English Grammar Lessons And Worksheets
The present continuous tense is used to talk about actions and situations that are happening at the moment. This tense form is also used to talk about scheduled future events. Form: Subject + is / am...
Prepositions at the end of clauses A preposition often connects two things – a noun, adjective or verb that comes before it and a noun phrase or pronoun (prepositional object) that comes after it. He was...
Using prepositions correctly presents special problems for people whose first language is not English. That’s because so many prepositional phrases are idiomatic: They have evolved through use and do not necessarily make logical sense....
In this lesson we will learn about some common mistakes in the use of prepositions. Incorrect: This is my first time to see a movie since a long time. Correct: I haven’t seen a movie for...
Prepositions are words that link a noun or a pronoun to another word in the sentence. Here is a list of some of the most common prepositions: about, between, above, beyond, across, but, after, by, against, despite,...
Though the prepositions are small words, they are very important ones, and their correct usage is a test of your mastery of the language. This article explains the correct usage of some prepositions that...
Prepositional phrases Prepositional phrases begin with a preposition and end with a noun or pronoun. Examples are: By the lake By the ocean Near the window Over the cabinet With us On the roof Under the bed There are two...
When adjectives go after be or other copular verbs, they are being used predicatively. Adjectives used in the predicative position describe the subject. He is clever. (Here the adjective clever goes after the verb...
Summarize the given passage. We all know what we mean by a “good” man. The ideally good man does not drink or smoke, avoids bad language, converses in the presence of men only exactly...
There are mainly two types of words expressing possession. They are possessive pronouns and possessive adjectives. Possessive adjectives go before nouns. Examples are: my, his, her, your, their, our, its Possessive pronouns stand on...