English Grammar: Lesson 20 (Part 1) – Prepositions
Prepositions are small words, but they are perhaps the most difficult words to use correctly in a foreign language. There are many prepositions in English, but common English prepositions...
Learn English Grammar: Lesson 19 (Part 2) – Modals
Learn English Grammar: Lesson 19 (Part 2) – Modals
1. Modals of Possibility and Probability
may might could should ought to must will be going...
Learn English Grammar: Lesson 18 (Part 1) – Modals
Learn English Grammar: Lesson 18 (Part 1) – Modals
1. What Are Modals?
Modals are words that help main verbs by changing the meaning of the sentence. Modals are used to...
Learn English Grammar: Lesson 17 (Part 2) – Subject-Verb Agreement
Learn English Grammar: Lesson 17 (Part 2) – Subject-Verb Agreement
1. Subject-Verb Agreement: Witb Indefinite Pronouns
A pronoun usually replaces a specific noun. For example, you can use she instead of...
Learn English Grammar: Lesson 17 (Part 1) – Subject-Verb Agreement
Learn English Grammar: Lesson 17 (Part 1) – Subject-Verb Agreement
Subject-Verb Agreement: Present Tense Verbs
When you describe something using the simple present tense, the subject must agree with its...
Learn English Grammar: Lesson 16 – Possessive Forms of Nouns
Learn English Grammar: Lesson 16 – Possessive Forms of Nouns
There are two ways to show the possessive of nouns in English. One way is with an apostrophe and the...
Learn English Grammar: Lesson 15 – Functions of Nouns in a Sentence
Learn English Grammar: Lesson 15 – Functions of Nouns in a Sentence
A noun can have three important functions in a sentence. A noun can be a subject, a direct...
Learn English Grammar: Lesson 14 – Quantifiers with Count and Noncount Nouns
Learn English Grammar: Lesson 14 – Quantifiers with Count and Noncount Nouns
Quantifiers are expressions of the quantity that tell "how much" or "how many"
1. Use a few, many/a lot...
Learn English Grammar: Lesson 13 – The Article the
Learn English Grammar: Lesson 13 – The Article the
The article the is used before nouns at different times.
Use the when you are talking about something specific.
general: Everyone...
Learn English Grammar: Lesson 12 – Noncount Nouns
Learn English Grammar: Lesson 12 – Noncount Nouns
Nouns that cannot be counted are called noncount nouns. Noncount nouns can refer to:
ideas
intelligence
peace
honesty
importance
sports
tennis
football
running
swimming
terms in nature
snow
thunder
electricity
water
subjects
mathematics
engineering
English
history
collective words
luggage
furniture
advice
homework
Do not use a or an...