Master English Grammar: From Basics to Advanced
Notes & Practice for Every Learner
Section 1: Parts of Speech (Basic)
There are 8 main parts of speech in English:
1. Noun – Names a person, place, thing, or idea. (e.g., cat, school, love)
2. Pronoun – Replaces a noun. (e.g., he, she, it, they)
3. Verb – Shows action or state. (e.g., run, is, go)
4. Adjective – Describes a noun. (e.g., blue, happy, tall)
5. Adverb – Describes a verb, adjective, or other adverb. (e.g., quickly, very)
6. Preposition – Shows relation in space or time. (e.g., in, on, under, after)
7. Conjunction – Joins words or groups. (e.g., and, but, because)
8. Interjection – Expresses strong emotion. (e.g., oh!, wow!)
Practice Questions:
Underline and label the underlined word's part of speech.
1. She quickly ran to the station.
2. Books are on the table.
3. He is a doctor.
4. They sang beautifully.
Section 2: Tenses (Basic to Intermediate)
Tense Type Example
Simple Present I eat an apple.
Present Continuous I am eating an apple.
Simple Past I ate an apple.
, Present Perfect I have eaten an apple.
Future Simple I will eat an apple.
Practice Questions:
Fill in the blanks with the correct tense of the verb in brackets:
1. I (go)________to school every day.
2. She (eat)________lunch now.
3. They (watch)_________a movie last night.
4. We (complete________the project by tomorrow.
Section 3: Subject-Verb Agreement (Intermediate)
The verb must agree with the subject in number and person.
● Singular subject → singular verb
● Plural subject → plural verb
(e.g., He runs. They run.)
Practice Questions:
Choose the correct verb:
1. Neither of the boys (is / are) coming.
2. The teacher and the principal (has / have) arrived.
3. The list of items (is / are) on the desk.
Notes & Practice for Every Learner
Section 1: Parts of Speech (Basic)
There are 8 main parts of speech in English:
1. Noun – Names a person, place, thing, or idea. (e.g., cat, school, love)
2. Pronoun – Replaces a noun. (e.g., he, she, it, they)
3. Verb – Shows action or state. (e.g., run, is, go)
4. Adjective – Describes a noun. (e.g., blue, happy, tall)
5. Adverb – Describes a verb, adjective, or other adverb. (e.g., quickly, very)
6. Preposition – Shows relation in space or time. (e.g., in, on, under, after)
7. Conjunction – Joins words or groups. (e.g., and, but, because)
8. Interjection – Expresses strong emotion. (e.g., oh!, wow!)
Practice Questions:
Underline and label the underlined word's part of speech.
1. She quickly ran to the station.
2. Books are on the table.
3. He is a doctor.
4. They sang beautifully.
Section 2: Tenses (Basic to Intermediate)
Tense Type Example
Simple Present I eat an apple.
Present Continuous I am eating an apple.
Simple Past I ate an apple.
, Present Perfect I have eaten an apple.
Future Simple I will eat an apple.
Practice Questions:
Fill in the blanks with the correct tense of the verb in brackets:
1. I (go)________to school every day.
2. She (eat)________lunch now.
3. They (watch)_________a movie last night.
4. We (complete________the project by tomorrow.
Section 3: Subject-Verb Agreement (Intermediate)
The verb must agree with the subject in number and person.
● Singular subject → singular verb
● Plural subject → plural verb
(e.g., He runs. They run.)
Practice Questions:
Choose the correct verb:
1. Neither of the boys (is / are) coming.
2. The teacher and the principal (has / have) arrived.
3. The list of items (is / are) on the desk.
