English Grammar Lessons And Worksheets
State whether the following sentences are single, compound or complex. A simple sentence has just one clause. That means it has just one subject and one finite verb. A complex sentence has one main...
The subordinate clause is a dependent clause. That means it cannot stand alone. You have to add a subordinate clause to an independent (main ) clause. Subordinate clauses are usually introduced by subordinating conjunctions,...
Infinitives (with and without to), gerunds and participles (present and past) are the non-finite verbs. A non-finite verb does not change its form when there is a change in the number or person of...
Fill in the blanks with an appropriate preposition. 1. I stood ……………………… the bridge and watched the water flowing ………………………. and the sky …………………………. 2. A dog suddenly ran ………………………. the road. He was...
When there are two past events in a sentence, the past perfect is used for the earlier event. Note that we do not use the past perfect to simply say that something happened sometime...
Complete the given passage by supplying suitable prepositions. Petra is an ancient rock city, ……1………. (in / at / on) present-day Jordan. It is known …………2………. (for / to / with) the Arabs as...
Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow: In a bid to make driving safer, scientists are working on a car that is sensitive to human behaviour. These machines can actually...
Fill in the blanks with the correct form of say or tell. Notes Use tell before a personal object. Use tell in expressions like tell a story, tell the truth, tell a lie etc,...
Fill in the blanks with an active or passive verb form whichever is correct. 1. The mangoes …………………………….. when they were ripe. (was plucked / have plucked / were plucked) 2. He ……………………………. from...
Fill in the blanks with appropriate determiners. 1. I would like to ask ………………………….. questions. (few / a few / the few) 2. …………………………. children like chocolates. (Most / The most / Most of)...