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English Grammer Rules: Conditional

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English Grammer Rules: Conditional

1. The document provides rules for English grammar including rules for conditionals, tenses, pronouns, adjectives, adverbs, verbs, subject-verb agreement, and other parts of speech. 2. Examples are given to illustrate the correct use of different grammatical structures such as conditionals, pronouns, prepositions, determiners, and more. 3. Guidelines are outlined for determining whether to use singular or plural verbs and pronouns based on whether the subject is singular or plural.

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ENGLISH GRAMMER RULES

Conditional Real condition 1) If + present (Ind:) + Future (Ind:). For example: If it rains, I will not go there. Unreal condition 1) If + past (Ind:), u! + would " could " might + simple form of #er!. For example: If I had enough mone$, I would !u$ that car. %) If + past perfect, u! + would " could " might + ha#e + past participle form of #er!. For example: If I had seen it, I would ha#e told $ou a!out it. Use of &ope' Real " (ish'Unreal u! + hope + that + present"future. For example: (e hope that the$ will come. 1) u! + wish + that + past " past perfect For example: (e wish that $ou had come here. Use of )s if " )s though 1) u! + present form of #er! + as if " as though + su! + past (Indi:). For example: &e spea*s as if he were a minister. %) u! + #er! (past) + )s if " )s though + su! + #er! (past perfect). For example: +om spo*e as if he had !een minister. Sequence of Tense 1) If main clause is ,resent tense than the dependent clause will !e ,resent (Ind:) " will, can or ma$ + #er! " past tense " present perfect. For example: -(hen I get mone$, I will !u$ a dictionar$. -It has !een fi#e since he is missing. %) If main clause is past tense than the dependent clause will !e ,ast (Ind:) " would " could " might+ #er! " past perfect tense. For example: -I *new the !o$ who pla$ed in the field. - I as*ed him if he had prepared his lessons. Causative Verb .enerall$ there are fi#e *inds of causati#e #er! &a#e, &elp, /a*e, 0et, .et Use of &a#e - u! + ha#e (an$ tense) + person + simple form of #er!. uch as: I had Ra*i! repair the roof. - u! + ha#e (an$ tense) + thing + past participle form. uch as: /$ mother had her photo ta*en !$ well *nown photographer. Use of .et - u!+ get (an$ tense) + person + infiniti#e (to + #er!). uch as: I got Ra*i! to repair the roof. - u! + get (an$ tense) + thing + past participle. uch as: I got the roof repaired $esterda$. Use of /a*e " 0et - u! + ma*e (an$ tense) " let + person " thing + simple form of #er!. uch as: - (e made the !a!$ cr$. -(e let him go there " &e let me do this wor*. Use of &elp - u! + help (an$ tense) + person + simple form of #er!"Infiniti#e. uch as: &er hus!and alwa$s helps her do " to do the laundr$. Affir ative and Ne!ative A!ree ent Use of +oo " )lso " 1ither - u! + #er! (+ense) + and + u! + auxiliar$ #er! (same tense) + too " also. For example: &e goes to college and $ou do too. - u! + #er! (+ense) (negati#e) + and + su! + auxiliar$ #er! (same tense) (negati#e) + either. For example: If 2ane won3t go to the part$, he won3t either. Use of o " 4either - u!+ #er! (+ense) + and+ so + auxiliar$ #er! (same tense) + su!. For example: &e goes to college and so do $ou. - u! + #er! (+ense) (negati#e) + and + neither + auxiliar$ #er! (same tense) (affirmati#e) + su!. For example: &e does not go to school and neither do $ou. "arallelis ome 5on6unction such as and " 7ut " 8r " Is " 4ot onl$9!ut also " 1ither9or " 4either9nor " 7oth9and " Rather9than " ,refer9to etc. -7efore these con6unction which tense sits similarl$ after these con6unction such tense sits. uch as: -&e is intelligent !ut coward. - eeing is !elie#ing. -(e learned to read the passage carefull$ and to understand the main ideas. -&e started swimming, running, and surfing. -+o define flora is to define climate. Illo!ical "artici#le Modifier -(hich #er! uses as participle, gerund, infiniti#e and who do the wor* of that #er!, that person will use as a su!6ect next sentence. For example: -&a#ing m$ meal, I went to uniaid. -Fl$ing out the window, the papers were gra!!ed !$ him. -:oung and inexperienced, I thought the tas* eas$. -(hile going to class I was !itten !$ a dog. Use of ;ind and +$pe -If noun is singular after *ind and t$pe, ;ind and t$pe will singular. For example: I onl$ *now how to run one t$pe of computer program. -If noun is plural after *ind and t$pe, ;ind and t$pe will plural. For example: -+his exam has two t$pes of pro!lems. - +here are four *inds of co*e now. "ronoun Sub$ect "ronoun I< (e<, :ou< :ou <, &e< he< It< +he$<, %b$ect "ronoun /e Us :ou :ou &im &er It +hem "ossessive Ad$ective /$ 8ur :our :our &is &er Its +heir "ossessive "ronoun /ine 8urs :ours :ours &is &ers Its +heirs Refle&ive "ronoun /$self 8ursel#es :ourself :oursel#es &imself &erself Itself +hemsel#es

Use of pronoun ---,reposition " li*e " except " !ut " !ehind " !eneath etc. + 8!6ecti#e pronoun. uch as: +hese cards are for $ou and me. ---Infiniti#e (to + #er!) and gerund " participle (# + ing) + 8!6ect pronoun. uch as: I went to see her. --- u! + #er! + 8!6ecti#e pronoun+ infiniti#e uch as: I told him to do this wor*. --- u! + #er!+ ,ossessi#e ad6ecti#e+ (# +ing). uch as: I hated his laughing. ---7e #er! + su!6ect pronoun. uch as: It was he who helped us. ---In 1nglish :ou, Ron$ and I !ut In confess I, $ou and he. uch as: -:ou, he and I going to college. -I, $ou and he are to !lame " in the wrong. ---If su!6ect is singular " plural, =er! " possessi#e will !e singular" plural. uch as: -+he$ are going to their college. -&e is going to his college. ---)lwa$s according to su!6ect possessi#e will !e. uch as: 8ne should stud$ one3s lesson. --- u!6ect pronoun + #er! + o!6ect pronoun. uch as: I will in#ite $ou or him.

Use of (ho " (hom ---(ho use as su!6ect of #er!. uch as: +he man who stole the !ag was tall. ---(hom use as o!6ect of #er!. uch as: I as*ed him whom he was calling. --- (ho + two #er! uch as: +he man who stole the !ag was tall. ---(hom + one #er!. uch as: +ell this whom $ou find. ---4oun " pronoun (singular " plural) + relati#e pronoun (who, which, what, that, when, !ut) + #er! (singular"plural). uch as: +here are some people who are responsi!le for this wor*. Ad$ective --->eterminer + /odifier + &eadword. uch as: +om is a good student. --- u!6ect + lin*ing #er! (appear, !e, !ecome, feel, seem, loo*, smell, sta$, sound, taste remain etc.) + ad6ecti#e. uch as: Ron$ loo*s !eautiful. --- u!6ect + lin*ing #er!+ preposition+ ad#er!. uch as: Ron$ loo*s up !eautifull$. --- u!6ect + lin*ing #er!+ ad#er!+ ad#er!. uch as: Ron$ loo*s extraordinaril$ !eautiful. Use of enough " too ---1nough+ 4ouns uch as: +here are not enough cars for all us to go. ---)d6ecti#e " ad#er! + enough. uch as: +hat excuse is not good enough. ---+oo + ad6ecti#e " ad#er! uch as: It is too cold to go swimming. Use of ome " )n$ --- ome use in positi#e"affirmati#e sentence and an$ use in negati#e"?uestion. uch as: -I ha#e some mangoes. -&a#e $ou an$ mango@ -I ha#e not an$ mango. Use of /an$ " /uch ---/an$ uses in counta!le noun (plural) ---/uch uses in uncounta!le noun (singular). uch as: -I ha#e man$ !oo*s. - I ha#e much mone$. Use of =er$ " /uch ---=er$ + present participle uch as: It was #er$ interesting. ---/uch + past participle uch as: It was much interested. Use of +oo much " much too ---+oo much + uncounta!le noun " past participle. ---/uch too + ad6ecti#e. uch as: -+oo much heat. -+oo much tired. -/uch too hot. Use of +oo man$ " man$ too ---+oo man$ + counta!le noun " past participle. ---/an$ too + ad6ecti#e. uch as: -+oo man$ mangoes. -+oo man$ wor*ed. -/an$ too wee*. Adverb --- u!6ect + #er! + ad#er! + ad6ecti#e. uch as: &e loo*s extraordinaril$ !eautiful. --- u!6ect + auxiliar$ #er! + ad#er! (alwa$s, ne#er, often, rarel$, usuall$, generall$, almost, alread$, hardl$, nearl$, 6ust, ?uite, !arel$, scarcel$ etc.) + principle #er!. ( + ad# + #). uch as: -&e alwa$s goes to college. -&e has 6ust gone there. ---)d#er! + ha#e to " used to uch as: I often used to smo*e.

---4egati#e ad#er!s (hardl$ ,!arel$ ,scarcel$ rarel$, seldom, !it, few, little, ne#er, no sooner, not once, not onl$, not until, ne#er again, onl$ after etc). ---)d#er! + auxiliar$ #er! + su!. uch as: -4o sooner had I entered the room than a thief went out. -4e#er again will the$ sta$ in the hotel. ---Fast, late and hard are ad#er!s. uch as: -&elen t$pes fast and efficientl$. -&e dri#es fast. -&e wor*ed hard to get a good 6o!. Use of )s much as " )s man$ as ---)s man$ as + counta!le noun ---&alf , twice, three times, four times, fi#e times, ten times ect + as much as. uch as: -(e expect as man$ as thirt$ people to come. -+he rent at college apartment is onl$ half as much as $ou pa$ here. Use of Used to --- u! + !e #er! " get + used to + # + ing. --- u! + used to + simple form of #er!. uch as: -+om is used to smo*ing e#er$ da$. -+om used to smo*e e#er$da$. u!6ect #er! agreement ---1ach " e#er$ " either " neither " man$ a + su! + #er! (singular) uch as: 1ach of the things is found in India. ---+he president and &eadmaster is99. -+he president and the &eadmaster are9. --- u! + or, nor, either9..or, neither9nor + su! (s"p) + #er!(s"p). uch as: 1ither he or I am to go. --- u!(s"p) + together with " along with " and not " accompanied !$ " as well as " among " accompanied with " in addition to " with+ su! + #er!(s"p). uch as: -)AiA as well as Fahim *nows it. -/ehedi, along with his friends, is ma*ing decision. --- u! (infiniti#e " gerund) + #er!(s). uch as: +o tell lie is a great sin. ---)n$one " an$!od$ " an$thing " someone " some!od$ " something " no one " no!od$ " nothing " e#er$one " e#er$!od$ " e#er$thing + singular #er!. uch as: omeone is going to suffer for this. Use of &ere " +here ---&ere " +here + is + singular su!6ect. ---&ere " +here + are + plural su!6ect. uch as: +here ha#e !een too man$ people in this class.

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