in a sentence. It is a type of determiner in English Grammar which is placed before a noun or a noun phrase. Quantifiers are used for the indication of imprecise or indefinite quantity. They are usually different than numbers or numerals…
Pronouns – Definition and Concept A Pronoun is a part of a speech that is used instead of a noun, to refer to that particular noun. Pronouns are primarily of three types (first, second and third person pronouns). For example: Raj is one of the studious kids of the Jadhavpur branch. We expect a good performance from him …
