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Question word clauses

June 29th, 2011 in English Grammar

Some verbs can be followed by a question word + clause. Study the following sentences.

Prepositions of movement

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?

Should, ought and must

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.

More about reflexive pronouns

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.

Present tenses to talk about future

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.

Relative adverbs

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.

Uses of the relative pronouns

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.