English Grammar Lessons And Worksheets
A complex sentence contains one main clause (independent clause) and one or more subordinate clauses. A compound sentence contains two or more independent clauses. You can change a complex sentence into a compound sentence...
Here is a list of idiomatic expressions using the word wit. At one’s wit’s end When you are at your wit’s end, you are at the limits of your intellectual resources. She didn’t know...
Against each keyword are given five suggested meanings. Choose the word or phrase which is opposite in meaning to the keyword.
Abate (verb) To abate something is to reduce its degree, severity or intensity. Present: abate / abates Past: abated Past participle: abated Gerund or –ing form: abating Example sentences Her sarcastic remarks didn’t abate...
Abash (verb) Present: abash / abashed Past: abashed Past participle: abashed Gerund or –ing form: abashing To abash someone is to make them feel embarrassed or confused. Her remarks were harsh enough to abash...
Abase (verb) Present: abase / abases Past simple: abased Past participle: abased Gerund or –ing form: abasing To abase yourself is to behave in a way that degrades or humiliates you. He doesn’t mind...
Beginner level English students often find it difficult to use the correct form of be (is, am, are) when writing sentences in the present continuous tense. This exercise is for them. The present continuous...
Here is a list of idiomatic expressions using the word heels. At someone’s heels When you are at someone’s heels, you are just behind them. The mother pushed her way through the crowd, her...
Here is a list of idiomatic expressions using the word cat. Be the cat’s whiskers When you are the cat’s whiskers, you are better than anybody else. Ever since he asked her out on...
Sometimes there is a difference between the time expressed in the main clause and the time expressed in the subordinate clause. This can cause a great deal of confusion for ESL students. Many of...