THE SUBJECT OF A SENTENCE
Every simple sentence must have two basic elements which are: i. the thing/person we are…
Every simple sentence must have two basic elements which are: i. the thing/person we are…
The adverb clause is that part of a sentence which has a finite verb and…
An adjunct is an adverbial, that is, a unit of language that performs the function…
Declension (otherwise known as the inflection of nouns and pronouns) is the change in form…
Adjectives are words that modify nouns or noun-equivalents and fellow adjectives. The italicised words below…
Voice refers to the form which a transitive verb assumes to show whether it acts…
PERSON Person is the form of the verb which designates the person speaking (i.e. first…
The Future Perfect Tense Form This tense is formed with shall/will + perfect infinitive (without…
The Present Perfect Continuous Tense Form The present perfect continuous tense is formed by adding…
The Future Tense Form The future tense is formed with shall/will + the bare infinitive:…
The Simple Past Tense Form The past tense of regular verbs is formed by adding…
Form The Present continuous tense is made up of the present tense of the auxiliary…
Sequence of Tenses informs us that the tense of a verb in the subordinate clause…
Verbs have five grammatical properties: Tense. Person. Mood. Number. Voice. These properties (otherwise known…
Adverbs are words that describe or modify verbs, adjectives, other adverbs, sentences, and sentence items,…
A conjunctional idiom is an idiom that performs the function of a conjunction. Usually, it…
Broadly speaking, prepositional idioms refer to the idiomatic use of prepositions after verbs, adjectives, verbal-nouns,…
These function as adverbs and, as such, many of them can be replaced by simple…
Verb idioms are variously referred to as group verbs, multi-word verbs or phrasal verbs, or…
A noun idiom is a unique noun phrase with a unique meaning. It can be…
The word “noun” is derived from the Latin word. “nomen”, which means name. Nouns are…
Parts of speech are classes of words that perform different functions in the sentence. They…
Syntax, a very important branch of grammar, means the ordering or arrangement of words (from…
An idiom is a group or sequence of words whose meaning cannot be deciphered logically…
When we talk of verbs and verbals in English, we loosely refer to finite and…
(Verb-noun, verb-adjective, and verb-adverb) Form The infinitive, derived from the Latin word infinitus, means…
Seven cardinal principles (or changes) governing the conversion of direct speech to the indirect speech…
THE SUBJECT AND THE PREDICATE Notably, every sentence may be divided grammatically into two broad…
THE GERUND (a verb-noun: verb in appearance but noun in action) Form The gerund…
A Phrase is a group of words that contains neither a subject nor a predicate….
Direct Speech refers to the actual words that come out of the mouth of the…
Figures of speech refer to the connotative use of language. When a writer departs from…