prepositions (7): -ing forms and infinitives
Prepositions are not normally used before infinitives in English. After verb/ noun/adjective + preposition, we usually use the -ing form of a...
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modal auxiliary verbs: introduction
What are modal auxiliary verbs? The verbs can, could, may, might, will, would, shall (mainly British English), should, must and ought are called...
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Comma before and after conjunctions
Comma after so When so is used to mean therefore, it is a transitional adverb. So, it should be followed by a comma. I was not feeling well. So, I...
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active verb forms
1- future, present, and past; simple, progressive and perfect English verbs can refer to future, present or past time, and for each kind of time...
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abbreviated styles
Some styles of writing and speech have their own special grammar rules, often because of the need to save space or time.1 advertisements and...
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