English Grammar

English grammar rules and verb tenses from 'A' to 'N'.

Grammar: Grammar rules, verb tenses and parts of speech

List A → N

The following pages provide essential knowledge on the basics of English grammar:

1. Basic Grammar Rules: rules on sentence structure and parts of speech
2. a-an-the: definite and indefinite articles
3. adjectives: comparative and superlative forms
4. adjectives- compound: formation and use of compound adjectives
5. adjectives - descriptions: people, character and feelings
6. adjectives ending in -ing or -ed: meaning and use
7. adjectives repeated for emphasis
8. adjective order: the correct order of adjectives
9. adjectives used as nouns: adjectives that function as collective nouns (the rich, the poor...)
10. adverbs: formation and position
11. adverbs of frequency: frequency adverbs and frequency phrases
12. affect - effect: the difference between them
13. afraid to vs afraid of: the difference between them explained
14. alone - lonely: difference and use explained
15. a lot - much - many: when to use them
16. already - still - always - yet: the difference between them
17. also - too - as well: where to place and how to use
18. although-despite: how and when to use them
19. any: different ways of using the word 'any'
20. as if/as though vs like: explanation with examples
21. apostrophes: the correct use of apostrophes in English
22. as - while - when: the difference and use explained
23. at-on-in - prepositions: when to use them
24. avoid - pretend - escape: differences and use
25. bare infinitives: verbs without 'to'
26. beside vs besides: the difference explained
27. between vs among: the difference explained
28. briefly vs shortly: the difference explained
29. can-could-be able to: the difference explained
30. causative verbs: make, get, have, let
31. cause vs provoke vs generate: the difference between 'cause', 'provoke' and 'generate'
32. clauses and phrases in sentences: the difference and use explained
33. complain of, about, to, that: how and when to use them
34. compound verbs: verbs formed from two words
35. conditional structures: zero, first, second and third conditionals
36. conjunctions: different types of conjunctions
37. correlative conjunctions: conjunctions that work in pairs: both/and, not only/but also...
38. double comparatives with 'the...'the': the more...the less
39. double possessives: difference between possessive and double possessive forms
40. during vs while: the difference explained with examples of use
41. each-every: the difference explained
42. each other, one another, ourselves: the difference explained
43. even though - even if - even so - even when: how and when to use them
44. either-neither: differences and use
45. everyone vs every one: difference and use
46. expect - hope - wait: how they differ
47. false friends (faux amis):English/French similar-looking words with different meanings.
48. far, by far, so far, as far as, this far, that far, how far (sentences showing their use)
49. few-little: few-fewer-fewest/little-less-least: the difference explained
50. for + adjective + infinitive: the use of this structure
51. for-during-while: in time expressions
52. for-since-ago: when talking about time
53. for-to: the difference explained
54. future tense
55. future with 'going to'
56. future time clauses: after 'when', 'as soon as', 'before', 'after', 'until'.
57. gerund vs infinitive : when do we use them?
58. gerund or infinitive : when can we use both?
59. gerund after certain verbs
60. infinitive after certain verbs
61. 'if' alternatives : ways to replace 'if' in sentences
62. 'I' or 'me': subject vs object pronouns
63. in case - unless: how and when to use
64. inversion: verb before the subject
65. irregular verbs
66. job - work: the difference between them
67. lay vs lie: differences and conjugation
68. like - look like- be like: the difference explained
69. like - as: when to use 'like' and 'as'
70. likely - twice as likely -likelihood: meaning and use
71. linking words: connective or transitional words
72. look - see - watch: the difference explained
73. made with 'of-from-with-out-of-in': their meaning and use explained
74. make or do: when to use 'make' or 'do'
75. miss vs lack: the difference between the verbs 'miss' and 'lack'
76. mistake - error - fault: the difference explained
77. modal verbs: can-could-may-might-should-ought to-shall-will
78. must vs have to: using 'must' or 'have to' for obligation
79. nouns: different types of nouns: concrete, abstract, collective, compound ...
80. nouns: collective nouns collectives nouns for people, things, animals
81. nouns: compound nouns compound nouns and their formation
82. nouns: countable and plural nouns
83. nouns: plural forms: how to form the plural of nouns
84. number with 'a' or 'the': difference between 'a number of' and 'the number of'