English Grammar Lessons And Worksheets
A compound sentence consists of two or more independent clauses. Such clauses are called coordinate clauses. We use a special kind of conjunctions known as coordinating conjunctions to connect two coordinate clauses. Here is...
In the simple present tense, we use the auxiliary verbs do and does to make negative forms. Do is used with plural nouns and pronouns. The first person singular pronoun ‘I’ also takes do....
In the simple present tense, we use the auxiliaries do and does to make questions and negatives. When to use do or does? Use do when the subject is a plural noun (girls, parents,...
The simple present tense is used to talk about facts, habits, customs and general truths. Study the example sentences given below. The sun rises in the east. (Here we use the simple present tense...
These words are often confused. Bad is an adjective whereas badly is an adverb. When someone feels ill, they feel ‘bad’, not badly. Likewise, when someone feels sorry about something, they feel bad, not...
An idiom is a phrase whose meaning is very different from the literal meanings of the words in it. There are numerous idioms in English. While you are not supposed to learn all of...
The word backward can be used both as an adjective and as an adverb. Take two steps backward. (Here the word backward is used as an adverb.) She gave the cottage a sad backward...
A phrasal verb is a two word verb whose meaning is very different from the meanings of the two words in it. Here is a list of phrasal verbs beginning with the verb call....
Here is a list of phrasal verbs beginning with the letter bring. Each phrasal verb is followed by its meaning. There is a phrasal verbs exercise at the end of this lesson to test...
A phrasal verb is made up of a verb and a preposition or adverb. The meaning of a phrasal verb can be very different from the meanings of the two words in it. Here...