Question word clauses
June 29th, 2011 in English Grammar
Some verbs can be followed by a question word + clause. Study the following sentences.
June 29th, 2011 in English Grammar
Some verbs can be followed by a question word + clause. Study the following sentences.
May 16th, 2011 in English Grammar
We generally use into and onto to talk about movement.
The ball rolled into the goal. (NOT The ball rolled in the goal.)
She poured the tea into the mug. (NOT She poured the tea in the mug.)
How did the cat get onto the roof?
April 10th, 2011 in English Grammar
Should and ought have very similar meanings. In fact, these words can often replace each other.
She should be more responsible. OR She ought to be more responsible.
March 28th, 2011 in English Grammar
Reflexive pronouns are words like myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, oneself, ourselves, themselves, yourselves etc.
Use
A common use of reflexive pronouns is to talk about actions where the subject and the object are the same person.
March 10th, 2011 in English Grammar
The simple present tense is sometimes used to talk about the future. This, for example, happens when we are talking about events that are part of a timetable.
February 17th, 2011 in English Grammar
An adverb which introduces a relative clause is called a relative adverb. Examples are: when, where, why, whatever, wherever etc. Study the following sentences.
January 31st, 2011 in English Grammar
As a general rule, who is used for persons only. It may refer to a singular noun or a plural noun.