PJ Grammar

Grammar Rules Review This is a quick, basic grammar review for nouns, verbs, and the sometimes confusing usage of lay versus lie, and rise versus raise. This reference can be used for term papers, grammar class reviews, or simply for anyone confused or curious about the basics of English grammar. Nouns 1. Noun identification 2. Count, Mass, and Collective Nouns 3. Plural and Possessive Nouns Noun Identification What is a noun? A noun is a person, place, thing, quality, animal, idea or activity. For example: Person — Maria Place — Detroit Thing — Desk Quality — Width Animal — Dog Idea — Independence Activity — Navigation Spot the nouns in a sentence: Maria went into the city to purchase detergent. Nouns: Person — Maria Place — City Thing — Detergent The functions of nouns Nouns sometimes function differently in sentences. For example: Subject: Maria likes ice cream Object of Preposition: He gave the ice cream to Maria Subject complement: The best customer is Maria Grammar vocabulary: N...

Fill in the blanks with a present simple or present continuous tense form. 1. I ............................ my homework. a)do b)am doing  2. She ..................... as a receptionist. a)works b)is working  3. He .......................... with his parents at the moment. a)stays  b)is staying  4. I always ........................... up at 6 o'clock. a)get  b)am getting  5. He is busy at the moment. He ......................... to a friend. a)talks  b)is talking  6. I'm sorry but I ............................ what you mean. a)am not understanding b)do not understand  7. You ............................... too much fat food. a)eat  b)are eating 8. Which TV channel ...............................? a)are you usually watching b)do you usually watch 9. What time ........................ the train arrive? a)does  b)is 10. How often ............................... to the movies? a)do you ...

Elder, Eldest, Older, Oldest | Grammar Exercise Fill in the blanks. 1. My …………….. sister took care of me after the death of our mother. oldest  eldest  Either could be used here 2. She is two years …………….. than her husband. elder  older  Either could be used here 3. I have two …………….. sisters. elder  older  Either could be used here  4. I am the ……………. in my family. eldest  oldest  Either could be used here 5. He is the ……………… man in the village. eldest  oldest Either could be used here 6. My ………………. brother is turning sixty next week. eldest  oldest Either could be used here  7. He is the …………………. of the four brothers. eldest  oldest  Either could be used here  8. The Cathedral is by far the ………………. building in the town. eldest  oldest  Either could be used here 9. I think my grandmother is ………………. than your grandmother. elder  older  Ei...

This is a quick, basic grammar review for nouns, verbs, and the sometimes confusing usage of lay versus lie, and rise versus raise. This reference can be used for term papers, grammar class reviews, or simply for anyone confused or curious about the basics of English grammar. Nouns 1. Noun identification  2. Count, Mass, and Collective Nouns  3. Plural and Possessive Nouns Noun Identification What is a noun? A noun is a person, place, thing, quality, animal, idea or activity. For example:  Person — Maria  Place — Detroit  Thing — Desk  Quality — Width  Animal — Dog  Idea — Independence  Activity — Navigation Spot the nouns in a sentence: Maria went into the city to purchase detergent. Nouns: Person — Maria  Place — City  Thing — Detergent The functions of nouns Nouns sometimes function differently in sentences. For example:  Subject: Maria likes ice cream  Object of Preposition: He gave the ice cream to Maria ...

Fill in the blanks with an appropriate subject or object pronoun. 1. I met .............................. at the party but ...................... didn't recognize ................ him, he, me he, him, I he, him, me 2. I think I have seen ...................... before. she her hers 3. You shouldn't have done this to ............................ I me we 4. Where could ..................................... have gone at this hour of the night? she her hers  5. He took .......................... with ....................... them, him they, he them, he 6. What is ............................ doing there? she  her hers  7. Why don't you listen to ...........................? they  them their 8. No one would have done this except ........................ he him  his  9. Did anyone see ...........................? he  him  his 10. All of .............................. arrived on time. they them 1...

Verb And Prepositions Exercise:- Some verbs take a preposition before the object. These prepositions are called dependent prepositions and are usually followed by a noun or ing form. There are several such verb + preposition combinations.Some verbs take a preposition before the object. These prepositions are called dependent prepositions and are usually followed by a noun or ing form. There are several such verb + preposition combinations.This grammar exercise tests your understanding of common verb + preposition combinations. 1. Do you believe ..................... ghosts? a)in b)on c)about  2. She spent years caring ..................... her sick husband. a)about  b)for c)of 3. This spray will protect you ......................... most insects. a)of b)from  c)with 4. He has yet to recover .......................... his illness. a)of b)from  c)with d)off 5. He won the national bravery award for saving his friend ...

Prepositions List aboard : about above across after against along alongside amid amidst among amongst around as aside at athwart atop barring before behind below beneath beside besides between beyond but by circa concerning despite down during except failing following for from in inside into like mid minus near next notwithstanding of off on onto opposite out outside over pace past per plus regarding round save since than through throughout till times to toward towards under underneath unlike until up upon versus via with within without worth Fun Tip: Try stringing together as many of these words into your own preposition song! Another great way to remember these is to write them down on flashcards and browse through them regularly. Common Multiple Word Prepositionsaccording to ahead of as far as as well as aside from because of by means of close to due to except for far from in accordance with in addition to in to in case of in front of in lieu of on to in place of in spite of insi...

Prepositions: aboard about above absent according to across after against ahead of along alongside amid amidst among around as as far as as well as at atop before behind below beneath beside between by by means of despite down due to during except far from following for from in in addition to in case of in front of in place of in spite of inside inside of instead of in to (into) like mid minus near near to next next to notwithstanding of off on on account of on behalf of on top of on to (onto) opposite out of outside outside of owing to over past plus prior to regarding round save since than through throughout till times to toward under underneath until up upon with with regards to within without

English Prepositions List: There are more than 100 prepositions in English. Yet this is a very small number when you think of the thousands of other words (nouns, verbs etc). Prepositions are important words. We use individual prepositions more frequently than other individual words. In fact, the prepositions of, to and in are among the ten most frequent words in English. Here is a list of 70 of the more common one-word prepositions. Many of these prepositions have more than one meaning. Please refer to a dictionary for precise meaning and usage. •aboard •about •above •across •after •against •along •amid •among •anti •around •as •at •before •behind •below •beneath •beside •besides •between •beyond •but •by •concerning •considering •despite •down •during •except •excepting •excluding •following •for •from •in •inside •into •like •minus •near •of •off •on •onto •opposite •outside •over •past •per •plus •regarding •round •save •since •than •through •to •toward •towards •under •undernea...

Introduction: This page contains some basic information about sentence structure (syntax) and sentence types. It also includes examples of common sentence problems in written English. ESL students who understand the information on this page and follow the advice have a better chance of writing well. [Note to teachers/advanced students] [Presentation mode] Definition: Linguists have problems in agreeing how to define the word sentence. For this web page, sentence will be taken to mean: 'a sequence of words whose first word starts with a capital letter and whose last word is followed by an end punctuation mark (period/full stop or question mark or exclamamtion mark)'. On the basis of this definition, some of the sentences written by ESL students (indeed by all writers) will be correct, and other sentences will be problematic. Good readers (teachers, for example!) can quickly see the difference between a correct and a problematic sentence. Subject/predicate: All sentences are a...