Complete English Grammar for Accuracy in Detailed
Categories: Grammar Accuracy
1. Sentence Structure (SVO Rule)
The basic English sentence structure is Subject + Verb + Object (SVO).
✅ She (subject) eats (verb) an apple (object).
❌ Eats an apple she. (wrong order)
Modifiers (adjectives/adverbs) must be placed correctly.
✅ She quickly finished her homework.
❌ She finished quickly her homework. (adverb misplaced)
2. Parts of Speech (8 Main Categories)
Each word in English belongs to a category:
Nouns → Name of people, places, things, ideas.
Countable: book/books
Uncountable: water, advice
Pronouns → Replace nouns: he, she, it, they.
Verbs → Action/being words: run, think, is.
Adjectives → Describe nouns: tall, smart.
Adverbs → Describe verbs/adjectives: quickly, very.
Prepositions → Show relation: in, on, at.
Conjunctions → Connect ideas: and, but, because.
Interjections → Sudden feelings: Oh! Wow!
3. Tenses (12 forms)
Present
Simple: I play football.
Continuous: I am playing football.
Perfect: I have played football.
Perfect Continuous: I have been playing football.
Past
Simple: I played football.
Continuous: I was playing football.
Perfect: I had played football.
Perfect Continuous: I had been playing football.
Future
Simple: I will play football.
Continuous: I will be playing football.
Perfect: I will have played football.
Perfect Continuous: I will have been playing football.
Common Mistake:
❌ Yesterday, I am going to school.
✅ Yesterday, I went to school.
4. Subject–Verb Agreement
Singular subject → singular verb
✅ The boy plays.Plural subject → plural verb
✅ The boys play.
⚠️ Special cases:
Everyone, Someone, Nobody → Singular verb
✅ Everyone is ready.Collective nouns:
✅ The team is strong. (as one group)
✅ The team are arguing. (individual members)
5. Articles (a, an, the)
a → before consonant sounds (a book, a car)
an → before vowel sounds (an apple, an hour → because hour starts with vowel sound)
the → specific things (the sun, the Taj Mahal, the Prime Minister)
❌ She is a honest girl.
✅ She is an honest girl.
6. Prepositions
Time: in (May, 2024), on (Monday), at (5 p.m.)
Place: in (a room), on (the table), at (the station)
Direction: into, onto, toward
✅ He has lived here since 2010.
✅ I stayed here for two weeks.
7. Pronouns & Reference
Subject: I, we, you, he, she, they
Object: me, us, him, her, them
Possessive: my, our, his, her, their
Reflexive: myself, yourself, themselves
❌ Me is happy.
✅ I am happy.
8. Adjectives & Adverbs
Adjective modifies noun: She is a beautiful girl.
Adverb modifies verb: She sings beautifully.
Comparisons:
Positive: tall
Comparative: taller
Superlative: tallest
❌ She sings good.
✅ She sings well.
9. Active & Passive Voice
Active: The chef cooked the meal.
Passive: The meal was cooked by the chef.
Rule: Object of active sentence → Subject of passive sentence.
10. Direct & Indirect Speech
Direct: He said, “I am tired.”
Indirect: He said that he was tired.
Rules:
Present → Past
Past → Past Perfect (sometimes)
Tomorrow → the next day
Today → that day
11. Conditionals
Zero: (facts/laws) If you heat ice, it melts.
First: (real future) If it rains, I will stay home.
Second: (imaginary present/future) If I had money, I would travel.
Third: (imaginary past) If I had studied, I would have passed.
12. Modal Verbs
Can → ability (She can swim.)
Could → past ability/polite (Could you help me?)
May/Might → possibility (It may rain.)
Must → strong obligation (You must wear a seatbelt.)
Should → advice (You should study.)
13. Common Grammar Mistakes
❌ She don’t like coffee.
✅ She doesn’t like coffee.❌ I am agree.
✅ I agree.❌ He go yesterday.
✅ He went yesterday.
14. Punctuation & Capitalization
. ? ! → end sentences.
Commas → lists: I bought apples, bananas, and oranges.
Capital letters → Proper nouns & first word of sentence.
15. Complex & Compound Sentences
Compound (two main clauses + conjunction):
✅ I was tired, but I finished my work.Complex (main + subordinate clause):
✅ I finished my work because I was determined.