Home » Intermediate English » Prepositions: at Sentence Structure Formulas: at + the place Examples: They are at the grocery store. *Note: at is most commonly used when you are standing next to something, but not actually in it. in in + the …
Home » Intermediate English » She needs to relax. Prepositions: at Sentence Structure Formulas: at + a specific time at + night Examples: 1. The movie starts at 8:00pm. 2. My class is at 8:15am. in in + month in …
Home » Beginner English » Question: “Don’t you like fixing floors?” Answer: “No, he hates it.” Definition: Negative questions are used when you ask a question and you want “yes” as an answer. Sometimes the answer may be “no,” but you are …
Home » Beginner English » She has toilet paper stuck to herself, but she is still having a wonderful day. Possessives show ownership of a specific subject, and can be written in pronoun or adjective form. Rules: Possessive pronouns are words that stand …
Home » Intermediate English » He does not know what is chasing him, but it needs to stop. Definition: Relative pronouns connect other noun/pronoun clauses with other parts of a sentence. Relative Pronouns: who, whom, what, which, whose, whoever, …
Home » Intermediate English » Whoever continues to give him more work needs to stop. Definition: Interrogative pronouns are used to ask a question. Interrogative Pronouns: who, whom, what, which, whose, whoever, whomever, whatever, whichever Examples: Question: Who went to the …
Home » Intermediate English » One of them is going to win. Definition: Indefinite pronouns replace nouns that are not specific. Indefinite Pronouns: all, another, any, anybody, anyone, anything, both, each, either, everybody, everyone, everything, few, many, neither, nobody, none, no …
Home » Intermediate English » She hates those sticky notes. Demonstrative pronouns describe the distance you are from specific objects. Rules: Use this and these for objects that you can reach with your hands without getting out of your seat or moving your …
Home » Intermediate English » He surprised himself! He truly cannot bowl. Definition: Reflexive pronouns always rename the noun in the sentence. *Note: intensive pronouns can be very similar to reflexive pronouns. Reflexive Pronouns: myself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, yourself, themselves Examples: …
Home » Intermediate English » She likes to go rafting. Rules: When a speaker is describing his actions while performing an activity, use go + gerund. Go + gerund is used for all recreational activities. *Note: the past tense of go is …
The veterinarian warned him about Pete’s growing. Rules: Gerunds can often be modified with possessive and object pronouns. Examples: 1. The teacher warned John about his yelling. 2. The coach wanted me practicing. Gerunds can also be modified by common and proper nouns. 1. …
Home » Intermediate English » Rules: Use a gerund after a verb when a speaker is performing an action and the speaker wants the listener to know that the action is continuous. Examples: 1. She suggested going to a movie. 2. Mary keeps talking …