Adjectives

An adjective is a word that tells us more about a noun. (By "noun" we include pronouns and noun phrases.)

An adjective "qualifies" or "modifies" a noun (a big dog).

Adjectives can be used before a noun (I like Chinese food) or after certain verbs (It is hard).

We can often use two or more adjectives together (a beautiful young French lady).

Determiners
the, a/an, this, some, any

Adjective Order (with Quiz)
beautiful, long, dark brown

Comparative Adjectives
richer, more exciting

Superlative Adjectives
the richest, the most exciting

Gradable and Non-gradable Adjectives | Quiz

see also:

Noun as Adjective
coffee cup, bus station, research centre

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Verbs

What Are Verbs

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• Verb Classification | Quiz
  helping verbs: primary/modal
  main verbs: transitive/intransitive, linking, dynamic/stative, regular/irregular

Verb Forms | Quiz
to sing, sing, sings, sang, sung, singing

Tenses
I sing, I am singing, I have sung, I have been singing, I sang, I was singing

• English Tense System
• What is Tense?
• Tense & Time
• Basic Tenses
• Regular Verbs
• Irregular Verbs
• Be

• Present tenses Simple, Continuous, Perfect Simple, Perfect Continuous
• Past tenses Simple, Continuous, Perfect Simple, Perfect Continuous
• Future tenses Simple, Continuous, Perfect Simple, Perfect Continuous

Phrasal Verbs | Quiz
put out, look after, get on with

Conditionals | Quiz
if I win, if I won, if I had won

Modal Verbs
can, shall, must...

Gerunds (-ing) | Quiz
fishing is fun, I hate working

Questions | Quiz
Do you like me?, Why do you like me?, Do you like me or him?

Tag Questions | Quiz
You like me, don't you?

Subjunctive | Quiz
She insists that he come

Active Voice, Passive Voice | Quiz
Cats eat mice, Mice are eaten by cats

Infinitive or -ing? | Quiz
I like to do, I like doing

Plural Verbs with Singular Subjects
the company do, the company does

Verb Meanings with Continuous Tenses | Quiz
Am I being silly?

Used to do / Be used to | Quiz
I used to do it, I am not used to it

Going to
I am going to do it

Future Time | Quiz
I will do it, I am going to do it, I am doing it, I do it

For & Since for Time | Quiz
for two days, since 1st April

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Nouns

It's not easy to describe a noun. In simple terms, nouns are "things" (and verbs are "actions"). Like food. Food (noun) is something you eat (verb). Or happiness. Happiness (noun) is something you want (verb). Or human being. A human being (noun) is something you are (verb).

What are Nouns?

The simple definition is: a person, place or thing
teacher, school, book

Countable Nouns, Uncountable Nouns
Why is this important? Why do some nouns have no plural?
dog/dogs, rice, hair(s)

Proper Nouns (Names)
Do we say "Atlantic Ocean" or "the Atlantic Ocean"? Should I write "february" or "February"?
Shirley, Mr Jeckyll, Thailand, April, Sony

Possessive 's
Adding 's or ' to show possession.
John's car, my parents' house

Noun as Adjective
Sometimes we use a noun to describe another noun. In that case, the first noun is "acting as" an adjective.
love story, tooth-brush, bathroom

Compound Nouns
A compound noun is a noun that is made with two or more words.
tennis shoe, six-pack, bedroom

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am/is/are The questions What ...? Who ...?

Full form (written)		Short form (spoken)
I am	=	I'm
you are	=	you're
he is	=	he's
she is	=	she's
it is	=	it's
are not	=	aren't
is not	=	isn't

For the teacher - Articles For the student - Picture This

a or an?
a = b, c, d ...	an = a, e, i, o, u
a banana, a car, a dog...	an apple, an elephant, an igloo, an orange, an umbrella

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