English Grammar Lessons And Worksheets
Contractions are forms like don’t and I’m. They represent the pronunciation of informal speech. They are common and correct in informal writing too. Contracted forms are given in brackets. I am (I’m) I have...
After a noun we usually use a cardinal number instead of an ordinal number. This structure is common in titles. The fourth book – Book Four The third act – Act Three He is...
Expectations and hopes are different. If you expect something to happen, you have a good reason to think it will in fact happen. Hoping is more emotional. If you hope for something to happen,...
We use had better to tell people what we think they should do. You had better turn that music down before dad gets angry. You had better consult a doctor. Had better is also...
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We use of course to mean something like as everybody knows or as is obvious. It looks as if the sun goes round the earth, but of course the earth really goes around the...
Not only and but also normally go immediately before the words or expressions that they modify. She is not only rich but also famous. (Here we use two adjectives – rich, famous – after...
No matter means it doesn’t matter. It is used with who, whose, which, what, when, where and how. No matter where you go, I will follow you. After no matter, we use a present...
We use no immediately before a singular or plural noun. No man is mortal. They have no food and will starve. We have got no plans for the summer. Before a determiner (e.g. the,...
Neither means not one nor the other of two. It is followed by a singular noun and verb. Neither shirt looks good on you. Neither statement is true. Neither of Before a determiner (articles,...