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A R emedial E nglish G rammar

A R emedial E nglish G rammar. CHAPTERS. ARTICLES AGREEMENT OF VERB AND SUBJECT CONCORD OF NOUNS, PRONOUNS AND POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES CONFUSION OF ADJECTIVES AND ADVERBS DIFFICULTIES WITH COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVES CONFUSION OF PARTICIPLES: ACTIVE & PASSIVE PREPOSITIONS

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A R emedial E nglish G rammar

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  1. ARemedial English Grammar

  2. CHAPTERS ARTICLES AGREEMENT OF VERB AND SUBJECT CONCORD OF NOUNS, PRONOUNS AND POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES CONFUSION OF ADJECTIVES AND ADVERBS DIFFICULTIES WITH COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVES CONFUSION OF PARTICIPLES: ACTIVE & PASSIVE PREPOSITIONS NEGATIVE VERBS TENSES 1, 2 & 3 THE INFINITIVE

  3. Tenses 1 Present tense: Simple and Continuous Simple • Universal truth E.g. The earth moves round the sun • Habitual/recurrent action The school starts functioning at 9.30 am • For permanent situations This river flows to the Arabian sea

  4. Tenses 1 Continuous • Activity happening at the time of speaking E.g. The bell is ringing at the temple • Temporary situations E.g. Boniface is standing near the bridge

  5. Tenses 1 Exceptions • For verbs come and go, if the sentences begin with here and there, simple present tense is used E.g. Here they come. There goes the bus. • Verbs denoting physical senses use simple form E.g. I see a tram coming

  6. Tenses 1 • When ‘feel’ means ‘experience a sensation’ and ‘think’ means ‘be of the opinion’, then simple tense is used. E.g. I feel tired. I think you should reconsider your decision. • Simple and continuous can refer to future in the active form E.g. The PM visits Kerala next month. The PM is visiting Kerala next month.

  7. Tenses 1 Past tense: Simple and Continuous • Activity as in progress in the past E.g. When we arrived they were having lunch. • Habitual activity/past belief E.g. We had our lunch at 12.30 in those days

  8. Tenses 1 • Activity on one particular occasion viewed retrospectively E.g. The train arrived ten minutes late • Activity viewed in its entirety after its completion E.g. I slept for three hours

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