Found 8 Articles for Sentence Structure: Understanding Grammar

Introduction It is quite common that in order to ask questions, in English, wh-words are used. These relative pronouns include, who, whose, when, who’s and many more. The applications of relative pronouns are made in order to provide quality and crucial information that is linked with the subject or the object of the given sentences. More to this these relative pronouns are used to modify the subject as well as the objects within a sentence. Defining Relative Pronoun According to the Collisions Dictionary, the relative pronouns are stated to include words like - who, which and that. These words are ... Read More

Introduction The gerunds are considered to be the verbs which have an ending with “ing” but the function of it is like the nouns. It functions in different ways within a sentence like a subject, direct object, indirect object, object of prepositions, and predicate nouns. Although it is seen that the gerunds end with “ing” verbs but each verb that ends with “ing” are not gerunds. The Concept of Gerund The concept of gerund says that it is a verb’s noun form that has an ending with “ing”. A verb is mainly considered a word through which the actions or ... Read More

Introduction Both Direct and Indirect objects are important parts of English grammar. Although they are a part of the grammar they have differences and it is seen that the direct object is situated directly after a verb. Differently, an indirect object is situated between the verb as well as the direct object. Information on a direct object A direct object can be a pronoun, noun, or phase of the noun that mainly receives the action. Here the action is done by the subject within a sentence and the structure of a sentence looks like SVO (subject + verb + object). ... Read More

Introduction The conjunction is highly utilized to create a link with clauses that are present in a sentence and is found in the end parts of a sentence. The ideas that are complex cannot be explained without conjunctions. Conjunctions help to describe the meaning of a series of short and simplistic sentences. Several major types of conjunctions rules are explained below to form complete sentences with appropriate meaning. What is Conjunction? According to the Cambridge Dictionary, it can be stated that conjunctions are denoted as a word that helps to connect sentences including and, but, while, although, and many more. ... Read More

Introduction According to Garner’s Modern English Usage, it can be understood that subjects and verbs should agree in person and should have an agreement with a number of nouns or pronouns. Subject-Verb Agreement generally has various rules that will be explained below with examples. The major rules of the Subject-Verb Agreement highlights how subjects and verbs are separated through joining phrases or words. What is a Subject-Verb Agreement? Subjects and verbs that are making a complete sentence should have an agreement with numbers including singular or plural and person including first, second, or third person. This rule of Subject-Verb Agreement ... Read More

Introduction Clauses in the field of English language play a crucial role in providing an appropriate meaning to the sentence. In most cases, clauses used in the sentence have both subject and predicate and a verb. However, sentences are defined as expressing a complete thought with the help of strings and words associated with the subject and the verb. Defining Clauses A combination of words within a sentence states what a clause is defined as. Together with a subject and a predicate, the clause consists of a verb in it. As stated by the Oxford Learner’s Dictionary, a clause can ... Read More

Introduction “I have a lot on my mind today.”, she said as she sighed. “You have a lot on your mind? Why?”, he questioned. They were friends, acquaintances, and then strangers. He asked, but she didn’t reply. Isn’t the aforementioned paragraph sad? Two friends who become strangers, a story that most understand on a personal level. But a question arises. How do you know who the pronouns are addressing? The ‘I’ can be me, the writer while the ‘you’ can be you, the learner. An even weirder question arises. How are you able to comprehend the various pronouns? I, you, ... Read More

Introduction Whether it is speaking English or writing English, we often make the error of mixing Conjunctions and Prepositions while crafting a sentence. Both terms can be confusing, but it is really easy to understand these terms with proper guidance. You can master them by practicing in your daily English speaking and writing routine. What is a Conjunction? Images Coming soon A Conjunction is any word that properly connects different words, phrases, sentences, and clauses. Conjunction makes it easier to format the sentence, by saving the effort of writing multiple sentences. The below-mentioned example can explain the point. Sentence ... Read More