Grammar

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Adjectives

Common and Demonstrative Adjectives

I like red wine.

Red is a common adjective used to describe the color of the wine.

Compound Adjectives

Operating in a fast-paced work environment can be stressful.

Fast-paced is a compound adjective.

Quantifiers

My grandmother has a lot of books at home.

A lot of is a quantifier.

Adverbs

Adverbs of Frequency

She usually wakes up at 7 am.

Usually is an adverb if indefinite frequency, so in the sentence it is placed before the main verb wakes up.

Adverbs of Place

Look outside – there’s snow everywhere!

Everywhere is an adverb of place used to describe an unspecified location.

Basic Intensifiers

She doesn't like ice cream at all.

At all is an intensifier used to strengthen the meaning of a negative expression.

Articles

I would like to try to live in a capital one day.

A precedes the word capital, as there is no specific capital defined in the sentence.

Command

Imperative Mood

Run!

Here, the imperative mood is used to express an order directly.

Comparisons

Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns

My name is Alice, what is yours?

My is a possessive adjective, yours is a possessive pronoun.

Conjunctions

Coordinating, Subordinating, and Correlative Conjunctions

My favorite ice cream flavors are pistachio and vanilla, although I don't have a sweet tooth.

And is a coordinating conjunction; although is a subordinating one.

Nouns

Countable and Uncountable Nouns

When life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

Lemons is a countable noun in its plural form; lemonade is an uncountable noun.

Noun Modifiers

Meet me at the railway station.

Railway is a noun used as a modifier to describe what kind of station it is.

Plural Nouns

one car; many cars

one car - singular; many cars - plural

Possessive Nouns

Mary owns a book = Mary's book

The possessive form 's expresses the relationship of possession between Mary and the book she owns.

Proper Nouns

My name is Nemo.

Nemo is a proper noun.

Numerals

Cardinal Numbers

I have one car.

One is a numeral used to count the number of cars.

Fractions and Decimals

Take 1/4 cup of milk.

1/4 (one quarter) indicates the necessary partial amount of milk.

Ordinal Numbers

It is my second car.

Second is an ordinal number used to show sequence.

Prepositions

Common Prepositions

I have a meeting on Monday morning, so I need to be at the office by 9am.

On is a preposition used for weekdays, at is a preposition of place, and by is a preposition of time used in the meaning at the latest.

Prepositions of Time

I like reading at night.

At is the preposition of time.

Pronouns

How much or How many?

How much time do we have before the movie starts?

Time is an uncountable noun, so you should use How much.

Personal Pronouns

I have a sister. We don't look alike.

I/we are personal pronouns used to talk in first person.

Sentence structure

There is vs. There are

There is one pen on the table.

The word pen is a countable noun in the singular form, so it requires using There is.

Word Order

Pizza is the best.

This declarative sentence expresses a fact.

Tenses

Be going to

I am going to meet my friend at a coffee shop.

am is a form of the verb be, followed by going to and the infinitive form of the verb meet.

Present Continuous

I am watching a new TV show right now.

Here, the present continuous tense is used to describe an action in progress.

Present Simple

I always drink coffee in the morning.

This sentence describes an action that takes place on a regular basis, i.e., always.

Verbs

Can or Could?

She can dance.

Can is a modal verb that expresses the ability to dance in the simple present tense.

Hate, Love, Like and Prefer: Gerund or Infinitive?

I like to cook but I hate washing dishes afterwards.

like to cook (like + to-infinitive) and hate washing (hate + ing form) are both acceptable

To + Infinitive

I want to speak English better.

To speak is the infinitive with to that follow the verb want.