Grammar Guide

Essential rules

• 1. Use the correct subject-verb agreement. Watch video
• 2. Use proper verb tenses. Watch video
• 3. Use articles (a, an, the) correctly. Watch video
• 4. Use prepositions accurately. Watch video
• 5. Use complex sentences and conjunctions. Watch video
• 6. Use correct word order in sentences.
• 7. Use adjectives and adverbs properly.
• 8. Use modal verbs (can, could, must, should) correctly.
• 9. Use question forms (who, what, where, when, why, how).
• 10. Use negative sentences correctly.
• 11. Use pronouns (he, she, it, they) accurately.
• 12. Use possessive forms (my, your, his, her, their).
• 13. Use countable and uncountable nouns.
• 14. Use comparative and superlative forms.
• 15. Use passive voice.
• 16. Use reported speech.
• 17. Use conditional sentences (if, unless).
• 18. Use gerunds and infinitives.
• 19. Use phrasal verbs.
• 20. Use relative clauses (who, which, that).
• 21. Use time expressions (ago, since, for, yet, already).
• 22. Use direct and indirect objects.
• 23. Use linking words (however, therefore, although).
• 24. Use correct punctuation.
• 25. Avoid common mistakes (double negatives, run-on sentences).