This grammar section explains English grammar in a clear and simple way. There are example sentences to show how the language is used and there are interactive exercises so you can practise what you learn.

Pronouns
Level: beginner Pronouns Pronouns are words we use in the place of a full noun. There are many different kinds of pronoun.
Determiners and quantifiers
General and specific determiners Determiners are words which come at the beginning of the noun phrase. They tell us whether the noun phrase is specific or general. Determiners are either specific or general Specific determiners: The specific determiners are: the definite article: the possessives: my, your, his, her, its...
Possessives
This possessives page brings together information about possessive nouns possessive adjectives possessive pronouns questions reciprocal pronouns    
Adjectives
Level: beginner We use adjectives to describe nouns. Most adjectives can be used in front of a noun: They have a beautiful house. We saw a very exciting film last night. or after a link verb like be, look or feel: Their house is beautiful. That film looks interesting. Adjectives 1 MultipleChoice_MTQwNzE=...
Adverbials
Why do we use adverbials? We use adverbs to give more information about the verb. We use adverbials of manner to say how something happens or how something is done: The children were playing happily. He was driving as fast as possible. We use adverbials of place to say where something happens: I saw him there. We met...
Nouns
This Nouns section brings together information about    Nouns - count nouns    Nouns - uncount nouns    Nouns - count/uncount nouns - common problems    Nouns - Proper nouns
Verbs
Level: beginner Verbs in English have four basic parts:  Base form   -ing form    Past tense   Past participle  work working worked worked play playing played played listen listening listened listened Most verbs are regular: they have a past tense and past participle with –ed (...
Clause, phrase and sentence
The basic unit of English grammar is the clause: [An unlucky student almost lost a 17th century violin worth almost £200,000] [when he left it in the waiting room of a London station.] [William Brown inherited the 1698 Stradivarius violin from his mother] [and had just had it valued by a London dealer at £180,000.] Clauses...