Verbs express an action or make a statement about a person or thing.
John gave Sarah a present.
Sarah was very surprised.
A finite verb is a 'working' verb with a subject; it can be any tense. A non-finite verb which is also called in infinitive verb has no subject and can't be in all the tenses.
A non-finite verb can be:
In English the verb must always agree with the subject in a sentence.
Relative pronouns are used to link two statements about a person or thing.
Relative pronouns as subjects of the verb.
I know the girl. She lives next door to you.
I know the girl who lives next door to you.
This is the shop. I bought my laptop from there.
This is the shop which I bought my laptop from.
The relative pronouns are:
Who, that, which, whose, and whom.
These are the possessive pronouns. They replace a noun and another word. We never put an apostrophe on a possessive pronoun.
We usually form Comparative/Superlative adjectives by adding –er/the + -est or more/the most to the adjective:
The Nile is longer than the Amazon.
The Nile is the longest river in the world.
That flower is more beautiful than this one.
She is the most beautiful girl in the world!
However, there are some adjectives which take irregular forms:
These pronouns are used to start questions:
Who did you invite to your party?
Whose pen is this?
Whom did you speak to?
What are they doing in the garden?
Which of these do you like?
Lesson by Tristan, English teacher at EC Malta English school
Choose one of the interrogative pronouns for the following:
Pronouns are used to replace a noun. These are the personal pronouns:
Personal pronouns as the subject: I, he, she, it, we, you, they
Personal pronouns as the object or after a preposition: me, him, her, it, us, you, them
Use an object pronoun after a preposition:
Between you and me, I don't like the new manager.
This present is from John and me.
It is important to distinguish between a short or long vowel with regard to doubling a consonant.
Short vowels – He wanted to stop driving for a break.
Long vowels – He hoped the weather would be good.
When we add -ed or -ing to a word, we double the consonant if a short vowel comes before it. We do not double a consonant if a long vowel comes before it.
Using capital letters in English might differ from other languages. Here are some guidelines:
The word 'I' is always written with a capital letter. Newspapers often use capital letters for headlines. We also use capital letters in these situations:
The first word in a sentence.
The first word of direct speech.
When starting a quotation.
For titles and ranks – Captain Sparrow
Proper nouns – names, days, months, roads, cities etc.
Adjectives which are nationalities or languages.
For poetry.
The colon can be used to give details of a word or phrase before it:
I have many hobbies: running, dancing and playing the violin.
I’ve got quite a few things to do this weekend: do the shopping, put my winter clothes away and collect my friend from the airport.
The islands have many attractions: wonderful beaches, a vibrant nightlife, good shopping and an interesting history.
