LESSONS

Preposition Quiz

Most people like basketball, but ____ my opinion it’s too chaotic. of from in with Are you travelling to Paris ____ business or _ ___ holiday? for on to in Have you read the article _____ Time magazine ____ Google? on – on to – on in – on from – on What’s that book … Read more

Changing to Passive Voice – few tricks

We will not remove anything from the active sentences. Just change the places of Doer and the Done. Helping verbs will never be removed. Only their forms are changed accordingly and on their position only. Main verbs are always changed to third forms in passive sentences. Above stated is easy. One more thing is more … Read more

Changing to Passive Voice – few tricks

We will not remove anything from the active sentences. Just change the places of Doer and the Done. Helping verbs will never be removed. Only their forms are changed accordingly and on their position only. Main verbs are always changed to third forms in passive sentences. Above stated is easy. One more thing is more … Read more

Verbs Followed by Infinitive

Many verbs are followed immediately by the infinitive form of the verb. Other verbs are followed by the gerund form of the verb. Finally, other verbs are followed by a noun, noun phrase or pronoun and then the infinitive. All of these verbs follow no specific rules, and must be memorized. The following list provides … Read more

Verbs Followed by Infinitive

Many verbs are followed immediately by the infinitive form of the verb. Other verbs are followed by the gerund form of the verb. Finally, other verbs are followed by a noun, noun phrase or pronoun and then the infinitive. All of these verbs follow no specific rules, and must be memorized. The following list provides … Read more

Will or Shall

Generally, “shall” = “will.” But in questions, use *shall* only with “I” and “WE”: Shall YOU marry me? 💍❌. Shall WE dance? → ✔. 💃

Inversion of subject and verb

DECEMBER 13, 2014 In English, the usual order of words in a sentence is subject + verb + object. Sometimes certain adverbs come at the beginning of the sentence. This order is then inverted and the verb comes before the subject. Study the following sentences. Scarcely had I stepped out when the telephone rang. Hardly … Read more

Inversion of subject and verb

DECEMBER 13, 2014 In English, the usual order of words in a sentence is subject + verb + object. Sometimes certain adverbs come at the beginning of the sentence. This order is then inverted and the verb comes before the subject. Study the following sentences. Scarcely had I stepped out when the telephone rang. Hardly … Read more