Grammar Intermediate

This post explains the use of indirect questions in English language. We use indirect questions when we want to ask a question in a more polite way. We begin with a phrase such as Can / Could you tell me...? Do you know...? Do you think...? Do you remember...? Would you mind telling me...? Do you have any idea...?

This post explains the usage of past modals of deduction. When do we use them and how. The post has attached pdfs of the explanation and an exercise.

This post explains the use of direct and indirect speech with examples and downloadable exercises and explanation.

This post explains the use of the passive in the past, present, and the future. I'll explain when to use and why. We often use the passive in formal writing to sound impersonal.

This post explains the use of relative clauses /pronouns and how they link sentences. Explanations are also in pdf along with an exercise in a quiz and pdf formats.

This post explains the difference between the use of the present continuous tense and going to with examples and exercise.

This post explains the use of the future with going to and the future with will. The explanation is followed with an exercise and downloadable pdfs.

Use the present perfect to talk about recent events or a past event which the speaker feels s is connected with the present. Use the past simple to talk about a finished action. Certain n time expressions may be used with the past simple.

Basically, a sentence is a combination of two grammatical units—the subject and the predicate. Subject The subject of a sentence refers to what the sentence is about, often the person or thing that carries out the action of the verb. The subject usually gives a clear idea of what the sentence is about. The subject can be a noun—either a common noun or a proper noun or a verbal noun; a noun phrase; a pronoun; a subordinate clause; an infinitive. In the following sentences, the underlined words form the subject of the sentence and the subjects are nouns.