English Grammar Lessons And Worksheets
Rewrite the following sentences changing the direct speech to indirect speech and indirect speech to direct speech. 1. The maid said, ‘All the windows have been washed thoroughly.’ 2. The mother told the children...
The subordinating conjunction so…that… is used to indicate result. Study the example given below. He looked very ill. I felt sorry for him. We can combine these two sentences into one. He looked so...
Study the following sentence. You shall hear your father’s story. The tense used in the above sentence is not simple future but volitive future. In volitive future, shall takes the place of will and...
Study the following sentence. He led me to another room in which I could rest. Instead of ‘in which’, we can use ‘where’ in that sentence. He led me to another room where I...
Study the following sentences. He will be safe. And I will be safe. We can express the same idea in another way. He will be safe. And so will I. OR He will be...
Study the following sentence. He was struck speechless. (= He could not speak.) Speechless means without speech. Likewise, helpless means without help. Complete the following sentences. Clues are given below. Without help, without hope,...
The expressions a half, half a and half an are all completely acceptable. Could I have half a pound of oranges? / Could I have a half pound of oranges? Joe has half an apple....
The word hang has two basic meanings. We can hang a picture or another object. It is also possible to hang a man. The past tenses are different for the two meanings. Pictures or drapes...
The conjunctions although and but have the same meaning. Note that although and though are subordinating conjunctions; but is a coordinating conjunction. Clauses beginning with though and although have to be attached to another...
Study the sentence given below. He will be able to solve this problem. We can express the same idea using can. He can solve this problem. ‘Will be able to’ is the simple future...