Category: Grammar

Words Followed By ‘Of’

The following adjectives and participles take the preposition of after them. Accused of: He accused me of stealing his money. Acquitted of: He was acquitted of the charges. Apprehensive of: He was apprehensive of...

Phrase Prepositions

These are groups of words that are used with the force of a single preposition. Examples are: According to According to some people, education should be free for all. Along with The cat along...

List of Collective Nouns

Here is a comprehensive list of collective nouns. You can find a printable version of this list of collective nouns here.  An album of photos / stamps  An anthology of poems  An army of...

Common Adverb Phrases

Here is a list of common adverb phrases. Above all (before all other considerations) Above all, be honest. Above board (straightforward, legitimate, honest) Everything he did was fair and above board. After all (in...

Adverbs of Affirmation and Negation

Adverbs of affirmation are words which show that a particular statement is true. They reinforce a positive idea. Examples are: certainly, definitely, no doubt, exactly, doubtlessly, really, clearly, evidently etc. That is certainly true....

Adverbs of Place

Adverbs of place answer the question where. They tell us where the action mentioned in the clause takes place. Common examples are: about, anywhere, somewhere, backward, forward, in, near, over, towards, under, away, behind,...

Determiners That Require A Plural Verb

Some determiners are used with plural nouns and require a plural verb. Examples are: some, all, many, both, few, several, most Some people are born great. All children need love. Many people want to...