Have you ever had difficulties knowing when to use either and neither? How about nor and or? If you have, don’t worry, you are not the only one. Even native speakers will sometimes get things like this confused! When you …
English Grammar: Adverbs
Adverbs are one of the basic elements of English Grammar. It is an important topic as adverbs are directly or indirectly part of almost all the competitive exams ranging from SSC CGL till CAT level. So, the concept of adverbs …
English Grammar: Gerunds, Infinitives and Participles
The three verbals— gerunds, infinitives and participles—are formed from verbs, but are never used alone as action words in sentences. Instead, verbals function as nouns, adjectives, or adverbs. These verbals are important in phrases. Verbs are the words that express action in …
English Grammar: Subject of a sentence
The subject of a sentence is the person, place, thing, or idea that is doing or being something.The subject is usually a noun because a noun is a person, place, thing, or idea. Although, sometimes the subject is a pronoun …
English Grammar: Basics of Articles
In this lesson, we will explore three very small but important words in the English language: the articles a, an and the. Articles in English grammar are words that you use in almost every sentence that you speak or write. …
Subject-Verb Agreement
Although you are probably already familiar with basic subject-verb agreement, this discussion begins with a quick review of basic agreement rules. The subject and verb must agree in number. Singular subjects need singular verbs; plural subjects need plural verbs. Problems occur …
English Grammar: Adjectives
Most students learn that adjectives are words which modify (describe) a noun. Adjectives do not modify verbs or adverbs or other adjectives. In the sentences above, the adjectives are easy to spot because they come immediately before the nouns they …
English Grammar: Direct-Indirect Speech
In this blog, we are explaining the topic ” Direct-Indirect Speech The English Language has two ways to narrate the spoken-words of a person. These two ways are as follows: These two ways are usually used to convey a message …
English Grammar: Basics of Verbs
Verbs fall under English Grammar and are main parts of an English sentence. Verbs tell you what the subject of a sentence or clause is doing (or being). Verbs are conjugated according to person, number, gender, tense, aspect, mood, or …
Memorize Synonyms and Antonyms
Words, words, words…so many to learn and it’s so hard to remember them all, let alone use them, right? Well, today I’ve got tips that should help to learn & memorize synonyms and antonyms, new vocabulary easier, faster, more fun, …