A comprehensive overview of English grammar focusing on how words combine into phrases, clauses, and sentences to convey meaning effectively.
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Table of Contents
- Basic Syntax Rules (SVO order)
Basic English syntax rules explaining how word order follows Subject-Verb-Object, along with common variations for questions and negatives.
- Sentence Structure
A comprehensive overview of sentence structure, including types of sentences, word order, and rules for creating clear and grammatically correct sentences.
- Declarative Sentences
Declarative sentences overview, explanation, examples, and how they are used to make statements in English.
- Interrogative Sentences (question words, do-support, inversion)
A comprehensive guide to forming questions in English using question words, auxiliary verbs (do-support), and subject-verb inversion, with examples and explanations.
- Exclamatory Sentences
Exclamatory sentences are used to express strong emotion, surprise, or excitement. They often begin with “what” or “how” and end with an exclamation mark.
- Imperative Sentences
Imperative sentences, their definitions, purposes, structures, rules, and examples in English grammar.
- Negations
A concise guide to English negation, covering how to form negative sentences using auxiliary verbs, contractions, and common negative words.
- Simple Negations (not, never, nobody)
An overview of how to form basic negations in English using "not," "never," and "nobody," including their roles, placements, and example sentences.
- Double Negatives (standard, nonstandard)
A comprehensive overview of double negatives in English, including their grammar, usage, history, and role in different dialects and contexts.
- Relative Clauses
Relative clauses are groups of words that provide more information about a noun using relative pronouns like who, which, and that.
- Defining Clauses
Defining clauses are relative clauses that provide essential information about the noun they modify, specifying its identity.
- Non-defining Clauses
Non-defining clauses are clauses that add extra information to a sentence, set off by commas, and do not change the main meaning.
Last updated: Thu Jun 12, 2025
