ENGLISH GRAMMAR (yb)

Replies to comments of Mr. "Anonymous" about "may-might", "will be-shall be" usages Mr. Anonymous has comm...

Subjunctive mood expresses the mood of a verb. *A verb in subjunctive mood can express a wish. Example : God bless you. Long live the Qu...

51 Has comma lost its utility value? Topics for discussion: punctuation, comma, English grammar, American English, Oxford English Context...

50 Question: Is there anything like 'perfect' English? Answer: English, is originally a language native to England. If we have to ...

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Question What 'part of speech' is 'might' ? 'Might' was originally a past tense of the auxiliary verb '...

'Could' is the past tense of the modal verb 'can'. 'Could' like its present tense 'can' should ordinarily...

What part of speech is 'would' ? 'Would' was originally a past tense of the auxiliary verb (supporting verb) 'will...

Should I use 'shall' or 'will'? Traditional principles *Use 'shall' to indicate simple future intention, when the su...

TRANSITIVE VERB transit = movement or transfer. transitive= the person/thing which transfers. transitive verb = A verb which transfers the e...

I summarise here some basic principles of grammar. These are not hard and fast rules. Those who are writing examinations have to exercise ...

I am not deliberately using the phrase 'Grammar rules' , because grammar rules are not Government made statutes . We do not have a g...

Subjunctive mood expresses the mood of a verb. *A verb in subjunctive mood can express a wish. Example : God bless you. Long live the Qu...

CONSTRUCTING THE 'SUBJECT' OF A SENTENCE A sentence consists of a subject and a predicate. The part about which the sentence speaks...

Modal Verb 'Might' *'May' and 'might' both are modal verbs. * Modal verbs indicate 'mode' of the action. * P...

Order of adjectives placed before nouns Adjectives describe nouns (and noun-phrases). Attributive adjectives precede the nouns. We can use a...

Changes in use of grammar We have, in vocabulary, the classification of active vocabulary and passive vocabulary. Active vocabulary refers ...

'simple past tense' Simple past tense indicates an action completed in the past. Time adverbs are content words which add meaningf...

Are there verbs which do not have 'progressives'? Some grammarians do not favor use of some verbs in continuous forms. The meaning ...

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