Linking Verbs
Look at the sentences given below. He sleeps. He seems tired. The sentence He sleeps makes complete sense. But if you say He seems, the sense is incomplete. You have to supply a word like tired (or sad, happy,...
English Grammar Lessons And Worksheets
Look at the sentences given below. He sleeps. He seems tired. The sentence He sleeps makes complete sense. But if you say He seems, the sense is incomplete. You have to supply a word like tired (or sad, happy,...
There are mainly four kinds of sentences in English: Assertive (or declarative), interrogative, imperative and exclamatory. Test your understanding of different sentence types with this grammar exercise. Blank spaces are given against each sentence and you...
There are different types of adverb clauses. In this lesson we will learn about them. Adverb clauses of degree or comparison Adverb clauses of degree tell us about the degree or extent of an...
A compound sentence contains two or more independent clauses connected by a coordinating conjunction. There are mainly four types of coordinating conjunctions: cumulative, adversative, alternative and illative. Cumulative conjunction The cumulative conjunction merely adds one statement with the other or one coordinate...
Joining two sentences with a present participle Consider the examples given below. The thief cut through the padlock. He opened the wooden door. Cutting through the padlock, the thief opened the door. The pilot banked sharply. She managed to...
A complex sentence contains a main clause and one or more dependent clauses. One way of transforming a simple sentence into a complex sentence is by expanding an adjective or adjective phrase into an adjective clause. As...
It is a pronoun used for lifeless things and animals. I have bought a table; it is made of teakwood. The dog is ill; it should be taken to the hospital. It is often used to refer to a young...
When the subject is a phrase that includes a gerund, it is used as a provisional subject to begin the sentence. Instead of saying ‘Your trying to deceive us is no good’, we generally say ‘It...
Most English verbs form their past and past participle by adding -ed to the infinitive. Examples are: talk, talked, talked,. Similarly, work, worked, worked. There are, however, some verbs that form their past simple...
Some nouns change their spelling when they become plural. Child: childrenFoot: feetGoose: geeseLouse: liceMan: menMouse: miceOx: oxenTooth: teethWoman: women Some nouns have the same form whether they are singular or plural. Deer: deerMoose: moosePortuguese:...