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Grammar

 

Here are links to general grammatical rules. The links are either to explanations and examples or to exercises. The exercises provided come all with an answer-checking feature. 

Different exercises , mainly as PDFs with answer key and others online, can be found HERE

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1. Basic Sentence Structure (video, 7 mins.)

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2. Rules of Capitalisation (16-minute video) 

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or read the rules and examples of Capitalisation here

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Capitalisation: exercise

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3. Parts of Speech

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4. Subject-Verb Agreement 

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Verbs:

5. List of Irregular verbs (on a single page)

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6. Present Simple: uses and forms

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Present Simple: exercise

          Present Simple: More exercises, no answer)

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7. Past Simple: uses and forms (video, less than 4 minutes)

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Present Simple or Present Perfect?

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8. Present Simple or Present Continuous?

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Past Tenses

9. Past simple: exercises

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10. Past continuous:Same, explanations and examples followed by links to exercises.

Past continuous exercises with KEY

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11. Past simple vs. past perfect: in this exercise you will check if you can tell the difference between past simple and past perfect. Again, you can check your answers at the end.

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Present Simple or Continuous?

Exercise 1

Exercise 2

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12. The use of definite (the) and indifinite article (a/an)

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 Articles الشرح بالعربي click here

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Article 'the' or zero? short online exercise

 

13. Prepositions of Time (in, on, at)

 

14. Prepositions of time (video: 10 mins)

 

15. Preposition 'to' or 'for'? (video: 9 mins)

 

16. Preposition in, at and on for places (video: 6 mins)

 

17. Simple, Compound & Complex Sentences (explanation)

 

Simple, Compound or Complex? An online quiz- Click 'Start Now')

 

Compound Sentences (using Subordination): Online exercise 1;

Exercise 2

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18. Forming Questions

Forming Questions (video  mins)

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19. List of Common Linking Words

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20. So that  + could/would (examples)

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21. How to change nouns into plural: Rules of regular & irregular plurals

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22. Adjectives

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23. Adverbs of Frequency: explanations and examples

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Adverbs of Frequency: exercise

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24. Determiners (which, one, all, both, enough, etc.): singular or plural?

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Who, whom, whose? A video explanation

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Relative Pronouns (Who, whom, whose, which) Explanation and examples

 

Who, whom or whose? A short online quiz

 

Relative Pronouns (who, whom, whose, which) quiz sample

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When to use a comma before a relative clause? Lesson (webpage)  , a video

 

25. Comparing and Contrasting(A)

Comparing and Contrasting (B)

Comparing and Contrasting - following by an Online Quiz

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26. 'Use to': explanation and (at the bottom) a link to exercises

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Used to, be used to , get used to: Video 7 minutes

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27. Passive voice rules

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28. Farther or Further?

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29. Especially or Specially?

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30. Already, Yet, Still , Ever, Never and For with Present Perfect

 

31. Modal Verbs

how modal verbs are constructed and used.

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32. Gerund or Infinitive? The rule

                                          Exercises 1

                                         Exercises 2

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33. Conditionals (if)

video (explaining four types in Arabic)

Video (explaining Conditional 0 and 1 in English)

Video (explaining Conditional 2 and 3 in English)

If- clauses (conditionals) four types- PDF

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If- clauses (conditionals): exercises

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34. Adverbs of Degree  (lesson)

Adverbs enough, too, very (exercise)

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35. Suffixes (video, 9 mins)

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36. Cause and Effect connectors (Tables with examples followed by an online exercise)

 
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36. When to use commas (,) video, 6 minutes.
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37. Parallel Structure: 
Exercise: Beginners' Level 
Exercise: Intermediate Level
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38. Fragments, Run-ons and Comma Splices (video, 4 mins.)
Comma Splices and Run-ons (video, 4 mins)
Online quiz 1
PDF exercise 
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A longer lesson on Run-ons, comma splices and fragments (33 mins.)
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39. Extended rules of commas in a sentence. 
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40. The difference between despite and although
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41. Because or Because of? Exercise
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القواعد النحوية للغة الإنجليزية مشروحة باللغة العربية
Grammar explained in Arabic for students who find the other links very challenging
Dr. Saif Al Ansari's webpage
Recycling English
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Advanced Grammar Series YOUTUBE CHANNEL
Videos prepared and presented by my students on detailed grammar topics.
on Grammar.Bahrain Youtube channel HERE 
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