The complete English grammar course, explained in English. From the parts of speech to the causative, from plural nouns to inversion: every rule in plain language, followed by fifty example sentences you can read aloud, listen to and absorb. No translation, no shortcuts. You learn the language inside the language.
The complete English grammar course, explained in English. From the parts of speech to the causative, from plural nouns
Nine kinds of word. Every English sentence is built from them.
5 min 515 parole English GrammarThe comma marks the thousands, the point marks the decimals. English does it the other way round.
5 min 587 parole English GrammarAdd an S. Then learn the four cases where you cannot.
3 min 395 parole English GrammarMan, men. Child, children. Sheep, sheep. There is no rule. There is only memory.
4 min 441 parole English GrammarYou can count books. You cannot count water. English takes this seriously.
5 min 532 parole English GrammarMy brother’s car. The apostrophe decides who owns what.
5 min 561 parole English GrammarAm, is, are. Was, were. Been. Nothing in English works without it.
4 min 400 parole English GrammarHave got is possession. Have is everything else. And they behave differently.
5 min 519 parole English GrammarOne tense, two forms. The base form, and the base form plus S.
4 min 462 parole English GrammarDO and DOES do the work. The main verb rests, and loses its S.
4 min 479 parole English GrammarWhat, where, why, when, which, who. The question word goes first, and everything follows.
5 min 514 parole English GrammarBE plus ING. The tense of this exact moment, and of the plan already made.
4 min 436 parole English GrammarNo auxiliary needed. BE is already there, and BE does everything.
4 min 481 parole English GrammarBob spends Christmas with us. Bob is spending Christmas with his parents. Two sentences, two worlds.
5 min 595 parole English GrammarAdd ED. The same form for every person. English gives you a rest.
4 min 426 parole English GrammarCut, cut. Get, got. Go, went. Three families, and one long list to learn.
4 min 488 parole English GrammarDID takes the past on its shoulders. The main verb goes back to the base form.
5 min 525 parole English GrammarI was reading when he arrived. One action was already running. The other simply walked in.
6 min 609 parole English GrammarHAVE plus the past participle. Two words that bring the past into the present.
5 min 557 parole English GrammarI have lost my keys. Somewhere in the past. But the trouble is right now.
6 min 640 parole English GrammarAbility and permission. The two verbs that open every door.
5 min 512 parole English GrammarMay you win. Might I ask a favour. Two modals for what is possible, and what is barely possible.
4 min 471 parole English GrammarWill you have a cup of coffee? Would you please do it for me? Willingness, wrapped in politeness.
4 min 468 parole English GrammarShall we go? You should go to the doctor. Suggestion, advice, reproach.
4 min 458 parole English GrammarOne means it is not necessary. The other means it is forbidden. Never confuse them.
4 min 475 parole English GrammarI'd give her a kiss. I'd given her a kiss. One apostrophe, two different verbs.
5 min 556 parole English GrammarIf you heat water to a hundred degrees, it boils. Not a hypothesis. A law of nature.
5 min 596 parole English GrammarIf it is sunny, we will go to the park. It may happen. It is possible.
6 min 608 parole English GrammarIf I were rich, I would buy a big house. I am not rich. The house does not exist.
7 min 720 parole English GrammarIf you had driven more carefully, you would not have had an accident. But you did. And now it is too late.
7 min 777 parole English GrammarI had the car fixed. Somebody else did the work. I only gave the order.
5 min 580 parole English GrammarShe hates me. She is going to the cinema with him. Subject and object, two different families.
4 min 428 parole English GrammarI hurt myself. She did it by herself. I will do it myself. Three different jobs.
4 min 439 parole English GrammarThe package that arrived this morning is on the desk. Take that clause away, and the sentence collapses.
6 min 691 parole English GrammarIt is raining. There is a book on the table. Two empty subjects that hold up the sentence.
4 min 401 parole English GrammarShe is a student, isn't she? A positive sentence takes a negative tail. Always the opposite.
4 min 484 parole English GrammarJulie's car is red. Mine is blue. And its tail has no apostrophe.
4 min 482 parole English GrammarKim is taller than Steve. Matthew is the tallest in the class. Count the syllables first.
5 min 583 parole English GrammarA silly young English man. Change the order, and the sentence sounds wrong to every English ear.
5 min 515 parole English GrammarJane drives slowly. Ask how, where or when. If the answer is the word, the word is an adverb.
4 min 443 parole English GrammarWith a hammer. Next door. Before the holidays. Two words or more, doing the work of one.
5 min 568 parole English GrammarBefore I left for London. It has a subject and a verb, and it cannot stand alone.
7 min 706 parole English GrammarA university, but an hour. Trust the sound, never the letter.
6 min 629 parole English GrammarJohn gave me some money. She did not have any money. Except when you offer a slice of bread.
4 min 430 parole English GrammarIn my car, on the bus, at seven thirty. Three small words with very firm habits.
4 min 487 parole English GrammarThe lamp is on the table. The photo is between the lamp and the books. A room, described in words.
5 min 555 parole English GrammarIt was raining, so I took my umbrella. Two complete thoughts, joined as equals.
6 min 672 parole English GrammarBecause it was raining, I took my umbrella. One clause leans on the other, and cannot stand without it.
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