English Grammar Lessons And Worksheets
There are numerous words in English. These words are divided into eight classes on the basis of their grammatical behaviour. The eight parts of speech are: noun, adjective, adverb, pronoun, preposition, conjunction, verb and interjection. Nouns A noun is...
Well and good can have similar meanings, but in this case well is an adverb, while good is an adjective. He teaches very well. (adverb modifying teaches) He is a good teacher. (adjective modifying teacher.) He is good. (NOT He is well.) She speaks English well....
The forms is, am and are are used in the present tense; was and were are used in the past tense. Was and were are used in the past tense. Use was when the subject is a singular noun or a singular pronoun like I, he, she or it. I was waiting for his call....
-ward(s) Words like backward(s), forward(s), northward(s), outward(s) etc. can be used as adjectives or adverbs. Adjectives When they are used as adjectives, they do not have –s. African countries are backward in some ways. He was last seen driving...
Want After want, we normally use an infinitive with to. I don’t want to talk to her again. An object + infinitive structure is also possible. She wants me to clear her doubts. That-clauses are not normally used after want. Structures Want can be followed...
Very means ‘to a great degree’. It is used with an adjective or another adverb in the positive degree. He is very nice. He is a very nice boy. He did it very nicely. It is very cold. She is very...
Since as an adverb Since is an adverb of time commonly used with the present perfect or present perfect continuous tense. I haven’t seen him since last week. It has been raining since morning. I have been working since lunchtime. I have been...
During is a preposition. It means ‘throughout’ or ‘for as long as something lasts’. For example, during the afternoon means ‘throughout the afternoon’ or ‘at some time in the afternoon’. The sun shone during the whole match. The...
Also is an adverb. It is used for adding another fact or idea to what you have already said. Mary writes excellent short stories. She also likes to paint. Bill Gates is one of the richest men in...
Used to We use used + infinitive to talk about past habits. I used to smoke, but now I have stopped. He used to play football when he was a boy. There used to be a theatre at this corner years ago....
