English Grammar
English grammar rules and verb tenses from 'O' to 'Z'
Grammar: The Essentials
List O → Z
- of-from: when and how to use 'of' and 'from'
- only-unique: (meaning and use explained)
- other/another: the difference explained
- parts of speech: noun, pronoun, verb, adjective, adverb, preposition, conjunction, interjection
- passive form: how to form the passive voice of verbs
- play - go - do: when to use 'play, 'do' and 'go'
- possessives: formation and use
- prefixes: list of common prefixes with examples and meaning
- negative prefixes: list of the most commonly-used
- prepositions: list of prepositions with their meaning and an example of use
- prepositional phrases: set phrases introduced by a preposition
- prepositional phrases with 'at' and 'for'
(from 'at an advantage' to 'for better or worse')
- prepositional phrases with 'by' (from 'by accident' to 'by now ')
- prepositional phrases with 'in' (from 'in brief ' to 'in stock.')
- prepositional phrases with 'on' (from 'on account of ' to 'on a whim ')
- prepositional phrases with 'out' (from 'out of bounds ' to 'out of work')
- prepositional phrases with 'under' (from 'under age ' to 'under way')
- prepositional phrases with 'within' and 'without'
('within earshot' to 'without warning ')
- present simple
- present continuous
- present perfect
- past simple
- past continuous
- past perfect
- present-past revision
- present perfect vs past perfect summary
- present perfect or past simple: when do we use them?
- quantifying words: some, any, little, few, enough, much, many, numerous, several ...
- question tags: formation and use
- question tags: formation and use
- quit - quite - quiet: the difference between them
- rather - prefer - had better: differences and use
- raise - rise - arise: the difference and use explained
- rather - rather than - would rather: when to use them
- relative-clauses: defining and non-defining clauses
- remember vs remind: difference and use explained
- reported or indirect speech
- reported speech: time and place
- rob - burgle - steal: their difference and use
- say - tell: when to use 'say' and 'tell'
- shall - will - should - would
- should - ought -to - need
- silent letters: A-Z list of silent letters in English words.
- similes and metaphors with examples
- some - any - a little - a few: how to use to express quantity
- so-neither: how and when to use 'so' and 'neither'
- so-such: how and when to use 'so' and 'such'
- stative verbs: verbs that express a state or condition
- subject-verb agreement: making the verb agree with the subject of a sentence
- subjunctive mood: explanation on the subjunctive mood in English verbs
- suffixes: list of common suffixes with examples and meaning
- the: definite article
- the more ... the less: double comparatives.
- there-their-they're: difference and use explained
- they - them - their: to refer to a person in the singular
- this-that-these-those: how and when to use 'this', 'that', 'these' and 'those'
- travel - trip - journey - meaning and use
- uk/us differences: differences in American and British vocabulary
- used to: using 'used to' for past habits or situations
- to be / to get used to: be or become accustomed to something
- very: the use of 'very' before adjectives, adverbs and nouns
- 'would' vs 'used to': using 'would' instead of 'used to' for past habits
- verb tense revision table
- whatever - whenever - wherever - how and when to use them
- whether - if: how and when to use 'whether' and 'if'
- while-meanwhile-meantime: (to talk about time) difference and use explained
- while-whereas-unlike: (for contrast) difference and use explained
- who-whom: the difference between 'who' and 'whom' explained
- who-whose-whom-that-which-where: relative pronouns and adverbs
- wish - if - if only: meaning and use of 'wish', 'if' and 'if only'
- word forms: the different forms of words in English.
- would vs used to: using 'would' instead of 'used to'.
- yet: the different ways to use 'yet'.