Beginner to Intermediate English Grammar Topics
1. Parts of Speech
These are 8 basic types of words in English:
- Noun: Common, Proper, Countable, Uncountable, Abstract, Concrete, Collective
- Pronoun: Personal, Possessive, Reflexive, Demonstrative, Interrogative
- Verb: Main verb, Helping verb, Modal verbs (can, should)
- Adjective: Quantity, Quality, Number, Demonstrative
- Adverb
- Preposition: Time (at, on, in), Place (under, over), Direction (to, from)
- Conjunction: Coordinating, Subordinating
- Interjection
2. Articles
a, an, the - Usage rules and examples
3. Sentence Structure
- Subject + Verb + Object
- Types: Assertive, Negative, Interrogative, Imperative
4. Tenses
Present: Simple, Continuous, Perfect, Perfect Continuous
Past: Simple, Continuous, Perfect, Perfect Continuous
Future: Simple, Continuous, Perfect, Perfect Continuous
5. Modals
Can, Could, Will, Would, Shall, Should, May, Might, Must, Ought to
6. Voice
Active: He eats mangoes. | Passive: Mangoes are eaten by him.
Beginner to Intermediate English Grammar Topics
7. Direct and Indirect Speech
Direct: He said, "I am tired."
Indirect: He said that he was tired.
8. Degrees of Comparison
Positive: tall | Comparative: taller | Superlative: tallest
9. Question Formation
WH Questions (What, Where, When, Why, Who, How) | Yes/No questions
10. Conditionals
Zero: If you heat ice, it melts.
First: If you study, you will pass.
Second: If I were rich, I would travel.
Third: If I had studied, I would have passed.
11. Subject-Verb Agreement
Singular subject = singular verb | Plural subject = plural verb
12. Punctuation
Common marks: . , ! ? " " : ; etc.
Bonus Practice Areas
Error spotting, Fill in the blanks, Sentence correction, MCQs