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Grammar Fundamentals - Building Blocks

Grammar serves as the foundational structure of language, aiding in effective communication and clear expression. This module revisits essential grammatical concepts, including tenses, modals, subject-verb concord, reported speech, determiners, and prepositions while diving into their advanced usage to solidify a comprehensive understanding of fluent and accurate English.

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  • 1

    Module 2: Grammar Fundamentals - Building Blocks

    This section covers the foundational aspects of grammar, focusing on tenses, modals, subject-verb concord, reported speech, determiners, and prepositions.

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  • 1.1

    Tenses: Present, Past, Future - Revision And Advanced Usage

    This section reviews the three primary tenses in English: present, past, and future, providing both basic structures and advanced usages.

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  • 1.1.1

    The Present Tense

    The present tense expresses actions occurring now, habitual actions, general truths, and scheduled future events.

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  • 1.1.2

    The Past Tense

    The past tense describes actions that have already happened, using different forms to convey specificity and continuity.

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  • 1.1.3

    The Future Tense

    The Future Tense is used to describe actions that will happen, emphasizing various structures and nuances in English grammar.

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  • 1.2

    Modals: Can, Could, May, Might, Must, Shall, Should, Will, Would - Expressing Possibility, Obligation, Permission, Etc.

    This section explores modals, which are auxiliary verbs that express ability, permission, obligation, and possibility.

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  • 1.3

    Subject-Verb Concord: Rules For Agreement

    Subject-verb concord ensures that verbs agree with their subjects in number, maintaining grammatical correctness.

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  • 1.4

    Reported Speech: Direct And Indirect Narration (Statements, Questions, Commands)

    This section explores the rules and transformations involved in converting direct speech to reported speech, covering statements, questions, and commands.

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  • 1.4.1

    Statements

    This section focuses on the structure and transformation of direct speech statements into indirect speech, emphasizing the changes in verb tense and pronouns.

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  • 1.4.2

    Questions

    This section covers the principles of questions, exploring direct and indirect speech, and the rules that govern their formation and usage.

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  • 1.4.3

    Commands/requests/advice

    This section elaborates on how to convert direct commands, requests, and advice into reported speech.

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  • 1.5

    Determiners: Articles (A, An, The), Demonstratives, Possessives, Quantifiers

    This section covers determiners in English grammar, detailing how articles, demonstratives, possessives, and quantifiers help specify nouns.

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  • 1.5.1

    Articles (A, An, The)

    This section discusses the usage of articles in English grammar, specifically the definite and indefinite articles.

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  • 1.5.2

    Demonstratives (This, That, These, Those)

    Demonstratives are essential words used to indicate specific nouns in relation to proximity, categorized as singular or plural.

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  • 1.5.3

    Possessives (My, Your, His, Her, Its, Our, Their)

    This section covers possessive determiners, which indicate ownership and possession in English.

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  • 1.5.4

    Quantifiers

    Quantifiers are words that indicate quantity or amount, helping to clarify the extent of nouns.

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  • 1.6

    Prepositions: Understanding Usage And Common Errors

    This section focuses on prepositions, detailing their usage in terms of place, time, direction, and common errors made by learners.

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  • 1.6.1

    Prepositions Of Place/position

    Prepositions of place/position indicate the location or position of a noun or pronoun in relation to others.

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  • 1.6.2

    Prepositions Of Time

    This section covers the usage of prepositions of time in English, including examples and common errors.

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  • 1.6.3

    Prepositions Of Direction/movement

    This section covers prepositions of direction and movement, describing the relationships between actions and locations.

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  • 1.6.4

    Common Prepositional Errors

    This section addresses common prepositional errors in English, focusing on usage distinctions and incorrect patterns.

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  • 1.7

    Integrated Grammar Practice (Gap Filling, Editing, Omission)

    This section focuses on integrated grammar practices that involve gap filling, editing, and omission exercises to reinforce grammatical understanding.

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  • 1.7.1

    Gap Filling

    This section focuses on gap filling as a practice method for reinforcing grammar skills, emphasizing various grammatical elements.

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  • 1.7.2

    Editing

    This section discusses key aspects of editing in grammar, focusing on correcting errors in writing, including tenses, subject-verb agreement, and more.

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  • 1.7.3

    Omission

    The section focuses on grammatical tenses and modals, emphasizing their structure, usage, and importance for effective communication.

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What we have learnt

  • Understanding the structure...
  • Modals convey ability, perm...
  • Subject-verb agreement ensu...

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