English Grammar
Discover the importance of English grammar and master the basics of nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs, conjunctions, prepositions, punctuation, usage, and sentence structure, along with advanced topics like gerunds, participles, infinitives, and active/passive voice.
Why Is Grammar Important?
Introduction to Nouns
Regular Plural Nouns
Irregular Plural Nouns
Count vs. Non-Count Nouns
Compound Nouns
More Examples: Nouns
Introduction to Pronouns
Personal Pronouns
More Examples: Personal Pronouns
Demonstrative Pronouns
Indefinite Pronouns
Relative Pronouns
Antecedent Clarity
Antecedent Agreement
More Examples: Pronouns
Introduction to Verbs
Active Verbs
Linking Verbs
Helping Verbs
Simple Verb Tenses
Subject and Verb Agreement
Verb Tense Consistency
Introduction to Non-Finite Verbs
Gerunds
Participles
Infinitives
Advanced Verb Tenses
More Examples: Verbs
Introduction to Adjectives and Adverbs
Functions of Adjectives
Functions of Adverbs
Differences between Adjectives and Adverbs
Common Mistakes with Adjectives and Adverbs
More Examples: Adjectives and Adverbs
Introduction to Other Parts of Speech
Conjunctions
More Examples: Conjunctions
Prepositions
Articles
Introduction to Punctuation
Ending Punctuation
Commas
Semicolons
Colons
More Examples: Commas, Semicolons, and Colons
Hyphens and Dashes
Apostrophes
Quotation Marks
Brackets
Ellipses
Parentheses
More Examples: Punctuating Quotes
Punctuation Clusters
More Examples: Punctuation
Introduction to Usage
Commonly Misused Terms and Phrases
Abbreviations and Acronyms
Writing with Numbers
Capitalization
Spelling
Introduction to Sentence Structure
Basic Parts of a Sentence
Common Sentence Structures
Sentence Punctuation Patterns
Run-on Sentences
Sentence Fragments
Parallel Structure
More Examples: Parallel Structure
Active and Passive Voice
Revising Weak Passive-Voice Sentences
Using the Passive Voice
More Examples: Active and Passive Voice