Grammar Topics
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There is / There are
Introducing existence with there is (singular/uncountable) and there are (plural).
Common and Proper Nouns
Nouns name people, places, things, and ideas. Common nouns refer to general categories; proper nouns name specific, unique entities and are always capitalised.
Singular and Plural Nouns
English nouns change form from singular to plural following regular spelling rules. Learn all the key patterns and avoid common mistakes with irregular and uncountable nouns.
Indefinite Article (a / an)
Use 'a' before consonant sounds and 'an' before vowel sounds. The indefinite article introduces singular countable nouns for the first time or describes membership in a general class.
Definite Article (the)
The definite article 'the' is used when both speaker and listener know which specific thing is meant. Learn its eight key uses and common mistakes to avoid.
Cardinal Numbers
Cardinal numbers (1, 2, 3…) answer 'how many?' Learn to form and use numbers from 1 to one million, including spelling rules for teens and tens.
Zero Article
The zero article means using no article at all. Learn when English deliberately omits 'a', 'an', and 'the' — for general statements, proper nouns, languages, sports, and fixed phrases.
Ordinal Numbers
Ordinal numbers (first, second, third…) express position or order. Learn their formation from cardinals, irregular forms (fifth, eighth, twelfth), and how to use them for dates, floors, and sequences.
Demonstratives (this, that, these, those)
Demonstratives (this, that, these, those) point to specific nouns by indicating nearness or distance and singular or plural number. Master their use as both determiners and pronouns.
Past Simple (To Be: was / were)
Learn was and were — the past simple forms of 'to be' — to describe past states, identities, locations, and conditions.
Basic Suffixes and Word Forms
Common suffixes that change word class: -er, -tion, -ly, -ful, -less — and the words they create.
Subordinating Conjunctions (because, so, when, before, after)
Conjunctions that introduce dependent clauses: because, although, when, while, before, after, until, unless.