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The document provides a comprehensive overview of the eight parts of speech in English, including nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, prepositions, conjunctions, and interjections, along with their definitions and types. It also covers articles, active and passive voice, modal verbs, and direct and indirect speech with detailed conversion rules. Additionally, it explains various tenses and their structures, emphasizing the importance of correct usage in grammar.
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Prats oF Seeecr,
Parts of Speech > Words are divided into
different groups based on how they are
used in a sentence.
(There are 8 Parts of Speech}
1) Name of a person, place,
thing , or idea
2) Used in place of a noun
3) Shows action or state
4) | Adjective > Describes a noun
5) Describes a verb, adjective,
or adverb
6) (Preposition}—> om relation between
wor
7?) Joins words or sentences
8) (Interjection} > Shows sudden feelingFavs of Speech - NOUN .
Noun — A noun is the name of a person,
place, thing, or idea.
ae _____llypes of Neus
> 1. r
Name of a specific person or place
° Ram * Delhi
Ea, 25
Name of a general person or place
* boy * city
— 3. (Collective Noun)
Name of a group
eteam * class
4,
Name of a material or substance
* gold ¢ water
me:
Name of a quality, state, or idea
ehonesty * happinessee -y
“Favils of, Speech - PRONOUN. ©
Pronoun — A pronoun is a word rit in
place of a noun.
Types _of Pronoun
ab
Used for persons or things
+I, we, you, he, she, it, they
2
Shows ownership
* mine, yours, his, hers
3. (Reflexive Pronoun}
Refers back to the subject
+ myself, yourself, himself
, Points to something
« this, that, these, those
5. (lifterrogative Pronoun/
Used to ask questions
¢ who, what, whichDust cf Speech ~ VERB.
Verb — A verb is a word that shows action
or state of being.
[Types of Verb]
(1.[ Action Verb] > Shows an action
erun
* write
.2.[Helping Verb] > Helps the main verb
is, am, are
«has, have
[3] Linking Verb] > Links subject with description
eis’
«seem
'4.| Transitive Verb] > Needs an object
She reads a book.
Intransitive Verb|—> Does not need an object
«He sleeps:- Pesits, of Speech - ADJECTIVE @
=> Adjective > An adjective is a word that
describes a noun or pronoun.
Types of Adjective
1.| Adjective of Quality|—> Tells about kind or
nature
° tall’
2.[Adjective of Quantity|— Tells how much
* some!
: * little:
3.[Adjective of Number]—> Tells how many
eone
* many:
4.|Demonstrative Adjective|—> Points out noun
* those’
5.| Possessive Adjective] —> Shows ownership
*imy’
* her’Broil of, Speech — ADVERB. c
=» Adverb > An adverb is a word that modifies a
verb, an adjective, or another adverb.
Types of Adverb
4.[Adverb of Manner}> Tells how an action happens
* slowl
~earefly
2.|Adverb of Time }—> Tells when an action happens
+ today’
+ yesterday
3.|Adverb of Place |}—> Tells where an action happens
: * here
* outside
_ 4.|Adverb of Frequency Tells how often
* always)
j * often)
5.|Adverb of Degree} Tells how much or how far
° very!
«tooPats. of Speech - PREPOSITION ¢
=> Preposition > A preposition is a word that shows
the relationship between a noun or
pronoun and another word in a sentence.
Types of Preposition
— 1.|Preposition of Place | —> Shows position
cin
eon
* under’
— 2.|Preposition_of Time | —> a time
-
ein
— 3.|Preposition of Direction motors movement
sinto
| >-4.[Preposition of Manner|—> Shows how something
ens
—>5.|Compound Preposition |—> Formed. by two wordsa
Parity of Speech — CONJUNCTION
=> Conjunction A conjunction is a word that
joins words, phrases, or
sentences.
Types of Conjunction
Af Coordinating —> Joins words or sentences
Conjunction of equal importance
° and
° outs
° or
a Subordinating — Joins dependent clause
Conjunction to independent clause
* because’
* although’
3.|Correlative | —> Used in pairs
Conjunction e either ... or)
e neither ... nor’“
Sewits of, Speech — INTERTECTION
=> Interjection—> An interjection is a word.
that expresses sudden feeling
or emotion.
[Examples of Interjection
—|1. Joy — (2. Surprise
* wow! coh
* hooray! ° ah
— =|4. Greeting
ouch’ * hello’
* alas! © hi’
—[5. Attention |
ieWVVVVVVUVAVEVVVELELEDESLYLEEDIOS
Articles: A/An/ The
Articles are words used before nouns. They
show whether a noun is general or specific.
“ARTICLE A
A is used before singular countable nouns that
|begin with a consonant sound.
*a boy *a university
*a pen +a European country
ARTICLE _AN
‘An is used before singular countable nouns that
begin with a vowel sound.
+ an apple + an honest man
+ an_hour *an umbrella
‘ARTICLE THE
{The is used to refer to a specific person, place,
or_thing.
+ the sun
*the teacher in the class
+ the Taj Mahal *the book you gave me
IMPORTANT_POINT
Articles are used according to sound, not spelling.
T ;
Correct use of articles makes sentences clear
and grammatically correct.ENGLISH GRAMMAR
ot Gin, AL
= He
° He , . he
° she 15
=e
. ‘e—
* We were
* You > They
we—> are
“They
° Wwe
“They
Ie
-f = clo
eh “Neb
* He
- she does
~ hte*
Active & Passive Voice — Formulas “
*
|
ns Present. Simple - Active > Sub + V' + Obj |
Passive — [Obj + is/am/are + V5 + by + Sub :
Past Simple — Active > Sub + V* + Obj
Passive —> [Obj + was/were + V> + by + Sub
Future Simple - Active -> Sub + will/shall + V' + Obj
Passive ->[Obj + will/shall + be + V3 + by + Sub
Present Continuous - Active > Sub + is/am/are + V' + ing + Obj
Passive ->[0bj + is/am/are + being + V>+b by+ Sub] |
Past Continuous — Active > Sub + was/were + V'+ ing + Obj |
Passive ->[Obj + was/were + being + V>+ by + Sub
+ Present Perfect — Active > Sub + has/have + V3 + Obj |
Passive [Obj + has/have + been + V5+ by + Sub] |
__| Past Perfect — Active > Sub +had + V3 + Obj
Passive —> [Obj + had + been + V5 + by + Sub
Future Perfect - Active > Sub + will/shall + have + V3 + Obj |
Passive — [Obj + will/shall + have + been + V3 + by + Sub] _
Modal Verbs — Active -> Sub + can/may/must/should + V'+ Obj
Passive > Obj + can/may/must/should + be + V+ by Sub |_
¥, Imperative Sentence - Active > V' + Obj
Passive > Let + Obj + be + V5 +
Infinitive — Active > to +V'+ Obj ,_ Passive -> to + be + V>
\Gerund — Active > V'+ ing + Obj , Passive > being + VS
\Wh-Questions — Active > Wh-word + aux + Sub + V + Obj ?
Passive > Wh-word + aux + Obj + V3+ by + Sub ?
¥, Negative Sentence - Active > Sub + aux + not + V + Obj
___ Passive > Obj + aux + not + be/been/being+V2+ byes :
|@|Note_for Students
Passive Voice is_used only when the object is important.
Not_all_sentences _can_be changed _into_passive.Modals — Uses,
Meanings & Formulas
Modal Verb | Formula
Example
Usage / Meaning
Sub + can + V'+ Obj|
Sub + could + V'+ Obj
‘Sub + may + V'+ Obj
[Sub + might + V'+ Obj]
Sub + must + V'+ Obj|
[Sub + shall + V'+ Obj]
Sub + should + V'+ Obj
Sub + will + V'+ Obj
[Sub + would + V'+ bj]
I can swim.
He could run fast
You may go now.
Tt might rain
today.
You must obey
your parents.
We shall meet
tomorrow.
You should study
daily.
I would help you
if I could.
Sub + ought to +V'+ Obj
‘Sub + dare not + V'
Sub + had better + V"
‘Sub + need to + V'+ Obj
Sub + used to + V'+ Obj
You ought to
respect elders.
You need to
practice more.
to the teacher.
cricket.
T have to go now.
Sub + have/has to+V'+ Obj
You had better
leave now.
when he was young.
Kgermisiop/
She will come soon.
He dare not speak
ability / permission],
lr possibility
past ability / polite
possibility
possibility / wish
weak possibility /
uncertainty
necessity / duty/
certainty
future intention/
suggestion
advice / moral duty
future / willingness
polite offer /
imagination
moral duty /
strong advice
necessity
courage (formal)
He used to play —> past habit
obligation
strong advice/
warningDIRECT _& INDIRECT SPEECH: DETAILED CONVERSION RULES
. BASIC CONCEPT & PUNCTUATION
Direct: She said to me, “I am busy.” (Quotation marks “ ” used)
Indirect: She told me that she was busy. (No quotes, conjunction ‘that’ often used)
. TENSE CHANGE (The ‘Backshift’ Rule)
Simple Present (‘play’) — Simple Past (‘played’)
Present Cont. (‘is playing’) —> Past Cont. (‘was playing’)
Present Perfect (‘has eaten’) —> Past Perfect (‘had eaten’)
Simple Past (‘played’) — Past Perfect (‘had played’)
Past Cont. (‘was playing’) —> Past Perf. Cont. (‘had been playing’)
Modals (can, may, will) __—> (could, might, would)
ject (of Reporting Verb)
What is S.0.N.? | O = Object (of Reporting Verb)
N= No Change
1 Person (I, we, my, our) > Changes to S (Subject) of R.V.
(e.g., He said, ‘I am ill’ > He said that he was ill.)
2°4 Person (You, your) —> Changes to O (Object) of RV.
(e.g., She said to me, ‘You are nice’ -> She told me that I was nice.)
3° Person (He, she, it, they) —> N (No Change)
(eg., I said, ‘She is busy’ -> I said that she was busy.)
. TIME & PLACE WORD CHANGES
now —> then tonight —> that night
_here —> there tomorrow - the next day
| this _—> that yesterday —> the previous day
these —> those ago = before
. REPORTING VERB CHANGES
_Statement (-) —> ‘said to’ becomes ‘told’
Question (?) —> ‘said to’ becomes ‘asked’ or ‘inquired’
Command/Request (!) > ‘said to’ becomes ‘ordered’, ‘requested’, ‘advised’Examples:
He iis playing (Auxiliary).
They ani swim (Modal).
Birds fly (Intransitive).
Examples: 7? (Main Verb)
~~ She writes a letter. (Action)
He jis playing. (State)
Ls (Helping + Main Verb)"Enalish Gistammast.
7 have/have been
Qed have / have been
= ae nas / has been
has 7 has been
i has has been
We have /have-been
pney have /have been
71 —hadthad been
Pas cine
e ha ad-been
~— ad/ had been
She h
wr had/ had been
We-——had/ had been
The —had/ had been
Twill have + been
— you will have + been
—> fe will have+ been
wis She will have tbeen
\ Tt will have +been
[= Rs
will have +tbeen
They: will havet+ beenPresent Past utune
Lam T was_ Lwillibe ==
_1 have- IT hod tT will have —
Ido T did | T will do ___
I Sind T found Twill find
_I come T came st T will come —
Lsoy T said || T will say _
Tsun T san dt Twill sun
T become I became
T bu T bought — ‘
choosd! T chose T will choos
reat T ate T will ea
[ heas1 T heasd Twill heast
L_hide T hid Twill hide
L_keep I kept T will keep
aneak T broke Twill break
‘make __ | I_made Twill make
_send T_ sent __ || Twill send
Twill undesistan:
undesistandl I undeststoodwill have
will have
will have
will have
will have
will have
will-have/
Poreserd Pexfect
Continuous
— He
ue
Past Penfect ai
Continuous eee
I__haqve been
You have been
has-been
have been
have been
had been
had-been
had-been
had—been
had_been
had been
had been
T vill have been
Fulune Pesfect | ayYou will have been
Beal nuous He will have been
ontinu —she—witt-h
SF it-have been
\ 1 wil! have been
ae will have been
e will have beenPresent Tense
PRESENT SIMPLE
'Used to show daily habits, routines, facts, and general truths.
Structure: +S +V/V-s/V-es +O
*S+am/is/are +0
Examples: +I eat rice. *She reads a book.
* You play football. + We drink water.
*He goes to school. _* They work hard.
PRESENT CONTINUOUS
Used to show an action that is happening now or at this
Moment.
Structure: S + am /is/ are + V-ing + O
Examples: * I am eating rice. * She is reading a book.
+ You are playing football. * We are drinking water.
* He is going to school. _* They are working hard.
PRESENT PERFECT
Used to show an action that has just finished or has a
connection with the present.
Structure: S + have /has + V3 + 0
Examples: + I have eaten rice. * She has read a book.
+ You have played football. * We have drunk water.
| He has gone to school. + They have worked hard.
"PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS
Used to show an action that started in the past and is still
S + have / has been + V-ing +O
= T have been eating rice. __* He has been reading a book.
= You have been playing football.» We have been drinking water.
He has been going to school. + They have been working hard.
* She has been reading a book.Past Tense
PAST SIMPLE
Used to show an action that happened in the past.
Structure: S + V?/V-ed +O
Examples:
+I ate rice. *She read a book.
*You played football. +We drank water.
+He went to school. + They worked hard.
PAST_CONTINUOUS
Used to show an action that was going on at a specific
time in the_past.
Structure: S + was / were + V-ing + O
Examples:
+I was eating rice. *She was reading a book.
+You were playing football. + We were drinking water.
+He was going to school. + They were working hard.
PAST PERFECT.
Used to show an action that was completed before another
action in the past.
| Structure: S+-had + Ve+0
| Examples:
+I had eaten rice. *She had read a book.
_*You had played football. *We had drunk water.
_+He had gone to school. * They had worked hard.
PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS
Used to show an action that had been continuing for some
time before another past action.
Structure: S + had been + V-ing + 0
_ Examples:
_ +I had been eating rice. * She had been reading a book.
_*You had been playing football. *We had been drinking water.
*He had been going to school. * They had been working hard.Future Tense
FUTURE SIMPLE
Used to show an action that will happen in the future.
Structure: S + will + V +0
+I will eat rice. * She will read a book.
+ You will play football. *We will drink water.
+ He will go to school. * They will work hard.
FUTURE CONTINUOUS
Used to show an action that will be going on at a
specific time in the future.
|Structure: S + will be + V-ing + 0
+I will be eating rice. *You will be playing football.
* He will be going to school. + She will be reading a book.
io will be drinking water. + They will be working hard.
FUTURE PERFECT
Used to show an action that will be completed before
‘a specific time in the future.
Structure: S + will have + V5 +0
+I will have eaten rice. * She will have read a book.
+ He will have gone to school. We will have drunk water.
+He will have girunk water. _* They will have worked hard.
FUTURE PERFECT CONTINUOUS
Used to show an action that will have been continuing
for some time before a future point.
Structure: S + will have been + V-ing + 0
+I will have been eating rice. _* You will have been playing football.
|= You will have been playing football.» She will have been reading a book.
|+ He will have been going to school. We will have been drinking water.
|+ We will have been working hard.