English Grammar Rules to Remember One of the most delicate effects about learning a new language is learning the alphabet rules. And while English alphabet can feel relatively easy compared to some languages, a small mistake
can fluently change the meaning of what you want to say.
So then’s a list of some important rules that you should keep in mind when you speak and write English.
1. Adjectives and adverbs
Make sure you use adjectives and adverbs rightly. Adjectives describe, identify and quantify people or effects and generally go in front of a noun. They
do n’t change if the noun is plural. Adverbs modify verbs, adjectives and other adverbs and generally come after the verb. For illustration
- He’s a slow motorist.( adjective)
- He drives sluggishly.( adverb)
utmost adverbs are created by adding- ly to an adjective as in the illustration, but a many adverbs are irregular, similar as
- presto( adjective) – fast( adverb)
- hard( adjective) – hard( adverb)
- good( adjective) – well( adverb)
For illustration, Your English is good. You speak English well.
Click then to learn further about adverbs of manner.)
2. Pay attention to homophones
Homophonic words are words that are pronounced in the same way as other words but have different meanings, indeed if they’re spelt else. This can obviously produce confusion and unfortunately there are numerous of these words in English. For illustration
- they ’re – their – there
- you ’re – your
- it’s – its
- I – eye
- then – hear
- break – boscage
- flower – flour
- our – hour
So when you ’re jotting, be careful to choose the right spelling. And when you hear, flash back that a word you suppose you understood may have another meaning. Try to understand that meaning from the environment.
3. Use the correct conjugation of the verb
Flash back to change the verb to agree with the subject. The main subjects you need to be careful with are he, she and it because they frequently have a different form to the others. For illustration
- She has two pussycats. RIGHT
- She have two pussycats. WRONG
This seems like a small mistake to make but unfortunately it’s a veritably conspicuous bone . So if you can avoid it, it ’ll make a big difference
to how accurate you sound.
Flash back also that when you describe commodity using ‘ There is are ’, the verb must agree with the first item you mention. For illustration
- There’s a lounge, some chairpersons and a table.
- There are some chairpersons, a table and a lounge.
4. Connect your ideas with convergences
still, you can do so by using a confluence, If you want to connect two ideas or short expressions. For illustration,
I ’m studying English. English is important.
becomes
I ’m studying English because it’s important.
The most common convergences are
and – addition
because – to give the reason
but – to express discrepancy
so – to describe a consequence
or – to describe an indispensable
Then are some exemplifications
He likes football and he plays in a platoon.
We ’re going out because we ’re wearied.
She wants to study further but she does n’t have time.
Kim is coming round so I ’m drawing my flat.
Would you like tea or coffee?
5. judgment construction
Generally speaking, rulings in written English aren’t particularly long. This is good news for English learners because it means you do n’t need to worry about writing long, complex rulings. A judgment generally has two, or conceivably three, clauses( subject verb object), linked by a confluence ( see over).
A good way to make your rulings indeed clearer is to add commas. Commas help the anthology understand where one expression homestretches and another begins. The most common occasions where it’s recommended to put a comma are between two clauses. For illustration, If the rainfall is nice hereafter, we ’re going to the demesne. to separate particulars in a list. For illustration, Our kiddies like swimming, skiing, ice- skating and cycling, after some convergences. For illustration, Our vacation was great and the hostel was awful. still, the rainfall was awful. for redundant information in the middle of a judgment ( anon-defining clause). For illustration, My neighbor, who’s from Brazil, is really good at cuisine.
And do n’t forget to start every judgment with a capital letter!
6. Flash back the word order for questions
In English, the structure of questions is different to the affirmative form. So make sure you flash back to change the order of the words or add the supplementary ‘ do ’. There are four ways to make questions in English
‘ to be ’ – for questions using the verb ‘ to be ’, reverse the subject and verb. For illustration, Are you a pupil?
all other verbs – to make questions for all other verbs, add the supplementary ‘ do ’. For illustration, Do they work then?
modal verbs – to make questions with modal verbs, reverse the modal verb and the subject. For illustration, Can he play the piano?
supplementary verbs – for rulings containing an supplementary verb, like ‘’ have ’ in the present perfect, reverse the supplementary verb and the
subject. For illustration, Have you seen Bob?
These rules still apply when you add a question word like what, how, why. For illustration
Where are you from?
When can we meet?
Why have they left?
7. Use the right history form of verbs
Speaking about the history in English isn’t particularly delicate. Every subject uses the same word to express the history, so you do n’t have to worry about learning six different words as in some languages. still, numerous verbs are
irregular and do n’t follow the regular form of adding- ed. You do n’t need to know all of these, but try to learn the most common bones ( roughly 20). For illustration,
Go – went
Have – had
Make – made
