Common Errors with Pronouns – Part II
November 30th, 2009 in Common Mistakes, English Grammar, English Learning
Incorrect: The boy who works hard he will win.
Correct: The boy who works hard will win.
Explanation
November 30th, 2009 in Common Mistakes, English Grammar, English Learning
Incorrect: The boy who works hard he will win.
Correct: The boy who works hard will win.
Explanation
November 30th, 2009 in Common Mistakes, English Grammar, English Learning, ESL
Incorrect: Each of these girls sing well.
Correct: Each of these girls sings well.
Incorrect: None of my student attended the class today.
Correct: None of my students attended the class today.
Incorrect: One of my servant has gone on leave.
Correct: One of my servants has gone on leave.
Incorrect: Some of my servants has gone on leave.
Correct: Some of my servants have gone on leave.
November 29th, 2009 in English Grammar, English Learning, ESL, Improve English
Type 3 conditional (Impossible condition)
Here we use a past perfect tense in the if clause and would have + past participle in the result clause.
November 29th, 2009 in English Grammar, English Learning, ESL, Improve English
A conditional sentence must have at least two clauses: a conditional clause and a result clause. The conditional clause usually states a condition and the result clause states what will happen if the condition is fulfilled.
November 29th, 2009 in English Grammar, English Learning, ESL, Improve English
Frequency adverbs tell how often something happens. Examples are: often, never, always, sometimes, generally, usually, seldom, rarely, hardly, ever, frequently etc.
Position of Frequency Adverbs
November 28th, 2009 in English Grammar, English Learning, ESL, Improve English
Subject Complement
Read the sentences given below:
November 28th, 2009 in English Grammar, English Learning, ESL, Improve English
That part of the sentence which does not include the subject is called the predicate.