You
What is "You"? " You " is the second personal pronoun (see PERSONAL PRONOUN ). " You " refers to one hearer (singular) or hearer…
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In
What is "In"? In is either a preposition or an adverb . It's a common preposition of place and time . We must be careful in choosing betwee…
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Past Simple Tense
When we use a past tense main verb and no auxiliary verb, the form of the verb is called the Past Simple . Most verbs form their Past Tense with - ed . The …
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Pronoun
A pronoun is a grammatical word which we use instead of a NOUN or NOUN PHRASE. Pronouns can be subject , object , or complement in a sentence. They can al…
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Preposition
A preposition is a word which typically goes before a NOUN PHRASE or PRONOUN. Let's see some examples below: (1) of the world (2) with my best fri…
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Time
1. How we deal with different ways of answering the question "When?" Example: When are you going to learn to drive? Answers: (A) "…
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Yet
What is "Yet"? In middle or end position, yet is an adverb of time. In front position, it is a linking adverb or conjunction. 1. Yet as an adve…
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Until
What is Until ? Until means "up to a particular time". 1. Until as a preposition of time I waited until 10 o'clock, and then I left. …
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What
What is either a determiner or pronoun. It is a wh- word used to refer to "things". What is used to form wh- questions, wh- clauses, and exclamat…
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On
What is "On"? On concerns place, movement, means of travel, or time . 1. On for "place" 1.1. On means "in contact with a surfac…
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How
How is a wh- adverb which we use in wh- questions, exclamatoins, and for introducing subordinate clauses. It's the only wh- word which is not spelled wit…
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Gerund
Some grammar books use the word " gerund " for -ing participles which act like nouns. For more details, please see -ing/-ing form , -ing clause . …
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Noun
Nouns are the largest class of words (part of speech). They are the main words of noun phrases . Most nouns have a plural form in -( e ) s : ear ~ ear s , wi…
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Verb
To find out about verbs, look up the words in small capitals in the following summary. Funny video about verbs in English. 1. Verbs are a word class divided…
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For
For is either a preposition or a conjunction. When it acts as a preposition, it has two main uses: "length of time" and "purpose". In wri…
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Even
What is the word class (part of speech) of "Even"? Even is either an adjective or an adverb. As an adverb it goes before the word, phrase, or clau…
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Concrete noun
What is "concrete noun"? A concrete noun refers to something that you can perceive with your five senses—seeing, hearing, touching, tasting, or sm…
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Present Simple Tense
When we use a Present Tense main verb and no auxiliary verb, the form of the verb is called Present Simple , for example, come , comes . The Present Simple …
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