English Grammar

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

Grammar: The Essentials

List A → N

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. adverbs: formation and position
10. adverbs of frequency: frequency adverbs and frequency phrases
11. affect - effect: the difference between them
12. alone - lonely: difference and use explained
13. a lot - much - many: when to use them
14. already - still - always - yet: the difference between them
15. also - too - as well: where to place and how to use
16. although-despite: how and when to use them
17. any: different ways of using the word 'any'
18. as if/as though vs like: explanation with examples
19. apostrophes: the correct use of apostrophes in English
20. as - while - when: the difference and use explained
21. at-on-in - prepositions: when to use them
22. avoid - pretend - escape: differences and use
23. bare infinitives: verbs without 'to'
24. beside vs besides: the difference explained
25. between vs among: the difference explained
26. causative verbs: make, get, have, let
27. clauses and phrases in sentences: the difference and use explained
28. complain of, about, to, that: how and when to use them
29. compound verbs: verbs formed from two words
30. conditional structures: zero, first, second and third conditionals
31. conjunctions: different types of conjunctions
32. correlative conjunctions: conjunctions that work in pairs: both/and, not only/but also...
33. double comparatives with 'the...'the': the more...the less
34. double possessives: difference between possessive and double possessive forms
35. each-every: the difference explained
36. each other, one another, ourselves: the difference explained
37. even though - even if - even so - even when: how and when to use them
38. everyone vs every one: difference and use
39. expect - hope - wait: how they differ
40. false friends (faux amis):English/French similar-looking words with different meanings.
41. few-little: few-fewer-fewest/little-less-least: the difference explained
42. for-during-while: in time expressions
43. for-since-ago: when talking about time
44. for-to: the difference explained
45. future tense
46. future with 'going to'
47. future time clauses: after 'when', 'as soon as', 'before', 'after', 'until'.
48. gerund vs infinitive : when do we use them?
49. gerund or infinitive : when can we use both?
50. 'if' alternatives : ways to replace 'if' in sentences
51. infinitive after certain verbs
52. 'I' or 'me': subject vs object pronouns
53. in case - unless: how and when to use
54. inversion: verb before the subject
55. irregular verbs
56. job - work: the difference between them
57. lay vs lie: differences and conjugation
58. like - look like- be like: the difference explained
59. like - as: when to use 'like' and 'as'
60. linking words: connective or transitional words
61. look - see - watch: the difference explained
62. made with 'of-from-with-out of-in': their meaning and use explained
63. make or do: when to use 'make' or 'do'
64. mistake - error - fault: the difference explained
65. modal verbs: can-could-may-might-should-ought to-shall-will
66. must vs have to: using 'must' or 'have to' for obligation
67. nouns: different types of nouns: concrete, abstract, collective, compound ...
68. nouns: collective nouns collectives nouns for people, things, animals
69. nouns: compound nouns compound nouns and their formation
70. nouns: countable and plural nouns
71. nouns: plural forms: how to form the plural of nouns
72. number with 'a' or 'the': difference between 'a number of' and 'the number of'