English Grammar Lessons And Worksheets
Seem Seem is a copular verb. It is followed by adjectives, not adverbs. He seems angry about something. (NOT He seems angrily about something.) She seems depressed. Seem to be Seem is often followed by to be. In general, seem to be is preferred when...
To see is to use your eyes in order to recognize things. We can see things even if we are not paying attention. Suddenly I saw a strange sight. I couldn’t see anything. See can also mean understand. Did you see what I mean? (=...
See means perceive with one’s eye. It can also mean understand. With these meanings it is not used in the progressive form. I can see a ship. I see (NOT am seeing) from his letters that he has worked here before....
Say refers to any kind of speech. It is most often used without a personal object. She said that she would be late. (NOT She said me that …) If we want to put a personal object...
We normally use the before same. We have lived in the same house for twenty years. He is the same age as his wife. Her hair is the same colour as her mother’s. Before a clause, the same … that or the same …who can be used....
Rather than is normally used in parallel structures: for example with two adjectives, adverbs, nouns, infinitives or -ing forms. When the main clause has a to-infinitive, rather than is normally followed by an infinitive without to. An -ing form is also possible. I would prefer...
Rather is an adverb of degree. Its meaning is similar to fairly and quite. She is rather tall. The interview was rather tough. With adjectives and adverbs, rather suggests ‘more than is usual’ ‘more than was expected’ and similar ideas. I speak French rather...
Quite suggests a higher degree than fairly. It can modify adjectives, adverbs, verbs and nouns. The film was quite good. (modifies the adjective good) I can speak French quite well. (modifies the adverb well) I quite dislike him. (modifies the verb dislike) That was quite a...
The words who, whom, whose, which, what, when, where, why and how are used in questions. They show what kind of information is wanted. Why are you crying? (asking for a reason) What do you want? (asking for a non-personal object) Who is...
Questions tags are the small questions that often come at the ends of sentences. You are not coming with us, are you? She can speak English, can’t she? Questions tags are used to check whether something is true, or...