Sentence Agreement
Subjects must agree with verbs and pronouns must agree with antecedents. The basic rule of sentence agreement is really quite simple: A subject must agree with its verb in number. (The number can be...
Category: Grammar
Type 2 Conditional | Second Conditional
In Type 2 conditional, we use a simple past tense in the if-clause and would / could / might + infinitive in the main clause. Type 2 conditional is also called Second conditional. Type...
Direct And Indirect Speech
Reporting verb Reporting verb is the verb which reports the speech. She said, “I am fine.” (Reporting verb: said) He asked, “Can I have more of that cheese?” (Reporting verb: asked) She says, “I am going.” (Reporting verb: says) Said is preferred when there...
Relative Pronouns
Fill in the blanks with an appropriate relative pronoun. Before doing this exercise, you may want to learn more about relative pronouns. I have never spoken to the old lady ……………………. lives next door....
Relative Clauses
Clauses introduced by relative pronouns are often called relative clauses. These clauses give additional information about a noun or pronoun in the main clause. Complete the following sentences with an appropriate relative clause. Answers...
Relative Adverbs
The question words where, when and why can also serve as relative adverbs. Relative adverbs connect clauses just like relative pronouns. Fill in the blanks with an appropriate relative adverb. The restaurant ……………………… we...
Reflexive Pronouns
When words like myself, himself, ourself and yourself are used for emphasis, they are called emphatic pronouns. It is possible to remove an emphatic pronoun from the sentence without causing any ungrammaticality. Compare the...
Common Errors in the Use of Pronouns
Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the pronoun or the verb. One should not blame others for ……………………. failure. (their / ones / one’s) We should not go back on …………………………...
Pronouns
Pronouns are words used to avoid the repetition of words. They make your writing more interesting. Compare the two sentences given below. Rahul invited Rahul’s friends to Rahul’s party. Rahul’s friends all came. Rahul...
Progressive Infinitive
The ordinary infinitive is the simplest form of the verb. Examples are: (to) work, (to) know, (to) earn, (to) break, (to) write. Note that that to is not really a part of the infinitive. In fact, infinitives can be...