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